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Specifications - Cascade and Chinook Subsea Development, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico
| Key Data |
| Location | Gulf of Mexico |
| Development Strategy | Subsea wells to FSPO |
| First Oil | 2010 with production in Q1 2010 |
| Water Depth | 2,600m |
| Block | Walker Ridge Block |
| Shore | Around 300km (180 miles) south of Louisiana |
| Wells | Cascade – 2 wells |
| | Chinook – 1 well, 30km south of Cascade |
| Depth | 27,000ft |
| Subsea Contract Cost | $200m |
| Chinook Flowline Scope | 2 x pipe-in-pipe flowlines |
| Length | 12 miles each |
| Subsea Power Cables and Umbilicals Cost | $65m |
| Length | 230,000ft (70km) of high-voltage cables |
| Key Players |
| Operator | Petrobas |
| Equity | Cascade Petrobras 50% |
| | Devon Energy 50% |
| | Chinook Petrobras 66.67% |
| | Total E&P 33.33% |
| Engineering Services | Granherne |
| Subsea Systems Contractor | FMC Technologies |
| Chinook Flowline Installation | Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) |
| Subsea Power Cables, Dynamic Steel Tube and Control Umbilicals | Aker Kværner |
| Flare Modules | DPS |
| FPSO |
| Cost | $740m |
| Oil Storage | 600,000 barrels |
| Processing Capacity | 80,000bpd |
| Natural Gas Export Capacity | 16mmcfpd |
| Turret Buoy | Disconnectable |
| Mooring | Polyester |
| Piles | Torpedo piles and vertical loaded anchors |
| Export | APL disconnectable and submerged turret |