Anadarko's Heidelberg truss spar has set sail from Ingleside, Texas, to its future home at Green Canyon block 859 in the US Gulf of Mexico. The journey is some 390mi off the Texas coast.
The US independent confirmed the news via Facebook on Tuesday, 23 June. The 80,000 bo/d, 80 MMcf/d-capacity spar is considered the sister to Anadarko's Lucius spar, which achieved first oil in January 2015. Heidelberg's topsides were constructed at the Kiewit yard in Ingelside. The hull was constructred by Technip in Pori, Finland. To reach Texas, the spar sailed 7300nm over 27 days from September to October 2014 on Dockwise's Mighty Servant I.
The Heidelberg spar is able to operate in water 5300ft deep. It has a topsides operating weight of 16,000-ton, and a hull weight of 23,000-ton. The spar's measures 605ft long with a 110ft diameter.
The Heidelberg development consists of six production wells, the standalone spar, two drill centers, dual looped 8in flowlines, and 16in oil and gas export lines. First oil from Heidelberg is expected by April 2016.
Anadarko operates Heidelberg with 31.5% interest. Its partners include Cobalt (9.375%), Eni (12.5%), ExxonMobil (9.375%), Freeport McMoRan (12.5%), Marubeni (12.75%), and Statoil (12%).
Image: Heidelberg spar / Anadarko
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