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…
The US Senate has confirmed that Ryan Zinke will lead the Department of the Interior (DOI), nearly three months following the Trump administration’s nomination in December. Image of Zinke, from US House of Representatives…
Chevron and Inpex will make their entry into the Mexican Gulf of Mexico, following an agreement signed between the US supermajor, Japanese giant, and Mexico’s Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), for the exploration of Block 3 North in the Perdido Fold Belt…
McDermott International has won a contract award from Hess Corp. for subsea tieback work for its deepwater Penn State Deep (PSD) field in the Gulf of Mexico. The PSD field is located in the Garden Banks 216 block in approximately 1500ft of water…
Audrey Leon speaks with Karim Lassel, Director General, CGG México, to get the company’s perspective on Mexico’s geology, the energy reform, and much more. CGG’s sister vessels, the Oceanic Sirius and Oceanic Vega…
Fernando C. Hernandez, of SECC Oil & Gas, and Efrain Rodriguez, of IMP, discuss efforts to research rigless production solutions for Mexican deepwater operations. Figure 1: SECC’s connector installed on a manifold…
Old and new provinces continue to bring forth new activity in Latin America, from new finds in Guyana to the ongoing pre-salt programs in Brazil. Michael Borrel sets out the detail. Latin America has become increasingly attractive to both local and foreign investors…
Audrey Leon catches up with TGS’ Chris Corona on some of the geophysical firm’s latest programs offshore Mexico. Photos from TGS. OE: What is your perspective on current activity off Mexico…
Infield Systems’ Neda Djahansouzi gives a flavor of the forecasted fixed platform market in 2017-2021, while we let some figures speak for themselves. Sources: Infield Systems Over…
Mexico’s energy reform has weathered both the storms of public scrutiny as well as the bad luck of launching during a global oil price downturn. Despite the challenges, Mexico has seen some modest success, but will it continue? Audrey Leon reports…
Audrey Leon speaks with Cesar Granados, Mexico country manager at Weatherford, to get the service company’s perspective on Mexico’s newly opened oil and gas industry, and what role Weatherford aims to play in it. A…
Mexico’s 2013-2014 energy reform triggered a deep transformation in the energy industry. The new legal framework –proposed by the executive branch and enacted by congress– establishes a transition from a state-owned and vertically integrated industry model…
Audrey Leon chats with Schlumberger, Baker Hughes and Weatherford to learn about the latest technologies available for artificial lift. Dedicated Schlumberger surveillance engineers monitor alarms to prevent or mitigate adverse events…
Interventek Subsea Engineering has signed a two-year exclusive deal with Louisiana-based Professional Rental Tools (PRT) to supply its in-riser Revolution valve for well intervention operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Interventek will supply its 6…
Shell and Mitsui Oil Exploration have taken the final investment decision for phase one of the Kaikias deepwater project in the US Gulf of Mexico, in hopes of starting production in 2019. Illustration of Kaikias…