BP Exploration & Production (E&P) was awarded Desoto Canyon Block DC 666 (G36798) on 1 January 2020. DC 666 is anticipated to expire on 31 December 2029. The block is sited 4km southeast of the Spiderman/Amazon oilfield, which was discovered in 2003 by Anadarko Petroleum on Desoto Canyon blocks 620 and 621. DC 666 was originally offered as part of OCS Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 253, held on 21 August 2019, which garnered more than US$ 159 million in high bids. BP E&P accounted for 21 of these high bids, worth a total of US$ 14.7 million. BP E&P is now the operator and sole interest-holder (100% WI + Op) in DC 666.
BP (100%) was awarded Desoto Canyon Block DC 666 (G36798).