Anadarko Petroleum announced that topsides have been lifted onto the Heidelberg spar in the Gulf of Mexico this week.
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Heidelberg. Image from Anadarko Facebook. |
Using Heerema Marine Contractor's largest crane vessel, Thialf, the 10,000 ton topsides were lifted onto the spar about 140mi off the coast of Louisiana.
The 80,000 b/d floating production facility is Anadarko’s newest spar and a replication of the Lucius spar as part of the company’s “design one, build two” approach, which began production in January 2015 in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Heidelberg development consists of six production wells, standalone spar, two drill centers, dual looped 8in flowlines, and 16in oil and gas export lines. First oil from the facility is expected by April 2016.
Heidelberg's topsides were constructed at the Kiewit yard in Ingelside, and the hull was constructed by Technip in Pori, Finland.
Upending of the massive 23,000-ton Heidelberg floating spar was successfully completed in 5300ft water depth, in Green Canyon block 859, in July. Its truss spar set sail from Ingleside, Texas in June.
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%).
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