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Helix’ Floating Production Unit Loses Power in Gulf of Mexico Resulting in Emergency Disconnect
The Helix Producer 1 (HP-1), a former Baltic Sea train ferry, now floating production unit in the Gulf of Mexico, was forced to hit the emergency disconnect button and shut-in production while on location at the Phoenix Field in Green Canyon Block 237 yesterday. Talos Energy, the operator of the field notes in a statement that the vessel, owned by Helix Energy Solutions Group, “experienced a power outage at 1:45 p.m. CST on Friday while testing the ship power management system.” Prior to the emergency disconnect, the vessel was producing at a rate of 13,500 barrels of oil per day while dynamically positioned in 2000 feet of water. Less than a gallon of hydrocarbons were released into the environment, the company notes. Talos adds that although electrical power has since been restored, production has not yet resumed while an investigation into the incident is launched by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Helix ESG and Talos Energy.
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Bad weather with wave heights of 2,5 metres kept the "Helix Producer 1" from being connected to the riser in the Gulf of Mexico until July 7.
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Work will restart to connect the flexible riser with the third vessel collecting oil of the “Deepwater Horizon”, the “Helix Producer 1”, presumably on July 7. If the sea state returns to its levels prior to the storm, and if the support vessels arrive, work on the connection could begin within 48 hours and that would put the “Helix Producer” online around July 7. The “Helix Producer 1” will bring the total recovery capacity up to 53,000 b/d of oil. Once that vessel is in place and receiving oil, it should be possible to get a better fix on the flow rate of the well which could affect decisions about proceeding with various options.
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