Noble Energy’s two long-awaited deepwater Gulf of Mexico fields came on stream ahead of schedule in late October and should reach peak in the next couple of weeks, the company’s CEO said Monday. The Dantzler and Big Bend fields, in water depths around 6,000 feet, are set to deliver over 45,000 b/d of oil equivalent gross combined at peak, and should produce at maximum of 25,000 boe/d and 20,000 boe/d, respectively, Dave Stover said during a quarterly earnings conference call. “Big Bend already tested close to full rate over the weekend, and Dantzler should ramp up quickly as well,” Stover said. Noble will have a total 20,000 boe/d net from the field, which comprises part of the company’s Rio Grande complex in the Gulf’s Mississippi Canyon area offshore southeast Louisiana. The fields had been eyed for first production by year-end. They are producing into Murphy Oil’s Thunder Hawk facility, […]