Production

Caesar/Tonga deepwater GoM development sees first production

March 13, 2012

First production is flowing from the deepwater Gulf of Mexico Caesar/Tonga development.

Offshore staff

HOUSTON –First production is flowing from the deepwater Gulf of Mexico Caesar/Tonga development.

Operator Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:APC) expects production to reach about 45,000 boe/d from the first three subsea wells. A fourth well is expected to be completed later this year in the Phase 1 development.

The Green Canyon development uses theConstitution spar floating production facility and represents the first application in the GoM of steel lazy wave riser technology.

Anadarko operates the Caesar/Tonga development with a 33.75% working interest. Co-owners in the development include Statoil Gulf of Mexico LLC (23.55%), Shell Offshore Inc. (22.45%), and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (20.25%).

3/13/2012