Thunder Horse May Gallop Soon

The Thunder Horse production platform located at the Thunder Horse filed, is about ready to begin production. That could add about 250,000 barrels per day to the nations oil output if all goes to plan.

The Thunder Horse field is in Mississippi Canyon Blocks 778 and 882, 150 miles (241 km) southeast of New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico. When operational, the Thunder Horse semisubmersible will be the largest production semi ever built and one of the Gulf of Mexico's largest producers. Thunder Horse is designed to process 250,000 b/d of oil and 200 MMcf/d of natural gas, drawn from 25 subsea wells. BP is the operator of Thunder Horse and owns a 75 percent interest, with ExxonMobil holding the remaining 25 percent.

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UPDATE: It's alive after a string of setbacks, BP is producing oil and gas from an initial well at its Thunder Horse site in the Gulf of Mexico and plans to add additional wells at the site later this year, spokesman Daren Beaudo said.