Chevron has signed a deal with Daewood Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to build a hull for the semi-submersible floating production (FPU) unit at its Anchor projec tin the US Gulf of Mexico. The contract maked the South Korean shipyard's first platform order in 5 years.
Located in the Green Canyon area, approximately 140 mi off the coast of Louisiana at 5,000-ft water depth, Anchor will be developed with 7 subsea wells connected to the FPU with a total capacity of 75,000 B/D of crude and 28 MMcf/D of gas. First oil is expected in 2024.
Chevron ordered a subsea production and multiphase boosting system for the Anchor field from OneSubsea, which will supply vertical monobore production trees and multiphase flowmeters rated up to 20,000 psi.