Investing in American energy security
We ranked second for offshore production in the region in 2024, and we’re building capacity to produce more than 400,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day total by 2030, with major projects already underway.
We continue to invest and explore around our five operated hubs: Atlantis, Mad Dog, Na Kika, Thunder Horse and Argos. We’re also starting up expansion projects for our Argos and Atlantis projects throughout the next three years.
Argos
Nearly 200 miles south of New Orleans, the Argos platform operates at a water depth of 4,500 feet, and can produce up to 140,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day (boe/d) through a subsea production system.
Atlantis
Operating in more than 7,000 feet of water and located approximately 150 miles south of New Orleans, Atlantis’ production capacity is approximately 200,000 barrels of oil and 180 million cubic feet of gas per day.
Mad Dog
Mad Dog 2 includes a floating production platform with the capacity to produce up to 140,000 gross barrels of crude oil per day from up to 14 production wells.
Na Kika
Servicing multiple fields, Na Kika is located 140 miles southeast of New Orleans in 6,340 feet of water. It is designed to process up to 130,000 barrels of oil and 550 million cubic feet of natural gas per day.
Thunder Horse
Located 150 miles southeast of New Orleans and in 6,050 feet of water, Thunder Horse is designed to process up to 250,000 barrels of oil and 200 million cubic feet of natural gas per day.
bp’s next chapter in the Gulf of America
Beyond existing assets, we’re investing in two additional Gulf of America hubs. We announced final investment decisions on the Kaskida project in July 2024 and the Tiber-Guadalupe project, which will become the Tiber platform, in September 2025. Together, they will begin unlocking around 10 billion barrels of discovered resources in the Paleogene—an oil rich geological area. bp expects to invest around $10 billion to deliver its Gulf of America Paleogene projects.
Kaskida is about 250 miles southwest of New Orleans and is expected to have a production capacity of 80,000 barrels of oil per day, with an anticipated start-up in 2029.
The Tiber platform will use more than 85% of Kaskida’s design and is expected to start production in 2030, adding an additional 80,000 barrels of oil per day production capacity. We plan to drill an appraisal well in 2026 that could underpin future phases of Kaskida.
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Prioritizing safety
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About bp's storm response activities
bp is committed to safe and reliable operations in the deepwater Gulf of America, where it operates large production facilities and drilling rigs, is one of the industry’s largest leaseholders and is a leading producer of oil and natural gas. During the Atlantic hurricane season (June 1-Nov. 30) bp will be closely monitoring tropical storm activity and hurricanes that could impact our operations in the deepwater Gulf of America.
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