ExxonMobil Starts Production At Hadrian South In Gulf Of Mexico - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) announced it has started production in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico at Hadrian South with facilities tied back to the nearby Lucius project, reducing additional infrastructure requirements.

ExxonMobil net daily production from Hadrian South and Lucius is expected to reach more than 45,000 oil-equivalent barrels. ExxonMobil holds a 46.7 percent interest in Hadrian South and a 23.3 percent interest in Lucius.

The daily gross production from Hadrian South, ExxonMobil's deepest subsea tie-back in nearly a mile and a half of water, is expected to reach about 300 million cubic feet of gas and 3,000 barrels of liquids from two wells.

Hadrian South adds to ExxonMobil's Gulf of Mexico production operations, where the company has produced oil and gas for more than 60 years.

Hadrian South is a subsea production system with flowlines connected to the Anadarko-operated Lucius truss spar, which started production in January. ExxonMobil operates Hadrian South, with co-venturers Petrobras and Eni holding 23.3 percent and 30 percent, respectively.