Independence Hub arrives in Texas for integration

Offshore Staff

(US, GoM) - The hull of theIndependence Hub semisubmersible production facility arrived at Kiewit Offshore Services' yard in Ingleside, Texas for integration with its topsides.

Dockwise'sMighty Servant 3 delivered the hull on June nineteenth.

Installation of the Atlantia-designed semi is planned for later this year. It will support a total payload (deck, topsides, equipment, and risers) of approximately 19,000 tons.

The facility is designed to process 1 bcf/d of gas. It will be connected to 10 fields through 16 flowlines and 12 umbilicals. Gas will be exported via one 20-in. pipeline

Once installed in Mississippi Canyon block 920 in 8,000 ft of water, the semi will be the deepest floating production facility in the world.

The Anadarko-operatedIndependence Hub is owned by Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. (50%) and Helix Energy Solutions (50%), on behalf of the Atwater Valley Producers Group, which is comprised of Anadarko, Dominion, Kerr-McGee, Hydro, Devon, and Energy Resources Technology.

07/05/06