The arrangement will be along the lines of a deal the company established for its ATP Innovator vessel that is operating on its Gomez field in the Gulf of Mexico, according to chief financial officer Al Reese.

There, the semi-submersible production unit is owned by ATP Infrastructure Partners, in which ATP Oil&Gas and GE Energy Financial Services each have 49% stakes as limited partners, while the remaining 2% share is held by ATP Oil&Gas as a general partner.

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