作者：Bruce Beaubouef，执行编辑

bp已授予合同，推进 Kaskida 浮式生产装置 (FPU) 的工程和设计，该半潜式平台将位于新奥尔良西南约 250 英里的 Keathley Canyon 地区。  

Audubon Engineering Co.表示，它将利用其“既定的设计理念”承担 Kaskida FPU 上部结构的工程和设计工作，从而缩短周期时间。该公司表示，它将利用其在 Delta House、King's Quay 和 Shenandoah 半潜式钻井平台方面的经验来“以最佳方式和安全地开发 Kaskida”。

与此同时，EXMAR NV报告称，其子公司 EXMAR Offshore Co. 已被 bp 选中负责设计和制造 Kaskida FPU 船体。该船体将采用 Exmar 的专利 OPTI 设计，这是该船体设计第五次被使用。

6 月， 英国石油公司向 Seatrium发出了意向书，涉及 Kaskida FPU 的前期工程。预计双方将根据双方商定的条款，签订一份关于工程、采购、建设和调试的最终合同。

Kaskida是位于新奥尔良西南 250 英里处的 Keathley Canyon 地区的一块绿地开发区。FPU 将包括一个由四柱半潜式船体支撑的单个顶部模块，海底生产井的水深约为 6,000 英尺。FPU 的设计产量为第一阶段从六口井生产 80,000 桶/天，计划于 2029 年开始生产。

英国石油公司于7月份做出了对卡斯基达油田的最终投资决定，公司表示，该项目将使卡斯基达油田和台伯河集水区已发现的100亿桶石油资源得以开采。 

By Bruce Beaubouef, Managing Editor

bp has awarded contracts to advance the engineering and design of the Kaskida floating production unit (FPU), a semisubmersible platform that will be located in the Keathley Canyon area about 250 miles southwest of New Orleans.  

Audubon Engineering Co. says that it will undertake the engineering and design of the Kaskida FPU topsides using its “established design philosophies” that will allow for faster cycle time. The company says that it will leverage its experience with the Delta House, King’s Quay, and Shenandoah semisubmersibles to “develop Kaskida optimally and safely.”

Meanwhile, EXMAR NV reports that its subsidiary EXMAR Offshore Co. has been selected by bp to design and engineer the Kaskida FPU hull. The hull will feature Exmar’s patented OPTI design, marking the fifth time that this hull design will be used.

In June, bp issued a letter of intent to Seatrium concerning early engineering works for the Kaskida FPU. A definitive contract was expected to follow for engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning, subject to mutually agreed terms.

Kaskida is a greenfield development 250 miles southwest of New Orleans in the Keathley Canyon area. The FPU will comprise a single topside module supported by a four-column semisubmersible hull, with subsea production wells in a water depth of about 6,000 ft. The FPU will be designed to produce 80,000 bbl/d from six wells in the first phase, with production scheduled to start in 2029.

The final investment decision for Kaskida was taken by bp in July, with the company saying that project will make possible the production of 10 Bbbl of discovered resources in place across the Kaskida and Tiber catchment areas.