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Client
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BP Exploration
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Region
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Gulf of Mexico
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Location
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Green Canyon 782
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Water Depth
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4500 ft.
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Services Performed
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Fabrication
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| Contractor |
J.Ray McDermott,
Inc. |
| Award |
November, 2000 |
| Completion |
2004 |
| Partners |
BHP Billiton
Unocal |
| Project
Manager |
Stephen Thibodeaux |
| Key
Participants |
Pipe Spooling
- Shaw Group
E&I - MMR, Inc. |
| Prod.
Capacity |
80 MBopd -
Oil
40 MMscfd - Gas |
Scope/Description:
- Mad Dog will be 16-slot truss spar providing a dry-tree
environment for production of oil and gas, as well as provide
a host facility for future subsea developments. Production
equipment, a drilling rig, and permanent quarters for both
drilling and production personnel will be located on the
spar.
- Spar will be a single piece structure with a total payload
of approximately 18,000 short tons excluding hull storage
- The topsides are designed around a single-lift integrated
deck concept with a lift weight of approximately 8,400 short
tons.
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Innovation:
- Mad Dog is one of four major BP deepwater projects for
the Gulf of Mexico under construction at the company’s
Morgan City facility which is under exclusive use for BP.
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