BP makes ‘significant’ discovery in deep water in Gulf of Mexico
by The Associated Press
Company said find at exploration well is about 480 kilometres southwest of New Orleans
LONDON—Oil company BP says it has made a “significant” discovery in the Gulf of Mexico in a well it co-owns with ConocoPhillips.
The company says the find at an exploration well on Keathley Canyon Block 93 is about 480 kilometres southwest of New Orleans and in approximately 4,900 feet of water.
BP says more drilling is necessary to determine how big, and potentially how valuable, it might be.
Meanwhile, BP also announced it was taking a $230-million loss related to the costs of an unsuccessful well off Brazil’s coast, together with an $850-million write off for the value allocated to the block as part of the 2010 acquisition of Devon Energy’s interests in the Gulf of Mexico, Brazil and Azerbaijan.
