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Deep Water includes developing a technical developed using a truss spar with the party to enter into a carried-interest defnition package for an onshore ter- capacity to produce 80,000b/d and arrangement for a portion of Anadar- minal that will process 1,000MMcf/d 450MMcf/d from six subsea wells. ko’s ownership in the Heidelberg of natural gas and condensate. The Anadarko is also developing the project. Anadarko will be carried award follows the execution of the Heidelberg feld in Green Canyon for $860 million, representing its project’s frst stage by KBR, and Blocks 816, 859, 860 and 903. It expected capital requirements until builds upon the feasibility work tapped Technip to build and deliver mid-2016 when the company expects completed by KBR’s consulting sub- a truss spar hull for Heidelberg. the project to come onstream. In sidiary, Granherne. The spar will have a capacity of exchange, Anadarko will convey a 80,000b/d and 81MMcf/d. 12.75% working interest in the Hei-

North America

In March, Anadarko signed an delberg development. Anadarko will

Deepwater drilling and production agreement with an undisclosed continue as operator with a 31.5% activities in the Gulf of Mexico began to increase at the end of the drilling moratorium instituted in 2011. Sev- eral projects are under development.

Chevron is working on its Jack/St.

Malo, Big Foot, and Tubular Bells projects. Jack/St. Malo (Walker Ridge

No limits

Blocks 758 and 759) is about 55% complete and Big Foot (Walker Ridge

Block 29) is about 65% complete.

First production for all three projects is expected in 2014.

Hess, the operator of Tubular

Bells in Mississippi Canyon Block 725, holds a 57.14% interest in the feld. Chevron holds 42.86%. Hess and Chevron will spend $2.3 billion on the project, which will include three subsea production wells and two water injection wells, drilled from two subsea drill centers that will be tied back to the Gulfstar

FPS, owned by Williams Partners.

According to Williams, the FPS will be the frst spar-based foat-

Our innovative mindset makes ing production system with major us freerunners in heart and components to be built entirely on soul; when appropriate or the Gulf Coast.

necessary, we push the

Williams Partners will provide envelope of our competencies.

After all, what matters in the production handling, export pipe- end is the result: the perfect lines, gathering pipelines, and deck that meets the highest gas-processing services for the de- standards in terms of functionality and durability. velopment. Initial production from

Bolidt ship decks are rugged, the discovery is expected in 2014. shrink-resistant and able to

Current estimates indicate peak pro- withstand varying loads and weather conditions.

duction at nearly 45,000b/d, as the

Bolidt, no limits.

feld could have about 120MMboe of reserves.

www.bolidt.com

Anadarko Petroleum is working two major developments in the Gulf.

Its Lucius project development is 230mi. offshore in Keathley Canyon

Blocks 874, 875, 918 and 919, in 7,200ft of water. The project will be

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