Clear Leader, Helix Producer tapped for Macondo

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By Noah Brenner Anthea Pitt & Josh Lewis

 10 June 2010 23:16 GMT

The head of the US response effort said that BP plans to bring in the floating production unit Helix Producer and the Transocean drillship Discoverer Clear Leader to help process oil at the Macondo blowout in the US Gulf.



The Helix Producer will be paired with an undetermined shuttle tanker as part of the new production system that will be brought online toward the end of June or beginning of July, Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen said at a press briefing today.

As of Friday, the contract between Helix and BP was not yet signed but the deal is expected to be done over the weekend.

Helix is expected to issue a statement describing the deal and the scope of work early next week.

The Clear Leader will be brought in…

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