Son Of Bluto 2 (MC431) - Murphy

Project Overview

• The Son Of Bluto 2 (MC431) project is an operating oil and gas asset located in the Federal offshore area of the United States, specifically in the Mississippi Canyon (MC) block 431.

Location

• The asset is situated at the coordinates 28.563, -88.237 (WGS 84) in the Gulf of Mexico.

Operator and Ownership

• The project is operated by Murphy Exploration & Production Company, although it is noted that production from this field is also hosted by the Delta House Floating Production System (FPS), which is primarily associated with LLOG Exploration and its co-owners.

Discovery and Production

• The field was discovered in 2012. While the exact year of the Final Investment Decision (FID) and production start is not specified, production is known to be ongoing as of 2024.
• The project is tied back to the Delta House FPS, which is located in the Mississippi Canyon (MC) 254 field. Two initial subsea wells from MC 431 are connected to this FPS.

Reserves and Production

• As of 2019, the remaining reserves for the Son Of Bluto 2 (MC431) field include:
  • 141.58 million cubic meters of gas
  • 6.4 million barrels of oil.
• Cumulative production as of 2019:
  • 11 million barrels of oil
  • 223.7 million cubic meters of gas.
• Annual production rates as of 2020 and 2022:
  • Oil: 1.8 million barrels per year
  • Gas: approximately 37 million cubic meters per year (37.03 million m³/y in 2020 and 37.97 million m³/y in 2022).

Infrastructure

• The Delta House FPS, which hosts production from Son Of Bluto 2, has a production capacity of 80,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd) and 200 million cubic feet per day (MMcfd) of gas. The peak capacity is 100,000 bopd and 240 MMcfd of gas.
• The project involves the installation of subsea systems, including subsea trees, manifolds, and multiphase flow meters. A single subsea manifold for MC 431 is located approximately 19.3 kilometers from the FPS.

Contractors and Partners

• The Delta House project, which includes Son Of Bluto 2, involved several contractors:
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) fabricated the semi-submersible hull of the FPS.
  • EXMAR provided the design for the FPS.
  • Audubon Engineering oversaw the design and construction of the topsides.
  • InterMoor handled the mooring and installation of the FPS.
  • Technip installed the infield and export flowlines and risers.
  • FMC Technologies provided the subsea systems.
  • 2H Offshore designed the production and export steel catenary risers (SCRs).

Working Interest

• Murphy Oil Corporation has a working interest in the project, although the exact percentage is not specified in the context of Son Of Bluto 2. However, Murphy Oil's involvement in various Gulf of Mexico fields is detailed in their corporate reports.