Atlantis Oil Field

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Atlantis oil field
Location of Atlantis oil field
Country United States
Region Gulf of Mexico
Location Green Canyon
Block(s) 699, 700, 742, 743, 744
Offshore/onshore Offshore
Coordinates

27°11′43″N 90°01′37″W / 27.195278°N 90.026944°W / 27.195278; -90.026944Coordinates: 27°11′43″N 90°01′37″W / 27.195278°N 90.026944°W / 27.195278; -90.026944{{#coordinates:27.195278|-90.026944|region:US-LA_type:landmark|||||| |primary |name=

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Operator(s) BP
Partners BP (56%)
BHP Billiton (44%)
Field history
Discovery 1998
Start of production October 2007
Production
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The Atlantis oil field is the third largest oil field in the Gulf of Mexico. The field was discovered in 1998 and is located at the Green Canyon blocks 699, 700, 742, 743, and 744 in United States federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico about 130 miles (210 km) from the coast of Louisiana. The oil field lies in water depths ranging from 4,400 to 7,100 feet (1,300 to 2,200 m).

Reserves

The Atlantis oil field has estimated ultimate reserves of about 600 million barrels (95×10^6 m3). The British energy company BP owns a 56% interest in the field in conjunction with BHP Billiton Petroleum Deepwater which owns a 44% interest.[1]

History

The oil field was discovered in 1998 by the Ocean America semi-submersible, mobile drilling rig operating in a water depth of 1,870 metres (6,140 ft). The discovery was later confirmed by wells drilled by GSF C.R. Luigs and Glomar Explorer. Production started in October 2007.[2]

Production

The field is expected to produce about 200,000 barrels per day (32,000 m3/d) of oil and 180 million cubic feet per day (5,100,000 m3/d) of gas.[3]

The Atlantis field has been developed with a semi-submersible production platform, Atlantis PQ, designed by GVA Consultants and built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korea. The subsea elements of the Atlantis field were designed and fabricated by PS Fabricators. It is one of the largest to undergo systems integration testing (SIT) on land, also at PS Fabricators SIT site. This includes positioning the components as they would be positioned subsea, pressure testing, pig testing, etc. The system itself is rigorously tested to ensure its safety subsea.

Safety practices

Food & Water Watch lawsuit

On 17 May 2010, consumer group Food & Water Watch, with former BP contractor Kenneth Abbott, filed a complaint in the United States district court, seeking to stop production on the platform Atlantis PQ until safety documents are produced.[4][5] The suit was dropped by the plaintiff in mid-June with plans to re-file naming BP plc as a defendant.[6]

US government scrutiny

The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion has given new impetus to a number of Congressional Representatives to pressure the Minerals Management Service (MMS) to investigate safety practices on BP's Atlantis PQ offshore platform in the Atlantis Oil Field. A whistleblower report to the MMS in March 2009 stated, "over 85 percent of the Atlantis Project's Piping and Instrument drawings lacked final engineer-approval," as legally required.[7][8] The report further stated, "the project be immediately shut down until those documents could be accounted for and independently verified."[7] BP and other oil industry groups wrote letters objecting to a proposed MMS rule last year that would have required stricter safety measures.[9] The MMS changed rules in April 2008 to exempt certain projects in the central Gulf region, allowing BP to operate in the Macondo Prospect without filing a blowout plan.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Geoff Hiscock (2003-03-13). "BHP to fast-track Caribbean oil". CNN. http://edition.cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/asia/03/12/australia.bhp.biz/index.html. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Atlantis". SubseaIQ. Rigzone. http://www.subseaiq.com/data/Project.aspx?project_id=144. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  3. ↑ "BP oil production declines for sixth consecutive quarter". International Herald Tribune. 2007-01-10. Archived from the original on 2007-01-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20070112070400/http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/09/bloomberg/bxbp.php. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  4. ↑ Driver, Anna (2010-05-17). "U.S. Regulators Sued Over BP's Atlantis Platform". Reuters (Houston, Texas). Archived from the original on 2010-05-17. http://www.webcitation.org/5poAj5oFZ. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  5. ↑ (video) Deepwater Horizon's Blowout, Part 1. Interview with Scott Pelley. 16 May 2010. 60 Minutes. CBS. http://www.cbs.com/primetime/60_minutes/video/?pid=0QTplOIQZdImAkzJqPt1LNLcjf_YDWcj&nrd=1. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  6. ↑ Calkins, Laurel (2010-6-18). "BP Atlantis Whistleblower Drops Suit Against U.S. Over Safety". BusinessWeek. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-06-18/bp-atlantis-whistleblower-drops-suit-against-u-s-over-safety.html. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Deepwater Horizon Accident Foreshadows a Potential Disaster Waiting to Happen in the Gulf". Commondreams. Food & Water Watch. 22 April 2010. https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2010/04/22-10. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  8. ↑ Raúl M. Grijalva (2010-05-02). "Grijalva Calls For Investigation of Oil Drilling Safety Records as Whistleblower Suggests BP Is Operating Illegally". U.S. House of Representatives. http://grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=13&itemid=519. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  9. ↑ Guy Chazan; Ben Casselman (2010-04-28). "Documents Show BP Opposed New, Stricter Safety Rules". The Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704471204575209331720726738.html. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  10. ↑ Michael Kunzelmann; Richard T. Piencia (Thursday, 6 May 2010). "Oil spill: BP had no 'blowout' plan". The Pensacola News Journal. The Associated Press. http://www.pnj.com/article/20100506/NEWS01/100506008. Retrieved 11 June 2010.[dead link]

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