Stone Energy’s Cardona deepwater development in the US Gulf of Mexico came online in November ahead of its sanctioned schedule and under budget. Image from Stone Energy. Cardona is located…
Production of crude oil and natural gas began for Chevron Corp.’s Jack/St. Malo project in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico (GoM). The Jack/St Malo semisubmersible floating production unit. From Chevron…
Hess Corp. awarded Proserve a contract worth in excess of US$20 million for the provision of a 12-well subsea control system along with associated topside and subsea interface equipment for the deepwater Stampede development, in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM)…
InterMoor successfully completed the installation and hook up of the permanent mooring system for the Delta House field floating production system (FPS) in the Gulf of Mexico. InterMoor crew hook up at Delta House…
With help from experts Infield and Gaffney Cline & Associates, OE compiled a list of the biggest oil and gas discoveries in the last 12 months, and of the last 10 years. The year’s top oil discovery: Gila (Gulf of Mexico) In December 2013…
Deepwater is a big play for Chevron – one which comes with challenges that the super major is working hard to overcome. Transocean’s drillship Discoverer Deep Seas, which drilled at Chevron’s Tahiti prospect…
OE spoke with experts from Halliburton, Hess and Weatherford to answer the question: “What have been the top achievements in drilling technology in the last five years?” Hess Corp. List provided by Dr…
As development gets deeper, so does pipelay operations. OE asked some of the leaders in the field what they see as the most challenging aspects of deepwater pipelay. EMAS AMC EMAS AMC’s newbuild Lewek Constellation…
GlobalData analyst Gregory Bosunga takes a look at the ten most challenging pipelay jobs around the world. McDermott subsea construction vessel NO102 installed umbilicals totaling 65mi with other related subsea structures for Jack/St…
OE spoke with experts from CGG and Ion Geophysical to ascertain where the next frontiers of future offshore oil and gas exploration will be located. These areas are certain to blossom over the next five years. Here’s how the experts answered…
Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) installed the CA-Litoral-A production processing and compression platform in the Tsimin-Xux development project in the Bay of Campeche, Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Image from Pemex…
According to the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), there is untapped potential of offshore energy located in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (GoM) that could greatly benefit the US. That is, if the Eastern GoM were opened to offshore oil and natural gas development…
Oceaneering International has entered into a two-year charter for use of the Island Pride, a multi-service subsea support vessel owned by Island Offshore Shipping International. The vessel is expected to be available for work in the US Gulf of Mexico (GOM) in early January 2015…
Subsea 7 has been awarded a US$50-100 million contract by Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) for installation work in the Gulf of Mexico. The scope of work involves the installation of 27 mi. of 8 in. flowlines and steel catenary risers (SCRs)…
Workers involved in the deadly accident at Fieldwood Energy’s Echo platform at West Delta 105 on Thursday, worked for contractors conducting routine maintenance on the platform, according to the US Bureau of Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)…