Anadarko lets Lucius subsea contract to FMC

Jan. 13, 2012
A group led by Anadarko Petroleum Corp. let a contract to FMC Technologies Inc. to provide subsea systems and services for the deepwater Gulf of Mexico Lucius oil and gas project off Texas.

A group led by Anadarko Petroleum Corp. let a contract to FMC Technologies Inc. to provide subsea systems and services for the deepwater Gulf of Mexico Lucius oil and gas project off Texas.

FMC will provide five subsea production trees and two manifolds for Lucius field on Keathley Canyon Block 875 in 7,100 ft of water.

The Lucius unit, about 275 miles southeast of Galveston, Tex., includes parts of Keathley Canyon Blocks 874, 875, 918, and 919. Anadarko, which operates the unit with a 35% working interest, drilled the discovery well in 2009 (OGJ Online, Dec. 15, 2011).

Subsea system deliveries are scheduled to start in the fourth quarter, FMC said.

Lucius development plans call for using a truss spar with a capacity of 80,000 b/d of oil and 450 MMcfd of gas starting in 2014.

Other participants in the Lucius unit include Plains Exploration & Production Co. 23.3%, ExxonMobil Corp. 15%, Apache Deepwater LLC 11.7%, Petroleo Brasileiro SA 9.6%, and Eni SPA 5.4%.

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Paula Dittrick has covered oil and gas from Houston for more than 20 years. Starting in May 2007, she developed a health, safety, and environment beat for Oil & Gas Journal. Dittrick is familiar with the industry’s financial aspects. She also monitors issues associated with carbon sequestration and renewable energy.

Dittrick joined OGJ in February 2001. Previously, she worked for Dow Jones and United Press International. She began writing about oil and gas as UPI’s West Texas bureau chief during the 1980s. She earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in journalism from the University of Nebraska in 1974.