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BP says new Gulf of Mexico project starts production

Reuters -- LONDON (Reuters) - Oil major BP (LSE:BP.) said oil had started pumping from a new project in deepwater in the Gulf of Mexico, its first new development to come onstream since the Macondo disaster in 2010 caused the largest offshore spill in U.S. history.

BP said on Tuesday the Galapagos development started initial production earlier in June, with oil flowing to a nearby platform 140 miles south east of New Orleans in water depths of 6,500 feet.

The Galapagos project was named by BP as one of a handful of major projects which will help demonstrate its return to work in the Gulf of Mexico, where it is the largest producer of oil and gas in a region which is key to its future, despite the oil spill at its deepwater Macondo well two years ago.

Last October, U.S. regulators granted BP its fi

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Submitted Jun 13, 2012 By: mastermariner

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MG_Sputnik Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:7,290 Points:1,956,630 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Jun 13, 2012 3:54:11 PM Ignore MG_Sputnik Report Abuse Let's see how long it take to screw things up again.
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lewpuckett Champion Author Georgia Posts:1,155 Points:644,385 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jun 13, 2012 3:40:43 PM Ignore lewpuckett Report Abuse BP & gulf of Mexico what was that about history....??? Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it
jcpatriots Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:3,898 Points:596,120 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jun 13, 2012 3:29:01 PM Ignore jcpatriots Report Abuse No. Get BP out of the Gulf before they destroy it again...
methaneman Champion Author Minnesota Posts:2,608 Points:1,283,435 Joined:May 2002	Message Posted: Jun 13, 2012 3:25:58 PM Ignore methaneman Report Abuse Hope thngs go well for them. [Edited by: methaneman at 6/13/2012 3:26:46 PM EST]
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CPGas1815 Champion Author Michigan Posts:6,027 Points:1,099,605 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jun 13, 2012 2:59:59 PM Ignore CPGas1815 Report Abuse With BP's deplorable safety record I suspect we will be reading about yet another catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico in the months to come.
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