Project Profile
Estimated Investment: US$4 billion
Location: Salina Basin, Gulf of Mexico, USA
Water Depth: 30-80 metres
Area: 559 sq. km.
Block 6 is an offshore oil and gas block located in the Salina Basin, Gulf of Mexico, USA. Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) subsidiary PC Carigali Mexico Operations, SA de CV, has been awarded shallow-water Block 6 in the Gulf of Mexico’s Salina Basin. The Block 6 covers an area of about 559 square kilometres in water depths of between 30 and 80 metres and will be operated by PC Carigali Mexico in a 50:50 partnership with Ecopetrol, the national oil company of Colombia.
Operators:
Petronas: 50% interest
Ecopetrol: 50% interest