bp produces first oil from Gulf expansion, its seventh major upstream startup in 2025

The project is expected to add 15,000 boe/d gross peak annualized average production from the Atlantis platform, which has a gross production capacity of up to 200,000 b/d of oil.

Dec. 11, 2025

bp's Atlantis platform, Gulf of Mexico — bp has delivered first oil from the Atlantis Drill Center 1 expansion project in the US Gulf.

bp plc has produced first oil from the Atlantis Drill Center 1 expansion project in the US Gulf of Mexico 2 months ahead of its original schedule.

The Atlantis Drill Center 1 expansion, bp’s seventh major upstream startup for the year, adds two wells to an existing drill center. The subsea tieback extends the footprint of Atlantis field, which was discovered in 1998.

The project is expected to add 15,000 boe/d gross peak annualized average production from the Atlantis moored floating platform, which operates in more than 7,000 ft of water about 150 miles south of New Orleans with production capacity of about 200,000 b/d of oil and 180 MMcfd.

The Atlantis Drill Center 1 expansion is the second in a series of projects bp is planning in the US Gulf to boost production capacity to more than 400,000 boe/d from the region by 2030.

Prior to the Atlantis Drill Center 1 project, bp started up major projects this year in Trinidad and Tobago, the UK North Sea, Egypt, Mauritania and Senegal, as well as Argos Southwest Expansion in the Gulf of Mexico.

bp is operator at Atlantis (56%) with partner Woodside Energy (44%).