By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Aug. 11 -- Italy's Eni SPA started oil production from Allegheny South field on Green Canyon Block 298 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The filed lies 260 km south of New Orleans.
Oil flowed at 3,000 b/d through Eni's existing Allegheny platform. Allegheny South came on stream 18 months after discovery (OGJ, Feb. 28, 2005, Newsletter).
Eni wholly operates the Allegheny platform, which has been in production since 1999. The facility also handles production from King Kong field. Eni's current net production in the Gulf of Mexico is 44,000 boe/d.