Gulf of Mexico movesin deepwater floaters

摘要

Permanently moored,semi-submersible floating production units (FPUs) now offer an alternative to tension leg platforms (TLPs) and saprs for development of large,deepwater oil and gas fields in the Gulf of Mexico.The deployment of the Na Kika FPU marks the start of this new trend,with further units of this type to be deployed in Thunder Horse and Atlantis.Jeff Crook reports.