Thunder Horse Oil Field

Thunder Horse oil field
Thunder Horse Platform in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005.
Location of Thunder Horse oil field
Country	United States
Region	Gulf of Mexico
Location	Mississippi Canyon
Blocks	776, 777, 778
Offshore/onshore	Offshore
Coordinates	28°06′33″N 88°29′40″W / 28.1091°N 88.4944°W / 28.1091; -88.4944
Operator	BP plc
Partners	BP plc (75%) ExxonMobil (25%)
Field history
Discovery	1999
Start of development	2000
Start of production	2007
Production
Current production of oil	250,000 barrels per day (~1.2×10^7 t/a)
Current production of gas	200×10^6 cu ft/d (5.7×10^6 m3/d)
Estimated oil in place	1,000 million barrels (~1.4×10^8 t)
Producing formations	Lower Tertiary

Thunder Horse oil field is a large offshore deepwater oil field in the Gulf of Mexico, around 150 miles (240 km) southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. Large new oil discoveries within it were announced in early 2019.