Anadarko is the largest independent leaseholder and producer in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. With more than 2 million net acres and eight operated floating facilities, we have the necessary infrastructure, rig commitments and skill sets to expand upon our proven track record of project management and safety, and accelerate the value of new projects and opportunities.
View Anadarko's quarterly operations report and investor presentations for our most recent activity in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
Gulf of Mexico Fact Sheet (PDF)
Independence Hub
In 2010, Independence Hub was recognized at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) with the Distinguished Acheivement Award, adding to the long list of awards and honors for this world-record-setting deepwater project. Independence Hub began producing in 2007, and at the time was the world's deepest platform. The facility, located on Mississippi Canyon block 920, approximately 123 miles southeast of Biloxi, Miss., is operated by Anadarko with approximately 61 percent of the throughput capacity.
Independence Hub is the largest natural gas processing facility in the Gulf of Mexico, with capacity to bring 1 billion cubic feet of clean-burning natural gas per day to American consumers. The massive project spans 142 blocks, or about 1,800 square miles, in waters up to 9,000 feet deep. Independence Hub has the capacity to produce approximately 10 percent of all natural gas production from the Gulf.
View the Independence Hub: First Production video located in the media center for more detail.
K2 Complex
The 100-percent owned Marco Polo field, discovered in April 2000, is located on Green Canyon Block 608 about 160 miles south of New Orleans. Beyond being a single-field development project, Marco Polo anchors a hub-and-spoke facility that will allow the company to bring additional discoveries on line more quickly and economically than traditional methods. The Marco Polo floating production facility, which is owned by a third party and operated by Anadarko, was built to handle 120,000 Bbls/d and 300 MMcf/d.
Anadarko has continued to aggressively explore the Green Canyon area with excellent results. In September 2002, Anadarko and our partners discovered the K2 field, and in November 2003, Anadarko discovered the K2 North field. Both projects are tied back to the Marco Polo facility.
K2 Unit
- APC WI: 41.8 percent
- Area holds 2 - 4 BBOE OOIP (original oil in place)
- Water Depth: 4,000 - 4,500 feet
- Continue to capture upside
- Active drilling program
Marco Polo - Green Canyon 608
- APC WI: 100 percent
- Water Depth: 4,000 - 4,500 feet
- Production began July 2004
- Production capacity 120,000 Bbls/d - 80% is dedicated to APC
- Tension Leg Platform
Constitution/Ticonderoga - Green Canyon 680 (Constitution), Green Canyon 768 (Ticonderoga)
- APC WI: 100 percent Constitution (operator), 50 percent Ticonderoga (operator)
- Water Depth: 4,970 feet (Constitution), 5,250 feet (Ticonderoga)
- Production began in 2006
- Truss spar
Red Hawk - Garden Banks 877
- APC WI: 50 percent (operator)
- Water Depth: 5,300 feet
- World's first cell spar
Gunnison - Garden Banks 668
- APC WI: 50 percent
- Water Depth: 3,150 feet
- Production began in 2003
- Truss spar
Boomvang/Nansen - East Breaks 643/642/688/598/599 (Boomvang), East Breaks 602/646/689/690 (Nansen)
- APC WI: 30 percent Boomvang (operator), 50 percent Nansen (operator)
- Water Depth: 3,450 feet (Boomvang), 3,675 feet (Nansen)
- Production began in 2002
- Truss spars (Nansen - World's first truss spar)
Neptune - Viosca Knoll 826
- APC WI: 50 percent
- Water Depth: 1,930 feet
- Production began in 1997
- World's first classic spar