The US independent said on its Facebook page that the offshore integration kicked off over the weekend using the giant Heerema heavy-lift vessel Thialf.

Heidelberg is the twin to Anadarko's Lucius spar, which achieved first oil in January of this year.

The Technip-designed Heidelberg facility is located in Green Canyon Block 859 and has capacity for 80,000 barrels of oil and 80 million cubic feet of natural gas per day.

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