Tiber Oil Field

Tiber Oil Field
The Tiber oilfield was drilled in 2009 by the semi-submersible oil rig Deepwater Horizon. The rig was destroyed as the result of an explosion 7 months after the discovery at Tiber, while drilling its next well at Macondo in April 2010.
Tiber Oil Field is located in Texas
Tiber Oil Field
Location of Tiber Oil Field
CountryUnited States
RegionGulf of Mexico
LocationKeathley Canyon
Block102
Offshore/onshoreOffshore
Coordinates26°52′42″N 93°16′06″W / 26.878333°N 93.268333°W / 26.878333; -93.268333[1]
OperatorBP plc
PartnersBP plc (62%)
Petrobras (20%)
ConocoPhillips (18%<)
Field history
Discovery2009
Production
Estimated oil in place4,000 million barrels (~5.5×10^8 t)
Producing formationsLower Tertiary

The Tiber Oil Field is a deepwater offshore oil field located in the Keathley Canyon block 102 of the United States sector of the Gulf of Mexico. The deepwater field (defined as water depth 1,300 to 5,000 feet (400 to 1,520 m),[2]) was discovered in September 2009 and it is operated by BP. Described as a "giant" find, it is estimated to contain 4 to 6 billion barrels (640×10^6 to 950×10^6 m3) of oil in place.[3][4] Although BP states it is too early to be sure of the size – a "huge" field is usually considered to contain 250 million barrels (40×10^6 m3).[3] It required the drilling of a 10,685 m (35,056 ft) deep well under 1,260 m (4,130 ft) of water, making it one of the deepest wells ever drilled at the time of discovery.[5][6][7]

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