Marco Polo Oil and Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Anadarko
• Country: USA
• Location: Green Canyon Block 608
• Production start: 2004
• Partners: Anadarko - 100%
• Type: Oil & Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The Marco Polo TLP has production capacity of 120,000 barrels of oil per day and 300 million cubic feet of gas per day
• The field has 6 production wells tied back to the platform and is located in 4,300 feet of water
• The K2 Oil Field and the **Genghis Khan field** are tied back to the TLP
• Oil is transported on the Poseidon Oil Pipeline and gas on the Anaconda Natural Gas Pipeline

Contractors

• **SHI:** Construction of the Marco Polo TLP
• **Kiewit:** Marco Polo TLP topsides structural fabrication
• **McDermott:** Genghis Khan Subsea Tieback - T&I, PLET, SCR, umbilical, manifold, suction piles and flowlines

History

• 2000 - Marco Polo Oil And Gas Field discovered
• 2001 - Anadarko and El Paso Energy Partners announce partnership for platform
• 2003 - TLP delivered to the field
• 2004 - First production from the field
• 2005 - Production starts from K2 Oil Field
• 2005 - Genghis Khan field discovered
• 2006 - BHP Billiton, Hess & Repsol acquire Genghis Khan
• 2007 - First oil from Genghis Khan
• 2019 - Oxy became a partner with its acquisition of Anadarko

Links

1. Gulf Of Mexico Permanent Deepwater Structures
2. International Protective Coatings Platform References
3. Mcdermott Subsea References
4. Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater Natural Gas And Oil Qualified Fields
5. Anadarko and El Paso Energy Partners Announce Joint Development for Marco Polo Deep Water Discovery
6. Anadarko Releases Initial Drilling Results From Marco Polo
7. MODEC Delivers Record Number of Projects in 2003
8. Anadarko Announces Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Subsalt Appraisal At K2 Prospect
9. Anadarko's Gulf of Mexico Tarantula Discovery Moves Forward; Pardner Production to Begin in June; Marco Polo on Schedule for 2004 Production
10. Anadarko Begins Production from Marco Polo Field in Gulf Of Mexico
11. Eni: start up production from "K2" field offshore Gulf of Mexico
12. Anadarko Announces Genghis Khan Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Discovery; First Production Expected in 2006
13. BHP Billiton And Partners Acquire Genghis Khan Oil And Gas Development In Deepwater Gulf Of Mexico
14. Oil Production Begins At Genghis Khan Field In Deepwater Gulf Of Mexico
15. Occidental Completes Acquisition of Anadarko