Gulf Of Mexico News

 

Ultra growth in the ultra deep

Jun 01, 2015

Apparently undeterred by low oil prices, oil and gas output from ultra deepwater (>1000m water depth) fields will continue the relentless growth seen in recent years. Image from Shell. In…

Closing Mexico’s deepwater gap

Jun 01, 2015

Following Mexico’s historic energy reforms, Fernando C. Hernandez of Reaching Ultra, discusses what is still needed in order to make Mexico a major deepwater player. Fig. 2: The Perdido Hub as seen from a crew boat…

Murphy begins Medusa first production

May 29, 2015

Murphy Oil completed and achieved first production at its Medusa SS #6 well in the Gulf of Mexico, according to partner W&T Offshore. Medusa SS #6 is located in the Medusa Field, in Mississippi Canyon 538/582 approximately 100m south of New Orleans…

W&T in Ewing discovery

May 29, 2015

W&T Offshore encountered hydrocarbon pay at Ewing Banks 910 with the successful drilling and evaluation of the Ewing Banks 910 A-5 ST well in the Gulf of Mexico.  The company logged 160ft of gross hydrocarbon interval and is currently completing the well…

Harris CapRock wins Stampede contract

May 27, 2015

Harris CapRock Communications, a provider of managed communications services for remote and harsh environments, has been selected by Hess Corp. to provide a turnkey, integrated telecommunications solution to support the Stampede offshore field development project…

Anadarko's Lucius

May 27, 2015

Anadarko shows its largest spar facility, Lucius. In this video, Anadarko explains the process of Lucius and what it has taken to get the project to where it is today, including its 25-day journey to the Lucius oil field located in the Keathley Canyon Block…

Deepwater Horizon settlements reached

May 21, 2015

Both Halliburton and Transocean have reached settlement agreements with BP over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico. The Deepwater Horizon incident occured on 20 April 2010, spilling millions of barrels of oil into…

NOAA: Deepwater Horizon responsible for dolphin deaths

May 20, 2015

As part of an unusual mortality event investigation, a team of scientists has discovered that dead bottlenose dolphins stranded in the northern Gulf of Mexico since the start of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill have lung and adrenal lesions…

US senators propose offshore energy bill

May 19, 2015

The US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing regarding US Senator Bill Cassidy’s legislation S. 1276, the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act of 2015, to expand offshore energy production by opening parts of the Outer Continental…

Innovation in intervention

May 19, 2015

Welltec’s well tractor has transitioned from an unlikely vision to a solid reality now deployed in deepwater wells. OE explains. Image from iStock. Sometimes it takes an outsider to pinpoint how matters can be improved…

Ramboll spreads its American wings

May 19, 2015

Engineering firm Ramboll is bringing its Danish values to its newly acquired American businesses. Meg Chesshyre sets out the details. When Danish engineering consultancy Ramboll acquired Houston-based Excel Engineering in October 2013…

Security seeks parallel existence with safety

May 19, 2015

Gregory Hale highlights the importance of both safety and following proper security protocols. The April Pemex blast on a dehydration and pumping platform in the Gulf of Mexico showed that incidents will happen in a dangerous environment…

Frog-6 makes debut off Mexico

May 19, 2015

Reflex Marine’s first personnel transfer device is now operational in Mexico after being certified by the Mexican Merchant Marines. Reflex Marine’s six person transfer device, the FROG-6, was purchased by Olympic Shipping for use on their accommodation vessel…

Spectrum, Schlumberger enter 2D agreement

May 19, 2015

Spectrum entered into a cooperation agreement with Schlumberger to jointly acquire and process Spectrum's offshore Mexico Campeche-Yucatan 2D regional multi-client program. The cooperation agreement includes more than 44,000km of regional…

Mexico ramps up Gigante seismic work

May 18, 2015

Mexico is ramping up its offshore seismic data acquisition with recent awards to TGS-NOPEC and Norway-based Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS). The Atlantic Explorer. From PGS. Mexico's…

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