Gulf Of Mexico News


Oceaneering lands Stampede umbilicals contract

Jan 21, 2015

Oceaneering International is to provide the umbilicals and umbilical distribution hardware for Hess' Stampede Project in the Green Canyon area of the US Gulf of Mexico. The hardware will be used to transmit hydraulic control fluids, chemicals…

Dry hole on GOM Madison prospect

Jan 20, 2015

The US Gulf of Mexico deepwater Madison well has been plugged and abandoned after failing to find commercial hydrocarbons. Operator Noble Energy drilled the well to a total depth of 16,850ft, in 7149ft water depth, on Mississippi Canyon 479…

UH to lead offshore energy research center

Jan 20, 2015

The University of Houston (UH) will lead a national research center for subsea engineering and other offshore energy development issues, including research and technology to improve the sustainable and safe development of energy resources in the Gulf of Mexico…

Madison fails Noble

Jan 20, 2015

Noble Energy’s Madison exploration well has been plugged and abandoned in the Gulf of Mexico after no commercial hydrocarbons were found. The well was drilled to a total depth of 16,859ft in the Mississippi Canyon 479 and reached its targeted Upper and Middle Miocene objectives…

Anadarko's Lucius on stream

Jan 19, 2015

Anadarko began first production at the Lucius field in the US Gulf of Mexico. Image of the Lucius spar. From Anadarko.   Lucius is located approximately 380km southwest of Port Fourchon…

Court rules on Macondo oil spill amount

Jan 16, 2015

A US federal district court judge in Louisiana ruled on Thursday that BP’s Macondo well discharged 3.19 million barrels of oil into the US Gulf of Mexico. The ruling means that BP faces a maximum fine of US$13.7 billion under the US…

Enbridge building Stampede pipeline

Jan 13, 2015

Hess awarded Enbridge a contract to build, own, and operate a lateral pipeline estimated at US$130 million, to connect the Stampede development to an existing third-party pipeline system in the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico platform…

Schnitger chief calls for early engineering analysis

Jan 13, 2015

Schnitger President Monica Schnitger urged oil and gas companies to explore and exploit the latest technologies to have successful projects at the 2014 Bentley Systems Year in Infrastructure conference. Meg Chesshyre has more.   “I’m…

Deep Down wins Gulf of Mexico contract

Jan 09, 2015

Houston-based deepwater focused oilfield services firm Deep Down, Inc. has won a large order for flying leads and ancillary equipment directly from one of the supermajor operators.   The flying leads will be delivered and deployed in the Gulf of Mexico by Q1 of 2016…

Bibby bags ULIV GoM contract

Jan 07, 2015

Bibby Subsea and Bordelon Marine signed a three-year contract to charter Bibby’s new ultra-light intervention vessel (ULIV) in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). The Brandon Borderlon. From Bibby.   The…

DOF wins GOM contracts

Jan 07, 2015

DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of DOF ASA, has been awarded several contracts in the North America region by key clients and oil majors in the Gulf of Mexico.  The contract awards will give a utilization of the chartered-in vessels Ross Candies…

Chevron Jack/St. Malo first oil

Jan 06, 2015

Chevron discusses what it takes to deploy the technology and deliver first oil from the Jack/St. Malo fields, which are among the largest in the Gulf of Mexico. Discovered more than a decade ago, Jack and St. Malo are expected to deliver more than 500MMbbl…

Chevron's Anchor hits big

Jan 06, 2015

Chevron encountered a significant oil discovery at its deepwater US Gulf of Mexico Anchor prospect. The Anchor well was drilled by Pacific Drilling's Pacific Santa Ana drillship. Image from Pacific Drilling…

McDermott gets Pemex Ayatsil-A Installation gig

Jan 05, 2015

McDermott International obtained a contract to install the offshore jacket, deck and piles for the Ayatsil-A drilling platform for Pemex Exploracion y Produccion in the Bay of Campeche Ayatsil field. Ayatsil…

Current complexities

Jan 01, 2015

The weather conditions west of Shetland are some of the harshest in the world, even without the help of hurricanes, typhoons and squalls. Elaine Maslin reports on how some companies are attempting to better understand the region. The…

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