en.Wedoany.com Reported - BP and partner ExxonMobil have decided to advance the subsea pump project at the Thunder Horse field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. This final investment decision (FID) aims to increase output from the region's largest offshore production platform. The project is expected to increase peak average annual total production by approximately 15,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, with first oil targeted for 2028.

The project is viewed as a strategic investment, supporting BP's core assets in the Gulf of Mexico through the deployment of subsea boosting technology. Project Manager Joseph Scattergood stated that the team is working closely with co-owner ExxonMobil, prioritizing this project as a high-value development task aimed at unlocking the platform's production potential using proven industry solutions. This subsea pump solution is considered a replicable technical pathway for BP's subsequent projects, such as Kaskida and Tiber, which are expected to come online in 2029 and 2030, respectively.

According to BP, this subsea pump design is cost-effective, with its anticipated production uplift comparable to drilling two new wells, while also extending the production life of the Thunder Horse field by reducing existing wellhead pressures. Installed on the seabed as part of the subsea production system, the technology increases the flow velocity of reservoir fluids, helping to transport oil and gas from the wellheads to the platform more efficiently, thereby enhancing recovery rates of subsurface resources and potentially enabling the platform to sustain production for a longer period.

BP currently operates multiple oil and gas assets in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and other regions. In 2025, the company achieved first oil from the Atlantis Drill Center 1 expansion project (two wells); additionally, last year, the Murlach subsea development project in the UK North Sea was completed and tied back to the existing ETAP central processing facility.

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