Thunder Horse Oil Field

For the production platform, see Thunder Horse PDQ.
Thunder Horse oil field
Thunder Horse Platform in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005.
Thunder Horse Oil Field is located in the United States
Thunder Horse Oil Field
Location of Thunder Horse oil field
CountryUnited States
RegionGulf of Mexico
LocationMississippi Canyon
Blocks776, 777, 778
Offshore/onshoreOffshore
Coordinates28°06′33″N 88°29′40″W / 28.1091°N 88.4944°W / 28.1091; -88.4944
OperatorBP plc
PartnersBP plc (75%)
ExxonMobil (25%)
Field history
Discovery1999
Start of development2000
Start of production2007
Production
Current production of oil250,000 barrels per day (~1.2×10^7 t/a)
Current production of gas200×10^6 cu ft/d (5.7×10^6 m3/d)
Estimated oil in place1,000 million barrels (~1.4×10^8 t)
Producing formationsLower Tertiary

Thunder Horse oil field is a large offshore deepwater oil field in the Gulf of Mexico, around 150 miles (240 km) southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. Large new oil discoveries within it were announced in early 2019.