By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Mar. 8 -- Dominion Exploration & Production has brought gas production on line from Rigel field on Mississippi Canyon Block 296 and Seventeen Hands field on Mississippi Canyon Block 299, both about 120 miles southeast of New Orleans.
Rigel field lies in 5,200 ft of water and Seventeen Hands field in 5,800 ft. Both are subsea developments tied back to Chevron Corp.'s Viosca Knoll 900 platform, which underwent repairs due to damage from the 2005 hurricanes.
The fields' development system is designed to handle a combined production rate of 160 MMcfd of gas.
Dominion operates both fields and owns 53% of Rigel and 38% of Seventeen Hands. Other interests in Rigel are Mariner Energy Inc. and Newfield Exploration Co. In Seventeen Hands, Murphy Oil Corp. and Hydro Gulf of Mexico LLC hold the remaining interests.
