BHP has confirmed that Technip USA, Inc. dba Genesis North America and McDermott, Inc. have been selected to progress to the bridging phase of the early engineering study for a Semisubmersible Floating Production Unit (FPU) for the Trion field in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico offshore Mexico.

The bridging phase is an extension of the Pre-FEED, where BHP will continue to evaluate the two contractors prior to the selection of a single FEED contractor.

BHP holds a 60 per cent interest (and operatorship) in Trion, while PEMEX holds the remaining 40 per cent interest.

The Trion field sits in a water depth of approximately 2,500 metres, roughly 30 kilometres south of the United States/Mexico border and roughly 180 kilometres from the Mexican coastline.