Salamanca
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.
Operator: LLOG Exploration Offshore, LLC
Status: Online

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Production: Oil & Gas
Operations start: 2025
Water depth: 1952 m
Country: USA - Lafayette District
Block: KEATHLEY CANYON 60. Block 689
Type: Semi-sub
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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