BP plc said Wednesday it has ramped up production from the Manuel project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM), with two new wells tied into the Na Kika platform.

The Mississippi Canyon project in Block 520, in which Royal Dutch Shell plc is a 50% partner, is the fourth of five projects set to be delivered worldwide by BP this year. Manuel, operated by BP, includes a subsea production system for the two wells.

“Manuel is exactly the type of high value project that is critical to growing our business here in the Gulf of Mexico,” said BP’s Starlee Sykes, senior vice president of GOM and Canada operations. The producer’s hydrocarbons business “is a key pillar of our strategy.”

BP is forecasting its GOM production will exceed 400,000 boe/d by the mid-2020s. In...