Helix fast-response system
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The Helix fast-response system (HFRS) is a
The HFRS relies on the deployment of Helix ESG's
Overview
When deployed, the HFRS is assembled in stages following an
The Helix Producer 1 will activate its flare to burn off the gas while it processes the oil and transfers it to a nearby oil tanker through another flexible riser. As the oil and gas is successfully captured, processed or burned and then transferred onto a tanker, drillships will be required to drill a relief well to permanently kill the damaged subsea well.
Developments
In January 2011 Helix ESG signed an agreement with Clean Gulf Associates, a non-profit industry group, to make the HFRS available for a two-year period to CGA member companies in the event of a future subsea well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2012 Helix ESG said it was working develop an additional consortium for the Caribbean and would likely base the system out of Port of Spain Trinidad.
References
- ^ Kratz, Owen (April 18, 2011). "GULF OF MEXICO: A FOCUS ON COMMUNITY RECOVERY AND NEW RESPONSE TECHNOLOGY" (PDF). House Committee on Natural Resources. Retrieved 12 February 2024.