Marco Polo
Marco Polo is a deepwater tension leg platform located in Green Canyon Block 608 in the Gulf of Mexico. It produces both oil and gas and began production in 2004. The facility functions as a regional hub, processing hydrocarbons from its own field and nearby subsea tie-backs, with export through dedicated oil and gas pipeline systems.
Operator: Anadarko
Status: Decommissioned
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Production: Oil
Operations start: 2004
Water depth: 1311 m
Country: USA - Houma District
Block: GREEN CANYON 60. Block 608
Type: TLP
Field
The Marco Polo Field is located approximately 160 miles south of Louisiana in the Green Canyon area. Reservoirs are deepwater Miocene turbidite sandstones. The field represents a significant deepwater discovery and was developed as a hub to accommodate additional nearby accumulations, including tie-backs from adjacent discoveries such as K2.
Facilities
The Marco Polo TLP is installed in approximately 1,300 m of water and supports a large topsides facility designed for multi-field processing. Production is delivered via subsea wells connected through six production risers and associated manifolds. The platform performs multi-stage separation, oil stabilization, and gas compression. Oil export is via a 14-inch pipeline approximately 36 miles long, connecting to the Allegheny oil pipeline system and onward into the Poseidon network. Gas is exported through a 75-mile, 18-20 inch pipeline linking into the Typhoon gas pipeline system. Produced water is treated prior to discharge. Power is generated by gas turbines using produced gas. The facility is designed as a hub, with spare capacity and infrastructure for additional subsea tie-backs. The TLP is moored by vertical tendons and supports steel catenary risers and top-tensioned risers, enabling stable operations in ultra-deepwater conditions.
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