Project Profile
Value: US$300 million
Location: Keathley Canyon, Block 785, Gulf of Mexico, USA
Water Depth: 2,127 metres
Start-up Year: 2017
The Buckskin prospect is located on Keathley Canyon Blocks 785 and 872 offshore Louisiana in 6,978 ft (2,127 m) of water. In 2008, an oil discovery was made by the Stena DrillMax drillship at the Buckskin prospect when the well encountered more than 300 ft (91 m) of net pay in the Lower Tertiary. The consortium is currently drilling an appraisal, about 5 miles (8 km) from the discovery well.
Operator:
LlogExploration: 55% interest
Repsol Offshore E&P USA Inc: 22.5% interest
Samson Offshore: 22.5% interest
Contractors:
Stena Drilling: Drilling contractor
WorleyParsons: 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.