Offshore Oil Drilling Company Information

The following details information offshore oil drilling company information.

The following are some examples of the drilling companies around, along with some of their projects which are currently underway.

Exxon - Hoover/Diana fields in the Gulf of Mexico. Located 160 miles south of Galveston. The field was discovered in 1990 and successfully appraised in 1997. The Diana appraisal well established a water depth record of 4657ft for testing from a moored vessel. This well recorded maximum flows of 4800 barrels.

BP - North Slope Operations at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. This is the largest oil field in North America. Currently it produces 3% of the total oil consumed by America. The field is encompasses an area of over 150,000 acres.

Hibernia - Offshore oil drilling company information. This platform began producing oil in late November 1997. It stands 224 metres high. This field produces an average of 135,000 to 150,000 barrels of oil each day.

Terra Nova - Is located off Newfoundland. Recoverable reserves are estimated at 370 million barrels. The Far East field has the potential to add an additional 100 million barrels to this output. On average 115,000 barrels of oil will be produced each day over six years.


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