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Perdido fast facts:
* One day’s production from Perdido is equivalent to the energy needed to fuel 500 cars for 15 years
* First commercial production from the Lower Tertiary reservoir in the Gulf of Mexico
* First Gulf of Mexico full host subsea separation and boosting removes about 2,000 psi of backpressure from the wells
* First spar wet tree Direct Vertical Access (DVA) wells
* The project achieved 10-million hours without a Lost Time Injury
* Located 320 kilometers (200 miles) from the Texas coast in Alaminos Canyon Block 857
* The Great White field represents about 80% of Perdido’s total estimated production
* Perdido’s project life is expected to be about 20 years
* Construction of the Perdido host spar began in late 2006
* Topsides were mated with the spar in a single lift in early 2009
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The Moonbats go nuts on this information.
Have sailed on Perdido...lovely area, absolutely lovely!