Medusa Oil And Gas Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: Murphy Oil
- Country: USA
- Location: Mississippi Canyon Blocks 538 and 582
- Production start: 2003
- Partners: W&T Offshore - 15%
- Type: Oil & Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- The Medusa Spar is moored in over 2,200 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi Canyon Block 582
- The spar facility capable of handling 40,000 barrels of crude oil and 110 million cubic feet of natural gas a day
- Crude is transported by the Mars Crude Oil Pipeline
- Gas is transported on the Viosca Knoll Gas Pipeline System
Contractors
- J. Ray McDermott: General contractor and overall project manager for the design engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and commissioning of the Medusa offshore production facility
- FMC Technologies: Surface wellhead and tree systems
- Oceaneering: Subsea tieback of North Medusa
- Emerson: Spar - Engineering, Control System, Safety system
History
- 1998 - Medusa Oil And Gas Field discovered
- 2001 - J. Ray McDermott awarded spar contract
- 2003 - First oil produced
- 2005 - Subsea tieback of North Medusa completed
- 2013 - W&T Offshore acquires 15% of the field
- 2015 - First production from Well #6
Geology
Links
- Emerson FPSO References
- McDermott Platform References
- Gulf Of Mexico Permanent Deepwater Structures
- Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater Natural Gas And Oil Qualified Fields
- FMC Technologies Unit Chosen to Provide Surface Wellhead Solutions for Devils Tower Spar and Medusa Spar Deepwater Projects in Gulf of Mexico
- Murphy Oil Announces First Production at Medusa Field
- Oceaneering Announces Completion of First Subsea Tieback to the Medusa Spar
- J. Ray McDermott Successfully Completes Dual Lift of Medusa Topsides
- Oceaneering Announces Medusa Spar Participation Agreement
- J Ray McDermott, Inc Awarded EPCI Contract for Murphy Oil Deepwater Spar Project in the Gulf of Mexico
- W&T Offshore Announces Acquisition Of Callon Petroleum Assets
- W&T Offshore Announces New Discovery At Ewing Banks 910, First Production From Medusa SS #6, And A Status Update On Big Bend And
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