Project Profile
Value: Undisclosed
Location: Keathley Canyon Block 736, USA
Water Depth: 2,042 m / 6,739 ft
The Moccasin prospect is located on Keathley Canyon Block 736 in 6,750 feet (2,044 metres) of water, about 216 miles off the Louisiana coastline. Chevron operates the block with a 65% interest. Exploratory drilling is expected to resume soon. The block 692 lease in the Moccasin prospect has expired. In 2016 Chevron cancelled its long-planned deepwater Moccasin project due to project funding.
Operator:
Chevron Corp: Operator with 100% interest
Contractor:
Transocean: Drilling contract
WorleyParsons (INTECSEA): Engineering services
Intecsea: Contract to provide engineering and long-lead procurement services for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) phase of the Buckskin/Moccasin development in the Gulf of Mexico. Under the contract, Intecsea will execute the FEED and procurement services for a subsea tieback from the Buckskin and Moccasin fields to a nearby production facility located in the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico.