- BP Exploration and Production let a contract to SBM Offshore USA for the wet tow and installation of a floating produciton unit for Kaskida.
- Start-up is expected in 2029 and is expected to produce peak annual production of about 85,000 boe/d.
BP Exploration and Production Inc. has let a contract to SBM Offshore USA for the wet tow and installation of a semi-submersible floating production unit (FPU) for the Kaskida project in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico.
Kaskida field is a greenfield Paleogene development about 250 miles southwest of New Orleans in the Keathley Canyon area. It is bp’s sixth hub in the US Gulf and will feature a new floating production platform with capacity to produce 80,000 b/d from six wells in the first phase of development (OGJ Online, July 31, 2024).
Start-up is expected in 2029 and is expected to produce peak annual production of about 85,000 boe/d.
bp is operator of Kaskida (100%).
Alex Procyk | Upstream Editor
Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).