King Oil Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: Oxy
- Country: USA
- Location: Mississippi Canyon 84, Gulf of Mexico
- Production start:
- Partners:
- Type: Oil / Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- The field is tied back to the Marlin Tension Leg Platform (TLP)
- It is in 5,300 ft of water
Contractors
- **Nexans:** King South E/H Umbilical
History
- 1993 - King Oil Field discovered
- 2002 - Production started
- 2007 - Aker Kvaerner shipped three subsea MultiBooster pumps
- 2009 - King South starts production
- 2012 - Plains Exploration and Production acquires a share from BP
- 2013 - Freeport-McMoRan acquired Plains Exploration and Production
- 2016 - Anadarko acquired a share of the field
- 2019 - Oxy became a partner with its acquisition of Anadarko
Geology
Links
- Gulf of Mexico Discoveries in Water Depths Greater than 5000 ft
- Nexans Norway Umbilical References
- Aker Kvaerner delivers record breaking subsea technology to the Gulf of Mexico
- BP Announces Start-up of Dorado and King South Projects in Gulf of Mexico
- BP to Sell Non-Strategic US Gulf Of Mexico Assets to Plains Exploration and Production Company
- Freeport-McMoRan Announces Agreement To Sell Its Deepwater Gulf Of Mexico Properties
- Occidental Completes Acquisition of Anadarko