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Enbridge to Build Pipelines for BP’s US Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Oil Project

Oct 04, 2024

Canadian pipeline company Enbridge has secured an agreement with BP to build, own, and operate crude oil and natural gas pipelines in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for the recently sanctioned Kaskida development.The crude oil pipeline, named the Canyon Oil Pipeline System (Canyon Oil)…

Hurricane Helene: 17 Oil and Gas Platform Evacuated in US Gulf of Mexico

Sep 26, 2024

About 29% of crude production and 17% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico were shut in response to Hurricane Helene, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said on Wednesday.Energy producers had shut-in 511,000…

PTTEP Sells Its Entire Stake in Deepwater Block Offshore Mexico to Repsol

Sep 20, 2024

Thailand’s state-owned oil and gas company PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) has divested its entire interest in Mexico Block 29, located in deep waters of the Salina Basin offshore Mexico, to the operator Repsol, which has increased its working interest in the block to 46…

Gulf of Mexico Oil Firms Start Damage Checks as Ports Reopen After Hurricane

Sep 13, 2024

U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil producers on Thursday were conducting safety checks and preparing to restart some output after Hurricane Francine disrupted operations, while a Louisiana oil refinery ramped up production and export ports reopened.Francine…

Prosafe’s Safe Concordia Secures $13M Extended Stay in Gulf of Mexico

Sep 12, 2024

Offshore accommodation rig provider Prosafe has informed that its Safe Concordia semi-submersible flotel will remain in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for additional four months as part of $13.1 million charter extension.The charterer of the Safe Concordia…

ABS to Class and Verify Semisub Production Unit for BP’s Kaskida Project

Sep 11, 2024

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has secured a contract from BP to provide classification and engineering verification services for the semisubmersible production unit that will be deployed at Kaskida project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.ABS…

Transocean’s Deepwater Atlas Drillship Gets BP’s Gulf of Mexico Job

Sep 11, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a contract from BP for its Deepwater Atlas drillship, which will be put to work at U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The 365-day contract, valued at $232 million, also provides for a 365-day option. The program is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2028…

Talos Energy Strikes Oil and Gas in Gulf of Mexico

Sep 05, 2024

Talos Energy and its partners have discovered commercial quantities of oil and natural gas in the Ewing Bank 953 well in the Gulf of Mexico.The EW 953 well encountered approximately 127 feet of net pay in the target sand at approximately 19…

Industry First: Deepwater Tech Brings Chevron's Anchor Field Online (Video)

Aug 12, 2024

The first oil from the Anchor field, operated by Chevron with partner TotalEnergies, has started flowing in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, marking the successful delivery of the high-pressure technology in an industry first.The high-pressure technology…

Talos to Drill Three High-Impact Wells in Gulf of Mexico with West Vela Drillship

Aug 12, 2024

U.S. oil and gas company Talos Energy has set out plans to drill three consecutive high-impact subsalt wells in the Gulf of Mexico, using Seadrill’s West Vela drillship.In an operations update, Talos Energy said it expects to take possession…

SBM Offshore to Build FSO for Woodside’s Trion Development Off Mexico

Aug 08, 2024

Dutch FPSO leasing specialist SBM Offshore has signed a contract with Woodside for the construction of a floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit for the Trion deepwater oil field, located in the Perdido Belt of the western Gulf of Mexico…

BP Hires Transocean’s Ultra-Deepwater Drillship for Gulf of Mexico Ops

Aug 01, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a $531 million contract with BP for its ultra-deepwater drillship Deepwater Invictus.Under the 1,095-day contract, the Deepwater Invictus will be deployed in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The program is expected to being in the first quarter of 2025…

BP Approves Sixth Production Hub in US Gulf of Mexico

Jul 30, 2024

BP has taken a final investment decision on the Kaskida project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, with the oil production expected to start in 2029.Kaskida will be BP’s sixth hub in the Gulf of Mexico, featuring a new floating production platform with the capacity to produce 80…

InterMoor Delivers Mooring Piles for LLOG’s Salamanca FPU

Jul 18, 2024

Acteon’s InterMoor has completed the construction of 12 mooring piles for the Salamanca floating production unit (FPU) located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and operated by LLOG Exploration.The 12 piles, built with over 2,000 tons of steel, are 80’ long and 16’ OD…

Eni Finds Oil Offshore Mexico

Jul 09, 2024

Italian energy giant Eni has made a new oil and gas discovery in an exploration well in Block 9 in the Sureste Basin, offshore Mexico.The discovery was made on the Yopaat-1 EXP exploration well, approximately 63 kilometers off the coast in the mid-deep water of the Cuenca Salina…

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