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CNOOC Limited announced Tuesday that the Stampede field, located in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, has commenced production.
The field has a processing capacity of approximately 80,000 barrels of oil per day, 40 million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day, and 100,000 barrels of water injection capacity per day, according to CNOOC.
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The Stampede field is located approximately 115 miles south of Fourchon, Louisiana. It is positioned in approximately 1,066 meters of water, with a reservoir depth of 9,100 meters.
Nexen Petroleum Offshore U.S.A. Inc., a wholly owned affiliate of CNOOC Limited, has a 25 percent working interest in Stampede. Hess Corporation, Union Oil Company of California, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, and Statoil Gulf of Mexico LLC, each have a 25 percent working interest while Hess is the operator.
