Offshore staff

HOUSTON -- FMC Technologies has set a new subsea deepwater completion record of 8,995 ft (2,742 m) for the Independence Hub project in the Gulf of Mexico. The company has supplied 15 subsea trees and associated equipment for Anadarko, ENI, and Hydro since the project began in 2005.

Independence Hub is a deep-draft, semisubmersible platform connected to 10 natural gas fields. Anadarko operates eight of the 10 fields and the Independence Hub facility, which is owned by Enterprise Products Partners LP and Helix Energy Solutions.

ENI and Hydro operate the other two fields. These fields are in the Atwater Valley, DeSoto Canyon, and Lloyd Ridge areas where water depths range from 7,800 to 9,000 ft (2,377 to 2,743 m).

7/27/2007

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