Kaskida Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: BP
• Country: USA
• Location: Keathley Canyon blocks 244 & 292, Gulf of Mexico
• Production start:
• Partners: BP 100%
• Type: Oil
• Estimated Reserves: 275m boe
• Production Volume:

Description

• The Kaskida project is a greenfield development located approximately 250 miles southwest of New Orleans, in the Keathley Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico.
• Comprising a single topside module supported by a four-column semi-submersible hull, the Kaskida FPU is supported by subsea production wells located in a water depth of approximately 6,000 feet.
• Kaskida field has discovered recoverable resources currently estimated at around 275 million barrels of oil equivalent from the initial phase.

Contractors

• Seatrium: EPC for the FPU
• TechnipFMC: Design and manufacture of subsea production systems, including 20,000 psi (20K) standardized subsea trees and manifolds. The scope also includes the design, manufacture, and installation of subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines.

History

• 2003 - The lease was acquired at federal OCS Lease Sale 187
• 2006 - Kaskida Oil Field discovered
• 2008 - Anadarko disposed of its 25% stake
• 2010 - BP acquires Devon Energy's stake
• 2024 - Seatrium awarded FPU contract
• 2024 - BP takes FID

Geology

• 800 net feet of hydrocarbon-bearing sands in the lower tertiary

Links

1. Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater Natural Gas And Oil Qualified Fields
2. Gulf Of Mexico Discoveries In Water Depths Greater Than 5000
3. BP Announces Gulf of Mexico Discovery
4. Anadarko Announces Sale of Peregrino and Kaskida
5. Appraisal well confirms western extension of the Kaskida field in the Gulf of Mexico
6. BP Enters Deepwater Brazil and Strengthens Core Portfolio
7. Seatrium Awarded Letter of Intent for a Deepwater New-build Production Unit in the US Gulf of Mexico
8. bp gives go-ahead for sixth operated hub, Kaskida, in the US Gulf of Mexico
9. TechnipFMC Awarded iEPCI™ Contract for bp’s Greenfield 20K Development in the Paleogene