Gulf Of Mexico News


C-Innovation Clinches One-year Extension with BP for RLWI in Gulf of Mexico

Feb 01, 2021

C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an affiliate of U.S. offshore vessel operator  Edison Chouest Offshore, has secured a one-year contract extension with BP for Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI) in the Gulf of Mexico.The Island Venture vessel and…

Gallery: BP's Giant Argos Platform Loaded on BOKA Vanguard in South Korea

Jan 29, 2021

BP's giant Argos offshore platform, to be used for the Mad Dog 2 development in the Gulf of Mexico, was this week loaded on Boskalis' BOKA Vanguard vessel in South Korea and is preparing set sail for the U.S.According to Boskalis, the Dutch marine services contractor…

Republicans Seek to Block Biden's Oil Leasing Halt

Jan 29, 2021

Republican senators from oil-producing states introduced legislation on Thursday that would block the Biden administration's order pausing new oil and gas leasing on federal lands.The bill, introduced by Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and 24 other senators…

Two Offshore Workers Charged over U.S. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spills

Jan 20, 2021

Two Fieldwood Energy LLC oil workers face federal criminal charges for allegedly separately allowing crude oil spills from offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico platforms to avoid required shutdowns.The two were indicted Tuesday for spills in 2015 and 2018…

Beacon Offshore Energy Finds Oil in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Jan 19, 2021

Beacon Offshore Energy has made an oil discovery at the Winterfell offshore well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Kosmos Energy, a partner in the project has informed.Kosmos, which owns a 17.5% interest in the project said that the Winterfell infrastructure…

Talos Energy, Pemex Continue Talks over Zama Offshore Discovery

Dec 23, 2020

Mexico's energy ministry has approved a 60-day extension for talks between state oil company Pemex and a private consortium led by U.S.-based Talos Energy Inc over the future of a massive shared crude deposit, Talos chief executive Tim Duncan told Reuters on Tuesday…

Industry's First: Oceaneering's 20.000-psi Equipment for Chevron's Anchor project

Dec 21, 2020

Schlumberger's OneSubsea has ordered 'the first-ever' 20,000 psi-rated subsea hydraulic junction plates and associated connection hardware from Oceaneering, for deployment at Chevron's Anchor development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The hardware is destined for the first-ever 20…

Shell to Write Down O&G Asset Value by Up To $4.5B

Dec 21, 2020

Royal Dutch Shell on Monday said it will write down the value of oil and gas assets by $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion following a string of impairments this year as it adjusts to a weaker outlook.In an update ahead of its fourth-quarter results on February 4…

TechnipFMC Orders Oceaneering Connectors for Gulf of Mexico Projects

Dec 15, 2020

Oceaneering has been awarded a connector supply contract from TechnipFMC to provide 2-inch M5 Connectors and Chemical Throttle Valves (CTV) for Murphy Oil's Khaleesi/Mormont and Samurai tieback project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GoM).Oceaneering…

U.S. Gulf of Mexico Operator Lifts Output Guidance

Dec 09, 2020

Following a record-breaking hurricane season in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, with several production shut-downs across the region, oil and gas firm W&T Offshore on Tuesday increased its oil output forecast for the fourth quarter of 2020.The company…

U.S. Crude Oil Production Rose to 10.86 Million bpd in September

Dec 01, 2020

U.S. crude oil production rose 286,000 barrels per day in September to 10.86 million bpd, as production increased in North Dakota and in offshore waters in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.Oil production rose 61,000 bpd in North Dakota and 315,000 bpd in the offshore Gulf of Mexico…

U.S. Gulf Lease Sale: Oil Firms Ignore Threat of Potential Ban on New Offshore Leases

Nov 27, 2020

The U.S. administration last week held a region-wide Gulf of Mexico oil and gas exploration lease sale, in what was the last sale under the Trump administration, and potentially one of the last lease sales overall, as the new President-elect…

Last Offshore Oil Auction Under Trump Shows Gulf of Mexico's 'Long future' - Officials

Nov 19, 2020

The Trump administration's final sale of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico generated nearly $121 million in high bids on Wednesday, an improvement from the last government auction held just as the coronavirus pandemic was beginning to depress world demand for fuel…

Last U.S. Offshore Oil Lease Under Trump to Test Industry Demand

Nov 18, 2020

The Trump administration on Wednesday will offer all available areas in the Gulf of Mexico for auction to oil and gas companies in its final offshore sale before the January inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, a Democrat who has pledged to ban new drilling on federal lands and waters…

U.S. BOEM to Hold First 2021 Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sale in March

Nov 17, 2020

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), a Department of Interior agency responsible for the management of offshore energy leases, has picked March 2021 for the first U.S. Gulf of Mexico lease sale next year.BOEM will offer 78.2 million acres for a region-wide Gulf of Mexico lease sale…

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