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Chevron eyes GoM shelf divestments

Feb 22, 2016

In the Gulf of Mexico, Chevron is putting its focus on its deepwater assets, and is on the fast-track to sell its shelf assets in the area, as the company looks to divest up to US$10 billion in the next two years. Big Foot…

CGG in Mexico airborne survey

Feb 22, 2016

Mexico’s Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) authorized CGG to commence a multi-client airborne gravity and magnetic survey offshore Mexico, which will include the acquisition of approximately 200,000km over six areas across the Mexican Gulf of Mexico…

ExxonMobil adds 1 billion boe to reserves

Feb 19, 2016

ExxonMobil added 1 billion boe of proved oil and gas reserves in 2015 for a total of 24.8 billion boe that was a result of new developments, and a significant discovery offshore Guyana. Image from ExxonMobil…

BOEM to offer 45 million acres in GoM lease sales

Feb 19, 2016

Next month, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will offer some 45 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas exploration in two lease sales, an increase of 2.2 million acres that was originally announced in September 2015…

ConocoPhillips names new CFO

Feb 18, 2016

Don Wallette, Jr., currently ConocoPhillips executive vice president, commercial, business development and corporate planning, has been named executive vice president, finance, commercial and chief financial officer (CFO), after the announcement of the retirement of Jeff Sheets…

EIA: GoM production set for record high in 2017

Feb 18, 2016

Oil production in the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM) will reach record high levels in 2017, due to some 14 projects starting up during 2015-17, despite low oil prices.  Anadarko's Heidelberg. Image from Anadarko…

Noble to focus on Israel, GoM development

Feb 18, 2016

Noble Energy is implementing an aggressive plan to decrease its capital program by 50% in 2016, as the company moves forward with several development projects planned for the year that include Israel and the Gulf of Mexico. Image from Noble…

Transocean cuts jobs, stacks more rigs

Feb 17, 2016

Transocean is stacking two of its ultra deepwater drillships due to current market conditions that will result in the reduction of about 200 jobs. The Transocean Champion. Image from Gusto MSC…

ExxonMobil launches Mobil Serv Lubricant Analysis

Feb 17, 2016

ExxonMobil has released Mobil Serv Lubricant Analysis, a new mobile-enabled used oil analysis service, in the US and Canada. The service streamlines the used oil analysis process, from initial sample gathering to final reporting.   Specifically…

Helix exits Deepwater Gateway

Feb 17, 2016

Helix Energy Solutions Group is selling its 50% stake in Marco Polo platform owner Deepwater Gateway to a subsidiary of Genesis Energy for US$25 million. Anthony Tripodo, Executive Vice President and CFO of Helix, said: “The sale of the…

Water Standard bags Appomattox gig

Feb 16, 2016

Water treatment solutions company Water Standard secured a contract with Shell Offshore for the design, fabrication, testing, and shipment of an ultrapure water generation package (UWGP) to be integrated on Appomattox, Shell’s floating production system located in deepwater…

Byron to spud SM 6 #2 well in GoM

Feb 15, 2016

Byron Energy mobilized the Hercules 205 jackup drilling rig to the SM 6 #2 well location in the Gulf of Mexico last week, and expects to spud the well this week. Hercules 205. Image from Hercules Offshore…

Seatronics names new VP for US region

Feb 15, 2016

Seatronics, an Acteon company and part of its survey, monitoring and data business, has announced the recruitment of Janelle Pence as vice president for the US region. Pence will be responsible for managing and developing Seatronics’…

Paragon to file for Chapter 11

Feb 12, 2016

Paragon Offshore is planning to file for bankruptcy this week in a deal that will eliminate more than US$1.1 billion of debt and reduce annual cash interest payments by nearly $60 million. Image from Paragon…

Transocean newbuild starts at Stones

Feb 12, 2016

Transocean’s Deepwater Thalassa has commenced operations on its 10-year contract for Shell’s Stones project in the US Gulf of Mexico this month. The Deepwater Thalassa. Image from Transocean. Stones…

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