Kings Quay Oil and Gas Fields

Summary Information

• Operator: Murphy
• Country: USA
• Location: Green Canyon, deepwater Gulf of Mexico
• Production start: 2022
• Partners:
• Type: Oil and Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The King’s Quay FPS, located in Green Canyon Block 433, can process up to 80,000 barrels per day of oil and up to 100 million cubic feet of gas per day from the Khaleesi / Mormont and Samurai field developments.
• The Khaleesi and Mormont field developments are located in Green Canyon blocks 345, 389, 390, 434 and 478, and the Samurai development is located in Green Canyon Block 432.
• Gas is transported on the Anaconda Natural Gas Pipeline and oil on the Shenzi Oil Pipeline

Contractors

• HHI: Construction of the semi-submersible platform
• Subsea 7: Engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning of all subsea equipment including PLETs, PLEMs, umbilicals and distribution hardware, production and export flowlines and jumpers, as well as the wet tow in the Gulf of Mexico to the fields and mooring system installation of the semi-submersible FPS.
• Valorec: 60km of 6” and 16” flowlines and Steel Catenary Risers (SCRs)

History

• 2019 - Murphy acquired Khaleesi / Mormont fields from LLOG
• 2020 - Major contracts awarded
• 2021 - Murphy sold its share in the platform to ArcLight Capital Partners
• 2022 - First oil from the project

Links

1. Murphy Oil Corporation Announces Strategic Deep Water, Oil-Weighted Gulf of Mexico Acquisition
2. Genesis Energy, L.P. Signs New Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Transportation Agreements
3. Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore US Gulf of Mexico
4. Vallourec Provides Flowlines and SCR for the King’s Quay Floating Production Unit
5. Murphy Oil Corporation Announces Transaction Closing for King’s Quay Floating Production System
6. Murphy Oil Corporation Achieves First Oil at King’s Quay Floating Production System in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico