Exmar has developed a new deep-draft production semi for deepwater fields in mild environments. Among the con-cept's stronger selling points are hull stability and topsides versatility, in relation to risers and moorings. The platform would also be suited to relocation under a range of scenarios, including early production or short-term duty on marginal fields. Exmar's Semisubmersible Deepwater Development Solution (SDDS) is based on widely used and proven technology, and is designed to be economic both to build and install Initially, Exmar has targeted operators in the Gulf of Mexico, particularly independents looking for solutions for stranded gas or small fields. These could be tied in to existing pipeline networks, according to Exmar's offshore division managing director Carl Hansen. But the concept could also be applicable in more infrastructure-deficient deepwater regions such as Brazil, West Africa, Southeast Asia, and Western Australia, probably in tandem with an FSO.
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