Gulf Of Mexico News

 

GoM Lease Sale 247 draws US$275 million in high bids

Mar 22, 2017

The latest Gulf of Mexico lease sale had 28 companies vying for 163 tracts in a total of 913,542 acres in the Central Planning Area of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), bringing in nearly US$275 million in high bids. Image from BOEM Twitter…

Bristow, Shell in GoM search and rescue pact

Mar 21, 2017

Bristow US was awarded a contract with Shell Offshore, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, for medevac and search and rescue (SAR) services in the Gulf of Mexico. Image from Bristow. As part of the contract…

BP picks SLB, Subsea 7 for Mad Dog

Mar 21, 2017

Oilfield services giant Schlumberger and Subsea 7 have won contracts on BP's Mad Dog 2 deepwater development in the US Gulf of Mexico. Subsea 7 and Schlumberger, under the Subsea Production Systems alliance with OneSubsea, have been awarded a subsea production systems contract…

Fugro, TGS look for GoM seeps

Mar 17, 2017

Fugro is teaming up with TGS to conduct the Otos survey in the Gulf of Mexico to pull together a complete picture of geological features, including hydrocarbon seeps. The Fugro Brasilis. Images from Fugro…

Anadarko discovers pay at Shenandoah appraisal

Mar 14, 2017

Anadarko has hit wet Wilcox sands at its Shenandoah prospect in the Gulf of Mexico, according to partner Cobalt International. Ocean Blackhawk. Image from Diamond Offshore. The…

Cobalt hits at GoM North Platte appraisal

Mar 14, 2017

Cobalt International has encountered oil at its North Platte #4 appraisal well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, with plans to drill a second sidetrack, as the company ups its estimates of recoverable hydrocarbon resources at the prospect…

Chevron strikes oil at Anchor appraisal

Mar 14, 2017

Chevron has discovered oil at an appraisal well at its Anchor prospect in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, according to partner Cobalt International. Map of Anchor, from Chevron. The…

Mexico finalizes 7 deepwater pacts

Mar 13, 2017

Mexico’s National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) finalized seven deepwater Gulf of Mexico contracts, as part of the country’s Round 1.4 held last year. Image of Mexico’s Energy Secretary Pedro Joaquín Coldwell…

Wood Group wins Mad Dog 2 work

Mar 13, 2017

Wood Group has won two separate contracts related to BP’s Mad Dog 2 project to provide engineering services to the deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico. Mad Dog 2 illustration, from BP. Samsung…

Premier sets 2017 global plans

Mar 09, 2017

Premier Oil has revealed plans to drill offshore Mexico; the next phase of growth at Tolmount off the UK; and for the sanctioning of its BIGP project offshore Indonesia. Map of Block 2, Block 7 offshore Mexico…

Anadarko eyes 10 deepwater wells in 2017

Mar 08, 2017

Anadarko is planning to drill up to 10 exploration/appraisal wells in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Côte d'Ivoire, and Colombia this year, the company announced today (8 March). Anadarko CEO Al Walker…

US unveils Lease Sale 249

Mar 06, 2017

The US Department of the Interior (DOI) announced its first lease sale under the Trump Administration’s new Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2017-2022 (Five Year Program), offering 73 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) this summer…

Trelleborg, Chet Morrison offer GoM DRBM repair

Mar 06, 2017

Trelleborg’s offshore operation has formalized its Drill Riser Buoyancy Module (DRBM) repair offering for the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) through its partnership with the Deepwater Riser Services division of Chet Morrison Contractors. Trelleborg…

Pemex, BHP Billiton make Trión pact official

Mar 03, 2017

Mexico’s state owned oil company Pemex and Australia’s BHP Billiton have made their partnership official, signing an agreement to jointly develop the deepwater Trión discovery, offshore Mexico, both firms announced today (3 March). In December…

Gigante coring program complete

Mar 01, 2017

TDI-Brooks International, under contract to TGS, recently completed a coring program for the Gigante survey in the Gulf of Mexico. Map of Gigante, from TDI-Brooks. TDI-Brooks…

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