Production at Cascade and Chinook fields hit 40,000 bpd, a new output record for these oilfields. Cascade has 3 wells in operation and Chinook 2 wells.The record levels were achieved by bringing on stream two new wells, Chinook-5 and Cascade-6, contributing a further 28,000 bpd to the previous output of 12,000 bpd.
Cascade and Chinook are located some 260 km south of the Louisiana coast and 24 km apart, at a water depth of 2,500 m.
The wells have an average depth of 8,000 m are connected to the BW Pioneer, the first FPSO approved for use in the United States sector of the Gulf of Mexico.
The oil is transferred from the FPSO to shuttle tankers and delivered to refineries and terminals along the North American coast.
Petrobras is the operator of both fields, with a 100% stake in the Cascade field and a 66.7% stake the Chinook field, in partnership with Total E&P which holds the remaining 33.3%.
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