Offshore North America News - page 173


Noble awards MPD contract

Jun 28, 2017

Drilling contractor Noble Corporation Plc has awarded a contract to AFGlobal to provide and install an integrated deepwater managed pressure drilling (MPD) system. “The addition of MPD systems to our rig fleet will provide a valuable…

Hilcorp sole bidder in Cook Inlet lease sale

Jun 21, 2017

Hilcorp Alaska was the sole bidder in Cook Inlet Lease Sale 244, the first lease sale held in Alaskan federal waters since 2008. Map from BOEM. A unit of Hilcorp Energy Co., Hilcorp…

Updated: BSEE: 16.47% of GoM oil production shut-in

Jun 21, 2017

Gulf of Mexico oil and gas operators have evacuated workers and secured offshore facilities to prepare for the impact of Tropical Storm Cindy. Source: Accuweather As a result of these precautionary measures…

Don Briggs named LAGCOE Looey 2017

Jun 20, 2017

LAGCOE has announced the LAGCOE Looey 2017 as Don Briggs, founding member and president of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association. Image of Briggs, from LAGCOE. LAGCOE Looey is…

Anadarko pulls GOM staff ahead of tropical storm

Jun 20, 2017

Anadarko Petroleum today (20 June) said it had completed the evacuation of all non-essential personnel from its Gulf of Mexico facilities ahead of Tropical Storm Cindy. The company started pulling workers from offshore facilities the afternoon of 19 June…

Mexico's Round 2.1 awards 10 blocks

Jun 19, 2017

Mexico is celebrating its successful shallow water round, Round 2.1, which has awarded 10 of 15 blocks in the Gulf of Mexico today (19 June). Image of Juan Carlos Zepeda, kicking off Round 2.1…

Energy XXI spuds GoM well, cuts workforce by 18%

Jun 15, 2017

Energy XXI Gulf Coast (EGC) has spudded its first well of the year at West Delta 30 off the coast of Louisiana, as the company announced an 18% workforce reduction. Image of West Delta operations…

IEA sees rising oil production, weaker demand into 2018

Jun 14, 2017

The International Energy Agency (IEA) anticipates the global oil market will remain oversupplied into 2018 due to rising US oil production and failure of some OPEC members to comply with production targets. According to IEA’s June market report…

Offshore Technical Compliance appoints COO

Jun 14, 2017

McCubbin. Images from OTC. Offshore Technical Compliance (OTC) has appointed David McCubbin as chief operating officer (COO) and Dan Phelps as director – compliance inspection services…

GE Ventures launches inspection services startup

Jun 13, 2017

General Electric’s (GE) investment arm GE Ventures on Tuesday announced the startup of Avitas Systems, which will use predictive data analytics, robotics, and artificial intelligence to deliver advanced inspection services to the oil and gas…

Deepwater projects still adjusting to new oil price normal

Jun 13, 2017

Just like other oil and gas provinces, the global deepwater industry is adjusting to the new normal of low oil prices. However, that adjustment has not been as quick or granular as the response of US tight oil to OPEC’s 2014 decision not to cut production…

Eni submits Alaska drilling plans

Jun 13, 2017

Italian giant Eni has submitted its proposal to the Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM) for a drilling program offshore Alaska, from the man-made island, Spy Island Drillsite (SID) in the Beaufort Sea. Map of SID…

Baker Hughes, GE gain DOJ approval

Jun 12, 2017

Baker Hughes and GE are one step closer to closing their proposed merger, after reaching an agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), allowing the two companies to complete their proposed transaction under US law. Image from Baker Hughes…

Deep Gulf Energy spuds Rampart Deep prospect

Jun 12, 2017

Stone Energy Corp. spud a well at the Rampart Deep prospect in the Gulf of Mexico last week (3 June) with a recently warm stacked Transocean drillship.  Deepwater Asgard. Image from Transocean…

Pemex accelerates farm-out plans

Jun 09, 2017

Pemex plans to accelerate its farm-out strategy in a move to increase production, and gain access to the latest technology, the company’s CEO José Antonio González Anaya said at the Mexican Petroleum Congress 2017 yesterday (8 June). González…

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