The spar will be towed out in July and up-ended in 3100 feet of water for the US operator's Gunnison project in Garden Banks blocks 667, 668 and 669.

Deck mating will come in late August. Topsides construction is nearly complete at the Gulf Island Fabrication yard in Houma, Louisiana.

The spar is designed to process 40,000 barrels of oil and 200 million cubic feet of natural gas per day at peak capacity.