There’s no disputing the somber mood of this year’s Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, but industry leaders attempted to stay upbeat. Melissa Sustaita reports. Wael Sawan executive vice president…
Under a program organized by the Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA), Doris Inc., the Offshore Technology Research Center (OTRC) at Texas A&M University, and Sevan Marine have carried out further research and model scale…
BP has commenced a water injection project at its Thunder Horse platform in the Gulf of Mexico that will extend the production life of one of its biggest fields in the area, and recover an additional 65 MMboe. Thunder Horse…
Model testing of Norwegian ship designer Sevan Marine's cylindrical hull concept for use in the Gulf of Mexico's ultra deepwaters has shown positive results, the firm has reported. The hull design has been tested at the Offshore Technology…
Supermajor Shell and the US Coast Guard (USCG) concluded skimming operations in their joint response to the discharge of 2100 bbl (88,200 gallons) of crude oil at the Glider field in the Gulf of Mexico, the pair said late on 16 May. The joint response mobilized more than 150 people…
Shell announced on 15 May that production from the Brutus field in the US Gulf of Mexico has resumed following a leak at the nearby Glider field on May 12, which shut-in all production to the associated tension leg platform. While production…
The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is continuing its investigation of the oil release from Shell's Glider field on May 12. The Glider field, approximately 97mi south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, includes subsea wells…
The source of a leak that spilled 2100 bbl (88,200 gallons) of crude oil into the US Gulf of Mexico around Shell's Glider field has been identified, the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement announced on 13 May. On-site investigators…
TGS has acquired approximately 141,000km, or 75%, of the planned 186,000km 2D seismic project, Gigante. Gigante covers the entire offshore sector of Mexico and ties into TGS' regional 2D seismic grid covering the entire US Gulf of Mexico…
Entek Energy has agreed a deal with Peregrine Oil & Gas to sell its entire Gulf of Mexico portfolio. The interests comprise Entek’s respective 38% and 25% interests in the GA A133 and PN 975 blocks, and its overriding royalty interest in the VR 341/342 blocks…
A team led by AJ Jain, Harkand North America managing director, has agreed to a management buyout (MBO) of Harkand’s North American and African business. The subsea inspection, repair and maintenance firm went into administration on Wednesday this week…
After equipping over 20 purpose supply vessels (PSV)/multipurpose supply vessels (MPSV), GE has been chosen by Hornbeck Offshore Services’ (HOS) to equip two next generation of US flagged, Jones Act-qualified MPSVs, to be constructed at Eastern Shipbuilding…
Tata has marked an industry first, with its pipeline becoming the first to be laid at more than 3000ft water depth in the Mexican Gulf of Mexico. The ca.140km of 457mm (18in) outer diameter x 28.6mm WT API 5L PSL2 X65MO line pipe was…
UK-based procurement services firm Craig International has launched, at OTC, a new platform to help oil and gas companies offload surplus stock and buy other products and equipment they need at competitive prices. Craig Collaboration…
UK-based oilfield services firm Expro has completed an ultra-deep water plug and abandonment (P&A) project on in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) for Apache. The work comprised the pre-abandonment and plugging of wells in the ultra-deep water Atwater Valley and Mississippi Canyon areas…
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