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Area 1, offshore hydrocarbons in the Gulf of Mexico

Area1 FPSO

The FPSO MIAMTE MV34 is Mexico’s first privately owned Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. Equipped with advanced technology, it ensures the safety of both people and the environment. All production from the Area 1 fields, currently including four operating platforms, is routed to the FPSO, where hydrocarbons are processed and stored, while gas is transported onshore. The Area 1 project develops significant hydrocarbon reserves in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, advancing a complex offshore operation that supports Mexico’s energy development.

Project features

Country: Mexico

Activity start date: 2015 - present

Project development and operation

The technological core and the valorization of resources

The project focuses on extracting the O&G in the Gulf of Mexico, with the FPSO MIAMTE MV34 at its technological core. Area 1 is one of our strategic initiatives, supporting Mexico’s energy growth and diversification by providing additional production capacity.

The technology 

The Miamte MV34 FPSO floating unit has a processing capacity of 90,000 barrels of oil per day, a crude oil storage capacity of 700,000 barrels and a gas processing capacity of 75 million standard cubic feet per day. It was designed with the best technologies to ensure energy efficiency and zero flaring. 

Its completion involved five shipyards in three different countries, where five modules and the mooring system jacket were built. In total, the building work required more than 17 million man-hours and was carried out to the highest HSE standards.

Video Mexico: development of Area 1 with the FPSO Miamte MV34

Offshore Mexico: development of Area 1 with the FPSO Miamte MV34

Detail of the Fspo Miamte ship

FPSO MIAMTE MV34

Details about the FSPO Miamte

The FPSO Miamte with its crew working

Team on board in the control room

Control room

Local development projects

Eni Mexico has signed several collaboration instruments with governmental authorities, such as the Government of Tabasco and the Municipality of Cárdenas, as well as with other entities like the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Through these partnerships, Eni aims to have a positive and lasting impact in the following areas:

  • Education
  • Local socioeconomic development and employment
  • Health
  • Environmental sustainability

All of the above is carried out with consideration for the promotion of human rights, the challenges of climate change, and the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda.

Highlights

The data were selected from those contained in our official documents.

75
kboe/d

production in Area 1 (thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day)

1,400
mlnboe

estimated hydrocarbons in the area (millions of barrels of oil equivalent)

78
kboe/d

expected production in plateau phase (thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day)

75
kboe/d

production in Area 1 (thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day)

1,400
mlnboe

estimated hydrocarbons in the area (millions of barrels of oil equivalent)

78
kboe/d

expected production in plateau phase (thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day)

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Local development in Mexico

We are active in multiple activities supporting local communities, from education to nutrition and from health services to prevention.

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Mexican woman hands out information leaflet to Mexican woman with child

The Area 1 project's development

Amoca WHP2

Start up in August 2024. It has five active production wells.

Yoopat

Eni made a new oil discovery on the Yoopat-1 Exploration Prospect in Block 9.

Tecoalli Monopod

Startup in June 2024. It has three active wells.

Saasil

Eni made a new oil discovery on the Saasil-1 Exploration Prospect in Block 10.

Yatzil

Eni made a new oil discovery on the Yatzil Exploration Prospect in Block 7.

The FPSO exports its first load

The Miamte offloads/exports its first load/cargo

Amoca WHP1

Startup in March 2022. It has eleven active production wells and one active water injection well.

Start of the FPSO's production

The Miamte FPSO begins production

The landing of the FPSO 

The Miamte floating unit arrives in Mexico

Sayulita

Eni made an additional oil discovery in Block 10 on the Sayulita Exploration Prospect, located just 15 km away from the previous oil discovery.

Saasken

Eni made a new oil discovery on the Sáasken Exploration Prospect in Block 10.

Miztón started

Early production from the field begins

Miztón WHP

Eni’s first production platform. Its startup was in June 2019. Currently, it has seven active production wells and three active water injection wells.

Eni completes the production test of the Tecoalli 2 well

The results allowed us to increase the total estimate of hydrocarbons in the area.

Successful completion of the area acquisition phase

The area off the country where the exploration campaign for hydrocarbons will begin was acquired.

Press releases

Press releases

Last update: 18 November 2025
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