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BP Announces Major Gulf Discovery

BP has discovered a major new oil find in the Gulf of Mexico, confirming that the Gulf’s southern waters are one of the world’s most promising oil exploration regions. BP said its Tiber prospect is a “giant.”

The well, located in Keathley Canyon block 102, approximately 250 miles southeast of Houston, is in 4,132 ft of water. The Tiber well was drilled to a total depth of approximately 35,055 ft, making it one of the deepest wells ever drilled by the oil and gas industry. The well found oil in multiple Lower Tertiary reservoirs. Appraisal will be required to determine the size and commerciality of the discovery.

“Tiber represents BP’s second material discovery in the emerging Lower Tertiary play in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, following our earlier Kaskida discovery,” says Andy Inglis, chief executive of exploration and production for BP. “These material discoveries together with our industry leading acreage position support the continuing growth of our deepwater Gulf of Mexico business into the second half of the next decade.” BP announced the discovery on Sept. 2.