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Released October 10, 2025 | SUGAR LAND
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Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Less than two weeks after making a final investment decision on a new development off the U.S. Gulf coast, BP Plc (London, England) said Thursday it launched its sixth offshore project of the year with the Murlach field in the North Sea.
BP said it started operations at the Murlach field in the U.K.'s territorial waters in the North Sea. Approved by the government in 2023, the facility will produce about 15,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOE/D). Its development involved two new wells, additional subsea equipment and the re-use of existing facilities on a rig at a central processing facility in the North Sea.
"A key focus for BP in the North Sea is to identify opportunities that can be developed competitively using existing infrastructure to effectively manage established oil and gas hubs for the entirety of their lifespan," said Doris Reiter, a senior vice president of North Sea operations for BP. "Murlach serves as another great example of this."
Murlach is the sixth project started up by BP so far this year, adding around 150,000 BOE/D in combined production. The company set a target of adding 250,000 BOE/D to its production portfolio by the end of 2027.
Industrial Info is tracking four active projects that are tied to the Murlach development. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Oil & Gas Project and Plant databases can click here for a list of detailed project reports and click here for the related plant profile.
Murlach follows the September investment decision for the Tiber-Guadalupe project in the Gulf of Mexico. Two fields--Tiber and Guadalupe--are estimated to hold about 350 million BOE from the first phase of operations. Utilizing a floating production platform, BP is expecting net production of around 80,000 barrels per day (BBL/d). Six wells are anticipated for the Tiber field, with two in Guadalupe.
GMI subscribers can click here to learn more about the project and click here for the related plant profile.
More barrels were added to the equation in August with the startup of the Southwest Extension of its Argos platform, located in the Mad Dog Field, also in the Gulf of Mexico. The extension is expected to add 20,000 BOE/D to the platform, whose gross production capacity is listed as up to 140,000 BBL/d.
Mad Dog is believed to contain the largest ultimate technically recoverable resources of any reservoir in U.S. federal waters.
Subscribers can learn more about Mad Dog from a detailed plant profile.
The International Energy Agency (IEA), in its regular monthly report for September, found that global oil supply set a record in August at 106.9 million BBL/d. Suppliers outside the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, including the U.S. and the U.K., are expected to account for about 65% of that growth this year, though that is expected to fall to about 50% by next year.
In a global outlook to 2050, BP said it expects to see a decline in the use of fossil fuels. Global demand by then is forecast to decline from current levels of about 100 million BBL/d in its "current trajectory" scenario to around 80 million BBL/d.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
BP said it started operations at the Murlach field in the U.K.'s territorial waters in the North Sea. Approved by the government in 2023, the facility will produce about 15,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOE/D). Its development involved two new wells, additional subsea equipment and the re-use of existing facilities on a rig at a central processing facility in the North Sea.
"A key focus for BP in the North Sea is to identify opportunities that can be developed competitively using existing infrastructure to effectively manage established oil and gas hubs for the entirety of their lifespan," said Doris Reiter, a senior vice president of North Sea operations for BP. "Murlach serves as another great example of this."
Murlach is the sixth project started up by BP so far this year, adding around 150,000 BOE/D in combined production. The company set a target of adding 250,000 BOE/D to its production portfolio by the end of 2027.
Industrial Info is tracking four active projects that are tied to the Murlach development. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Oil & Gas Project and Plant databases can click here for a list of detailed project reports and click here for the related plant profile.
Murlach follows the September investment decision for the Tiber-Guadalupe project in the Gulf of Mexico. Two fields--Tiber and Guadalupe--are estimated to hold about 350 million BOE from the first phase of operations. Utilizing a floating production platform, BP is expecting net production of around 80,000 barrels per day (BBL/d). Six wells are anticipated for the Tiber field, with two in Guadalupe.
GMI subscribers can click here to learn more about the project and click here for the related plant profile.
More barrels were added to the equation in August with the startup of the Southwest Extension of its Argos platform, located in the Mad Dog Field, also in the Gulf of Mexico. The extension is expected to add 20,000 BOE/D to the platform, whose gross production capacity is listed as up to 140,000 BBL/d.
Mad Dog is believed to contain the largest ultimate technically recoverable resources of any reservoir in U.S. federal waters.
Subscribers can learn more about Mad Dog from a detailed plant profile.
The International Energy Agency (IEA), in its regular monthly report for September, found that global oil supply set a record in August at 106.9 million BBL/d. Suppliers outside the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, including the U.S. and the U.K., are expected to account for about 65% of that growth this year, though that is expected to fall to about 50% by next year.
In a global outlook to 2050, BP said it expects to see a decline in the use of fossil fuels. Global demand by then is forecast to decline from current levels of about 100 million BBL/d in its "current trajectory" scenario to around 80 million BBL/d.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
