Mad Dog oil field
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The field was discovered in May 1998 and it became operational in 2005. It is owned by BP (60.5%), Woodside Energy (23.9%), and Chevron Corporation (15.6%). The operator is BP.[1]
The gross estimated reserves are ranged from Script error: No such module "convert". of oil equivalent. The field has production capacity around Script error: No such module "convert". of oil and Script error: No such module "convert". of natural gas. Oil is transported to Ship Shoal 332B via the Caesar pipeline, while natural gas is transported via the Cleopatra pipeline.[1]
The field is operated by using a truss spar oil platform manufactured in Finland. The hull measures are Script error: No such module "convert". in diameter and Script error: No such module "convert". in length. Its weight is 20,800 tonnes. The deck measures are Script error: No such module "convert".. It includes production facilities with 13 production slots, a drilling riser slot and two service slots, and quarters for 126 personnel.[1] The front-end engineering design of the second spar will be done by Technip.[2]
It was reported on September 16, 2008 that Mad Dog was damaged due to Hurricane Ike. The drilling derrick was toppled over and was on the sea bed. A new drilling package was built and replaced the damaged one on the spar in early 2012.
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