Atlantis Oil Field

The Atlantis oil field is the third largest oil field in the Gulf of Mexico, estimated at about 600 million barrels (95 million m³). The British energy company BP owns a 56% interest in the field in conjunction with BHP Billiton Petroleum Deepwater which owns a 44 percent interest. [http://edition.cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/asia/03/12/australia.bhp.biz/index.html] The field is expected to produce about 200,000 barrels (32,000 m³) of oil per day and convert|180|Mcuft|m3 of gas per day starting in the second half of 2007. [http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/09/bloomberg/bxbp.php] The oil field was discovered in 1998 by the Ocean America semi-submersible, mobile drilling rig operating in a water depth of 1870 meters. The field was discovered in 1998 and is located about convert|130|mi|km from the coastline of Louisiana in convert|6500|ft|m of water.

The Atlantis project was designed and fabricated by PS Fabricators. It is one of the largest to undergo SIT on land, also at PS Fabricators SIT site. SIT stands for Systems Integration Testing. This includes positioning the components as they would be positioned subsea, then pressure testing, pig testing etc. The system itself is rigorously tested to ensure its safety subsea.

External links

* [http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=9004519&contentId=7008067 BP Atlantis Oil Field Project Page] - An official summary of the Atlantis Oil Field Project
* [http://www.bhpbilliton.com/bb/ourBusinesses/petroleum/atlantisSouthGulfOfMexico.jsp BHP Billiton Atlantis Oil Field Project Page] - An official summary of the Atlantis Oil Field Project
* [http://www.mms.gov/ooc/press/2005/press0414.htm Atlantis - City On The Rise] - Article about the Atlantis Oil Field Project (Date: April 14, 2005)