The satellite prospects are expected to yield between 150 and 600 bcf (BP share).
BP shares closed up 9.1 at 425.5p.
To know: BP shares have rebounded following the company's announcement that it will set aside $20 billion to cover costs of the spill.
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BP shares rose 2.4p to 471 p.
BP shares jump 6.5% in one day after it announces it will not issue more shares.
The impact of the leak was so severe that BP shares slumped nearly 2 percent.
The field was announced on September 2, 2009, and BP shares rose 3.7 percent on the news.
BP shares in London fell 18.5 pence, or 3.3 percent to £5.42 ($7.91).
BP shares plunge to 13-year low amid row over 'backing Britain'