Thunder (Horse) rolls

摘要

This year is set to be an exciting one for BP. The firm is looking to bring seven pro jets online in 2017. One project, the Thunder Horse South Expansion (THSX) in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GoM), was originally slated for start up in late 2017, but it had the good fortune to come online earlier than scheduled, due to good planning and execution. The THSX project is expected to boost production at the Thunder Horse facility by an estimated 50,000 gross boe/d. BP achieved this with the installation of two new 11,000ft flowlines, and a four-slot manifold, which creates a new subsea drill center (No. 45), 2mi south of the Thunder Horse platform.