Gulf Of Mexico News

 

CGG completes first phase of Perdido survey

Dec 07, 2017

Geoseismic firm CGG has acquired the first 38,000-line km of multi-client airborne gravity and magnetic survey over Mexico’s Perdido Fold Belt.   This survey is the first of six areas to be acquired in a wider program totaling 200,000 line km across the Mexican Gulf of Mexico…

BSEE: 1 dead in GoM rig accident

Dec 06, 2017

The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has reported a fatality onboard the Petrobras 10,000 drillship, in Walker Ridge 469, 172 mi south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana. Petrobras 10…

Sembcorp inks LOI for Shell's Vito development

Dec 05, 2017

Sembcorp Marine and Shell have signed a letter of intent for Sembcorp to construct the hull and topside for Shell’s Vito floating production unit (FPU). Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Sembcorp Marine Rigs & Floaters also will handle integration of the FPU…

Anadarko plans $1.1 billion spend for deepwater GoM

Nov 16, 2017

Anadarko Petroleum will allocate US$1.1 billion toward its deepwater Gulf of Mexico operations in 2018, the US independent announced on 16 November. During a Q3 2017 earnings call in early November, President and CEO Al Walker said Anadarko…

Hess shuts Gulf production following Enchilada fire

Nov 13, 2017

Hess has shut in production at its Baldpate, Conger and Penn State fields in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico in response to the fire that occurred last week at the Shell-operated Enchilada platform. The Llano field…

Crews inspect Enchilada platform

Nov 10, 2017

Shell said today (10 November) that industrial firefighters were able to safely land on the Enchilada platform in the US Gulf of Mexico and perform a preliminary inspection; however, there is no timeline to resume normal operations. 'Though the structure is visibly sound…

[Updated] Enchilada fire injures 2

Nov 08, 2017

Two people were injured after a fire broke out on supermajor Shell's Enchilada platform in the US Gulf of Mexico early Wednesday morning, according to a joint report by the US Coast Guard (USCG) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)…

Bibby completes Shell pipeline decom project

Nov 06, 2017

Bibby Offshore’s Houston-based division, Bibby Subsea, has successfully completed a subsea decommissioning project with Shell Pipeline, a subsidiary of Shell Oil US. Through its strategic alliance with US diving company, Aqueos Corp.…

Harvey delivers Harvey Sub-Sea MPSV for GOM

Nov 06, 2017

Louisiana-based offshore vessel firm Harvey Gulf International Marine has delivered the first of two new, large-capacity multi purpose support vessels (MPSV). The delivery follows recent proposals by the US Customs & Border Protection…

Digital enables Hess’ Stampede journey

Oct 31, 2017

Stampede subsea layout. Photo from Hess. A combination of LEAN business practices, technology, and a digital approach will enable Hess to bring online its Stampede tension leg platform project…

Swire, Siem sign vessel bareboat charter

Oct 30, 2017

Swire Seabed has signed a charter with Siem Offshore for up to three years bareboat of Siem vessel Siem Stingray. Siem Stingray, which will be re-named Seabed Stingray, is an IMR, construction and survey vessel of the VARD design. The vessel is 120…

Old is new again

Oct 30, 2017

With decommissioning an inevitability, what to do with platforms once production ceases is a hot topic. Karen Boman surveys new ideas for life after production. Once upon a time, it seemed that the only thing to do with aging offshore infrastructure was to rip it out…

Talos adds to Phoenix resource

Oct 27, 2017

Talos Energy has completed its Tornado II exploration well and side track in the Phoenix field of the Green Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico in about 2700ft water depth.  The Tornado II drilling program, using the Ensco 8503 drilling rig…

LQT wins TLP accommodation work

Oct 25, 2017

LQT Industries has been awarded the engineering and construction of a three story aluminum accommodations facility by a major oil and gas production company for a deepwater tension leg platform (TLP) in the Gulf of Mexico. The aluminum accommodations…

Halliburton debuts Marine Sentry 3000

Oct 25, 2017

Oilfield services provider Halliburton announced today (25 October) the release of the Marine Sentry 3000, a rotating control device that provides a pressure control solution by creating a seal around the drill string and tool joints for…

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