Houston Energy has been awarded the South Timbalier 235 (ST 235) lease in the US Gulf of Mexico Central Lease Sale 249, says partner Otto Energy. Houston Energy bid US$210,999 in relation to the ST 235 lease, which ajoins with and…
Reduced spending for oil and gas exploration is limiting availability of quality deepwater assets for merger and acquisition (M&A) deals, according to a new report by IHS Markit. This lack of deepwater asset inventory is challenging exploration…
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has released details about proposed Lease Sale 250, which would offer 76.9 million acres in federal waters offshore Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. The sale, scheduled for March 2018…
Oilfield services firm Expro has launched a new extreme high-pressure tubing conveyed perforating (TCP) gun system, delivering the largest perforation hole area available for frac and gravel pack completions. Designed specifically for challenging deepwater environments in the Gulf of Mexico…
Byron Energy has completed the installation of a 500ft, 4in oil and 7000ftm 6in gas pipelines on the South Marsh Island 71 (SM 71) oil and gas development in the central US Gulf of Mexico, says partner Otto Energy. Each pipeline…
W&T Offshore has started drilling on the ST 224 #1 exploration well in the South Timbalier 224 lease in the US Gulf Of Mexico, according to Otto Energy. Drilling is targeting a large, amplitude supported, high condensate gas ratio exploration prospect located in the prolific Bul…
New figures released by the US Coast Guard (USCG) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) show that approximately 16,000 bbl (672,000 gallons) of oil have discharged from a damaged pipeline, operated by Louisiana’s LLOG Exploration…
An investigation has started into an oil leak from a subsea pipeline near US operator LLOG's Delta House facilities in the Gulf of Mexico. The leak was discovered last week after a sheen was seen on the surface of the water and reported to the National Response Centre…
Operators in the US Gulf of Mexico have largely resumed normal operations following Tropical Storm Nate. The Storm, which formed 5 October and made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in Mississippi on 8 October, saw 85.09% of US Gulf of Mexico oil production shut in and about 64…
The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) released new numbers this morning (13 October) stating that more US Gulf of Mexico production than previously thought is currently shut-in. New numbers released show approximately…
KBR subsidiary Energo Engineering has been awarded a guidance study contract by the US Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) for the integrity management process of tension leg platforms (TLPs) in the US Gulf of Mexico. As…
The hull for the Appomattox field development facility arrived last week at the Ingleside, Texas shipyard where it will undergo final construction before installation in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Source…
Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico, including Anadarko and Shell, have begun redeploying personnel to the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Nate. Tropical depression Nate as of 8 October…
W&T Offshore is set to spud its latest well in the South Timbalier 224 (ST 224) lease in the Gulf of Mexico later this month, according to partner Otto Energy. “The Enterprise 264 jackup drilling rig is expected to be on location within…
FairfieldNodal will launch its inaugural ZXPLR survey this month in the Gulf of Mexico. FairfieldNodal’s ZXPLR data acquisition system is the next evolution in its Z Technology portfolio, with significant improvements in productivity…
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