Tiber Oil Field is located in the Keathley Canyon block 102 of the Mexican sector of the Gulf of Mexico.
The Tiber Oil Field is a deepwater offshore oil field located in the Keathley Canyon block 102 of the United States sector of the Gulf of Mexico .. United States. United States. Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico. Keathley Canyon. Keathley Canyon. oil field. oil field. The deepwater field -LRB- defined as water depth 1300 to , -RRB- was discovered in September 2009 and it is operated by BP .. Described as a `` giant '' find , it is estimated to contain 4 to of oil in place .. oil in place. oil in place. Although BP states it is too early to be sure of the size -- a `` huge '' field is usually considered to contain 250 Moilbbl .. It required the drilling of a 10685 m deep well under 1260 m of water , making it one of the deepest wells ever drilled at the time of discovery .