INGLESIDE, Texas - A ten member team of BSEE engineers from the Houma and New Orleans District offices spent three days inspecting Anadarko’s Heidelberg platform in Ingleside, Texas. The team conducted the pre-production inspection Aug. 31 – Sept. 2 of the production process system topsides (deck and equipment) to be installed later this year on the truss spar hull already moored on location in the Gulf of Mexico.
The inspection doubled as a training exercise for newer team members. Divided into two groups, each led by an experienced BSEE engineer, the inspection team verified that all safety equipment and production processes were in place according to Federal regulations. This project is unique as the second structure in a 'design one, build two' model; it shares the same design as the Lucius platform that began producing at the beginning of the year. The Heidelberg platform is currently being completed inside the Kiewit Offshore Services yard in Ingleside, Texas.
On the final day of the inspection the team met with Heidelberg platform personnel to review their findings. BSEE approval is one of the final steps before the platform can be installed and put into production. The Heidelberg is slated for the Green Canyon area, Block 859, in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 139 miles off the coast of Louisiana in more than 5300 feet of water.
