Anadarko said it plans to "accelerate" work at the Horn Mountain Deep project, a development at the spar facility recently acquired in a $1.8 billion deal with Freeport McMoRan.

Upstream previously reported that Anadarko did not delay in filing a new exploration plan for the facility, which calls for drilling up to two additional wells on Mississippi Canyon Block 127.

Anadarko has a 100% stake in both Horn Mountain and Marlin, which is also being evaluated for tieback opportunities.

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