Hello from Reimagining energy

Some of the most talented people in the world worked together to deliver this a project of enormous scale and complexity. Im extremely proud to be a part of it.

bps new addition to its oil and gas portfolio in the Gulf of Mexico started out as a scribbled idea on a scrap of paper. One mans decade-long dedication has helped to turn those sketches into a vital new supply of energy from one of the worlds most sophisticated production platforms.


Read project manager Ryan OConnors first-hand account of seeing Argos through from inception to start-up. Plus, take a virtual tour of this state-of-the-art platform with our interactive 3D graphic.


Heres a taster:

  • Argos is the centrepiece of bps $9 billion Mad Dog 2 (MD2) project.
  • It stands 27 storeys tall, has a deck the length and width of an American football field, and weighs more than 60,000 tons.
  • The platform will support 250 permanent jobs.

Go deeper with our virtual tour

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