Gulf Of Mexico News

 

Enbridge building Stampede pipeline

Jan 13, 2015

Hess awarded Enbridge a contract to build, own, and operate a lateral pipeline estimated at US$130 million, to connect the Stampede development to an existing third-party pipeline system in the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico platform…

Schnitger chief calls for early engineering analysis

Jan 13, 2015

Schnitger President Monica Schnitger urged oil and gas companies to explore and exploit the latest technologies to have successful projects at the 2014 Bentley Systems Year in Infrastructure conference. Meg Chesshyre has more.   “I’m…

Deep Down wins Gulf of Mexico contract

Jan 09, 2015

Houston-based deepwater focused oilfield services firm Deep Down, Inc. has won a large order for flying leads and ancillary equipment directly from one of the supermajor operators.   The flying leads will be delivered and deployed in the Gulf of Mexico by Q1 of 2016…

Bibby bags ULIV GoM contract

Jan 07, 2015

Bibby Subsea and Bordelon Marine signed a three-year contract to charter Bibby’s new ultra-light intervention vessel (ULIV) in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). The Brandon Borderlon. From Bibby.   The…

DOF wins GOM contracts

Jan 07, 2015

DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of DOF ASA, has been awarded several contracts in the North America region by key clients and oil majors in the Gulf of Mexico.  The contract awards will give a utilization of the chartered-in vessels Ross Candies…

Chevron Jack/St. Malo first oil

Jan 06, 2015

Chevron discusses what it takes to deploy the technology and deliver first oil from the Jack/St. Malo fields, which are among the largest in the Gulf of Mexico. Discovered more than a decade ago, Jack and St. Malo are expected to deliver more than 500MMbbl…

Chevron's Anchor hits big

Jan 06, 2015

Chevron encountered a significant oil discovery at its deepwater US Gulf of Mexico Anchor prospect. The Anchor well was drilled by Pacific Drilling's Pacific Santa Ana drillship. Image from Pacific Drilling…

McDermott gets Pemex Ayatsil-A Installation gig

Jan 05, 2015

McDermott International obtained a contract to install the offshore jacket, deck and piles for the Ayatsil-A drilling platform for Pemex Exploracion y Produccion in the Bay of Campeche Ayatsil field. Ayatsil…

Current complexities

Jan 01, 2015

The weather conditions west of Shetland are some of the harshest in the world, even without the help of hurricanes, typhoons and squalls. Elaine Maslin reports on how some companies are attempting to better understand the region. The…

Supporting seismic in the Gulf of Mexico

Jan 01, 2015

With well data often scarce, many deep water Gulf of Mexico operators rely on the structural images and elastic properties derived from seismic when evaluating the probability of success and estimating reserves in prospective fields. Vincent Vieugue suggests this is not enough…

Bridge to reliability

Jan 01, 2015

New age technologies block failures, and boost bottom line. Gregory Hale reports.   Every minute counts these days. The right decisions hinge on responding to issues before they become big…

Reel-lay gets real attention

Jan 01, 2015

The race has been on to create a mechanically-lined pipe that can be installed using reel-lay. Now it’s been done, and the method is taking off. Elaine Maslin provides an overview. BUTTING’s own-brand BuBi-Pipe in manufacturing…

Different risk profiles among deepwater projects

Jan 01, 2015

GlobalData’s Adrian Lara sheds light on the kinds of deepwater projects expected to advance while the price of oil continues to fall. Engineers from Jumbo Maritime deliver 25 MOF caissons for the…

Subsea infrastructure - growing and moving deeper

Jan 01, 2015

Subsea hardware spending in 2014-18 is forecast to nearly double the size of installed subsea infrastructure, according to Douglas Westwood’s latest estimates. Matt Loffman sets out the detail. Douglas-Westwood forecasts subsea hardware capex will total US$117 billion between 2014 and 2018…

Year in review: 2014

Dec 30, 2014

Year in review: 2014 - OEDigital’s top stories Mozambique NG flow test.   OE staff presents a look back at 2014’s top stories posted on OEDigital.com. It was a year filled with highs and lows…

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