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BP: New Tech Unlocks 'Significant Growth' in GoM

Jan 08, 2019

BP announced Tuesday it will move forward with its $1.3 billion Atlantis Phase 3 development after recent breakthroughs in advanced seismic imaging and reservoir characterization revealed an additional 400 million barrels of oil in place at the Gulf of Mexico’s third largest oil field…

BP Names New GoM Platform Argos

Dec 03, 2018

The new floating production unit currently being constructed for the Mad Dog 2 project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico will be named Argos, U.K. oil major BP announced.BP said the name was chosen by the project team and an employee survey and…

2017 turnaround for FPS segment

Nov 10, 2017

The floating production systems (FPS) has seen a return to activity in 2017, says analysts Westwood Global Energy Group.  The firm says that in 2016 no FPS units were ordered. With two months of the year remaining, 11 units have been ordered this year…

Subsea 7: More awards on the horizon, but market competitive

Nov 09, 2017

Industry conditions remained challenging; but awards to market are expected to increase in 1H 2018, says subsea contractor Subsea 7, echoing optimism indicated by rival TechnipFMC last month.  The firm's boss, CEO Jean Cahuzac, says: 'Although the market environment remains challenging…

Testing the waters

Aug 01, 2017

In advance of OE’s 2017 Global FPSO Forum, held in Houston this month, Audrey Leon chats with the forum’s board members to learn what is in store for the FPSO sector and discover how digitalization may play a role. Aerial…

The new business of deepwater

Jun 01, 2017

Deepwater is ready for a comeback. Operators at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference sang the praises of a new below US$50/bbl world. Audrey Leon reports. Image of Mad Dog in 2013. Image from BP…

Do call it a (deepwater) comeback

May 11, 2017

Gulf of Mexico operators BP and Murphy Oil sing the praises of a new below US$50/bbl breakeven world at this year’s OTC Houston. Audrey Leon reports. Image of Morrison presenting at OTC. Images from OTC…

Global subsea demand poised for recovery

May 01, 2017

Wood Mackenzie’s Caitlin Shaw provides perspective on the subsea market and how the industry will redefine a “good” year. An illustration of the Mad Dog Phase 2 development in the Gulf of Mexico…

Churning around?

May 01, 2017

Prospects are looking up in the US Gulf of Mexico as operators make final investment decisions. EIC’s Jake Gillian outlines activity in the area.   The US Gulf of Mexico (GoM) has seen somewhat…

BHP spuds Wildling-2 in GoM

Apr 26, 2017

BHP Billiton spudded the Wildling-2 ultra deepwater well in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this month, and plans to spud the nearby Scimitar wildcat in September. Image from BHP. The…

Wood Group gets Echidna work

Apr 07, 2017

Wood Group was awarded a multi-year contract from Karoon Petróleo & Gás to provide owner’s engineering services to support the full field development for the Echidna field offshore Brazil marking the first project between the two companies…

GoM operators set sights on tiebacks

Apr 01, 2017

Even though the downturn has changed many operator’s initial plans, subsea tiebacks have emerged as the economical way to develop many Gulf of Mexico fields. Karen Boman reports. The North Ocean 105 lay vessel…

BP picks SLB, Subsea 7 for Mad Dog

Mar 21, 2017

Oilfield services giant Schlumberger and Subsea 7 have won contracts on BP's Mad Dog 2 deepwater development in the US Gulf of Mexico. Subsea 7 and Schlumberger, under the Subsea Production Systems alliance with OneSubsea, have been awarded a subsea production systems contract…

Rystad: Offshore gaining on shale

Feb 28, 2017

Even though the oilfield service market in shale is the place to be in 2017, Rystad Energy says there is clear evidence that offshore projects are still being prioritized by exploration and production (E&P) companies. In fact, for every…

BHP approves Mad Dog Phase 2 spending

Feb 09, 2017

BHP Billiton's board has approved to spend US$2.2 billion for its share of BP's Mad Dog Phase 2 development costs in the US Gulf of Mexico. Image of Mad Dog, from BP. The project is one of the largest…

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