Cameron to supply 20,000-psi BOP stack for Freeport McMoRan Oil & Gas

July 29, 2014

Cameron to supply 20,000-psi BOP stack for Freeport McMoRan Oil & Gas

HOUSTON -- Cameron announced that it has received an order from Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas LLC to supply a 20,000-psi blowout preventer stack.

Cameron supplied the industry’s first and only 18-3/4-in., 20,000-psi BOP, which is operating in the field today. In addition, Freeport-McMoRan is currently operating the industry’s first and only 13-5/8-in., 25,000-psi BOP, with another on order and scheduled for delivery in 2015. This most recent order will be the third ultra-high-pressure BOP Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas has ordered for its high-pressure drilling activities in the Gulf of Mexico.

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