With decommissioning an inevitability, what to do with platforms once production ceases is a hot topic. Karen Boman surveys new ideas for life after production. Once upon a time, it seemed that the only thing to do with aging offshore infrastructure was to rip it out…
Talos Energy has completed its Tornado II exploration well and side track in the Phoenix field of the Green Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico in about 2700ft water depth. The Tornado II drilling program, using the Ensco 8503 drilling rig…
LQT Industries has been awarded the engineering and construction of a three story aluminum accommodations facility by a major oil and gas production company for a deepwater tension leg platform (TLP) in the Gulf of Mexico. The aluminum accommodations…
Oilfield services provider Halliburton announced today (25 October) the release of the Marine Sentry 3000, a rotating control device that provides a pressure control solution by creating a seal around the drill string and tool joints for…
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…