Gulf Of Mexico News

 

Cross Group, Fugro win GoM P&A gig

Jun 17, 2016

The Cross Group Subsea Solutions Division, together with Fugro Drilling & Well Services, has been awarded a multi-well riser-based plug and abandonment campaign in the Gulf of Mexico, which commenced May 2015. The Cross Group is managing the program…

Boa bags Technip GoM gig

Jun 14, 2016

Technip’s US arm has awarded Boa a contract for light construction, heavy lift and possible umbilical lay operations and installations in the Gulf of Mexico for up to five months, including mobilization and options. The scope of work…

EnerGulf enters six-prospect GoM LOI

Jun 09, 2016

Vancouver-based EnerGulf Resources entered into a letter of intent (LOI) with Houston-based Texas South Energy, to participate in six offshore Gulf of Mexico (GoM) prospects owned and operated by GulfSlope Energy. GoM operations…

Shell to double deepwater production

Jun 07, 2016

Shell’s deepwater production could double, to some 900,000 boe/d in 2020, compared with 450,000 boe/d in 2015, the super major said this morning. Setting out its capital spending plans up to 2020, which are to be capped at US$25-30 billion a year…

Wireless wonder

Jun 01, 2016

Automating data collection reduces operator exposure to offshore hazards, as well as making it easier, says Emerson Process Management’s Craig Abbott. Statoil’s Gullfaks’ B platform. Photo from Statoil…

Sounding the alarm

Jun 01, 2016

Michael Cole, Fugro’s manager of survey prospects, explains how dynamic alarms coupled with office assisted remote services, can help provide better early warnings and navigation for end users. Vessel…

Stop competing, start collaborating

Jun 01, 2016

We have the saying “digital oilfield” within the industry, but does it exist in reality? Audrey Raj reports. Technip CEO Thierry Pilenko.  Images from OTC Asia. With offshore…

A ‘Valiant’ effort

Jun 01, 2016

Jerry Lee discovers how Marathon and ConocoPhillips teamed up to drill difficult deepwater wells in the Gulf of Mexico using a custom MPD system onboard the Maersk Valiant drillship. The drill floor is the heart of the Maersk Valiant…

Coping with the new normal

Jun 01, 2016

There’s no disputing the somber mood of this year’s Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, but industry leaders attempted to stay upbeat. Melissa Sustaita reports. Wael Sawan executive vice president…

Sevan's GoM cylindrical hull test favorable

May 25, 2016

Under a program organized by the Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA), Doris Inc., the Offshore Technology Research Center (OTRC) at Texas A&M University, and Sevan Marine have carried out further research and model scale…

BP uses EOR to extend Thunder Horse life

May 25, 2016

BP has commenced a water injection project at its Thunder Horse platform in the Gulf of Mexico that will extend the production life of one of its biggest fields in the area, and recover an additional 65 MMboe. Thunder Horse…

Sevan tested for ultra-deep GOM

May 24, 2016

Model testing of Norwegian ship designer Sevan Marine's cylindrical hull concept for use in the Gulf of Mexico's ultra deepwaters has shown positive results, the firm has reported. The hull design has been tested at the Offshore Technology…

Shell, USCG end oil skimming ops at Glider

May 17, 2016

Supermajor Shell and the US Coast Guard (USCG) concluded skimming operations in their joint response to the discharge of 2100 bbl (88,200 gallons) of crude oil at the Glider field in the Gulf of Mexico, the pair said late on 16 May. The joint response mobilized more than 150 people…

Brutus back online as Shell repairs Glider

May 16, 2016

Shell announced on 15 May that production from the Brutus field in the US Gulf of Mexico has resumed following a leak at the nearby Glider field on May 12, which shut-in all production to the associated tension leg platform.  While production…

BSEE forms panel to investigate Shell leak

May 16, 2016

The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is continuing its investigation of the oil release from Shell's Glider field on May 12. The Glider field, approximately 97mi south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, includes subsea wells…

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