‘Structural anomalies’ delay Neptune in Gulf

Australia’s BHP Billiton, during a routine inspection just prior to the startup of the Neptune tension leg platform in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, said it found “structural anomalies” in the hull, causing a delay in first oil and gas production that was initially scheduled to come on-stream by the....

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