Dutch floater expert SBM Offshore has signed a contract with UK-based supermajor BP for the wet tow and installation of the Kaskida semi-submersible floating production unit (FPU).
The Kaskida field is a greenfield Paleogene development located approximately 400 km southwest of New Orleans in the Keathley Canyon area of the US Gulf of Mexico.
The contract builds on SBM Offshore’s competence in deepwater moorings and installation. The company has installed more than 150 floating systems worldwide, including 45 FPSOs in deepwater.
Singapore’s Seatrium has been put in charge of engineering, procurement, construction, and onshore commissioning work for the Kaskida FPU.
Comprising a single topside module supported by a four-column semi-submersible hull, the Kaskida FPU is supported by subsea production wells located in a water depth of approximately 1,800 m. The unit can produce 80,000 barrels of crude oil per day from six wells in the first phase of development.
Enbridge will construct, own, and operate crude oil and natural gas pipelines for the project. The pipeline, named the Canyon Oil Pipeline System, will be a combination of 24″ and 26″ pipe with a capacity of 200,000 barrels per day.
