Type:
Oil & Gas
Design:
Semi-Submersible
Installed:
2025
Facility:
Production
Water Depth:
1952
meters
Country:
USA - Lafayette District
Block:
KEATHLEY CANYON 60. Block 689
Intro
Salamanca is a deepwater floating production system located in the Gulf of Mexico, designed to produce oil and gas from subsea wells. It is based on a refurbished semi-submersible platform and is intended to operate as a regional host facility with pipeline export.
Field
The Salamanca development is located in the Garden Banks area and targets deepwater Miocene sandstone reservoirs. It includes fields such as Leon and Castile, representing moderate-scale accumulations developed via subsea tie-backs to a central host.
Facilities
The Salamanca facility is a semi-submersible FPS designed to process hydrocarbons from multiple subsea wells tied back via flowlines and risers. Subsea manifolds gather production from fields such as Leon and Castile and route it to the host. Topsides processing includes separation, oil stabilization, and gas compression. Oil is exported via subsea pipelines connected to regional crude systems, while gas is exported through gas pipeline networks. Produced water is treated prior to discharge. The platform includes water injection systems for reservoir support and gas turbine-driven power generation. Advanced control systems manage subsea operations. The facility is designed with spare capacity for future tie-backs and long-term hub operations.
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Image Source: Housley Carr, "Back in the Saddle – Gulf of Mexico Oil Production Nears New High, But Will Growth Continue?",[https://rbnenergy.com/]. (All rights belong to the original owner.)
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