Category: Gulf of Mexico
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Borr Drilling’s rig duo finds more work in US and Mexico
Borr Drilling’s rig duo finds more work in US and Mexico Bermuda-based offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has won a new assignment in the United States (U.S.) with an undisclosed operator for one premium jack-up rig and a contract extension with Italy’s Eni for another off the coast of Mexico. The post Borr Drilling’s rig…
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Damen on construction duty for vessel pair destined to support Woodside’s Gulf of Mexico ops
Damen on construction duty for vessel pair destined to support Woodside’s Gulf of Mexico ops Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group is in charge of building two next-generation offshore support tugs (OSTs) for work in the Gulf of Mexico with Woodside Energy, an Australian energy giant. The post Damen on construction duty for vessel pair destined to…
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WoodMac deems recent US oil find as Gulf of America’s biggest discovery in eight years
WoodMac deems recent US oil find as Gulf of America’s biggest discovery in eight years In the aftermath of a recent black gold discovery in the Gulf of America, formerly the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group, has provided its take on the significance of the new oil find, describing it…
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ExxonMobil entrusts EnerMech with deepwater decom job at oil & gas project in US Gulf
ExxonMobil entrusts EnerMech with deepwater decom job at oil & gas project in US Gulf EnerMech, an Aberdeen-headquartered integrated solutions specialist, has secured a new decommissioning assignment for a 25-year-old oil and gas project in the Gulf of America, formerly the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The post ExxonMobil entrusts EnerMech with deepwater decom job at oil…
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Chevron and TotalEnergies flow first oil & gas from Gulf of America project
Chevron and TotalEnergies flow first oil & gas from Gulf of America project Two oil majors, U.S.-based Chevron and France-headquartered TotalEnergies, have brought online a deepwater oil and natural gas project in the Gulf of America, formerly the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The post Chevron and TotalEnergies flow first oil & gas from Gulf of…
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BP and Chevron’s drilling ops yield black gold in Gulf of America
BP and Chevron’s drilling ops yield black gold in Gulf of America Two oil majors, BP and its partner, Chevron, have found more oil in the Gulf of America, formerly the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The post BP and Chevron’s drilling ops yield black gold in Gulf of America appeared first on Offshore Energy. Melisa…
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Genesis in action: Oil platform comes back to life as artificial reef
Genesis in action: Oil platform comes back to life as artificial reef A new lease on life has been bestowed upon an offshore platform that brought over 120 million barrels of oil to the energy market during its lifetime. The post Genesis in action: Oil platform comes back to life as artificial reef appeared first…
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US eyes June 2025 lease round to reclaim ‘energy dominance’ with fresh Gulf of America acreage
US eyes June 2025 lease round to reclaim ‘energy dominance’ with fresh Gulf of America acreage The United States Department of the Interior has instructed its Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to hold the next scheduled oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of America. The post US eyes June 2025 lease round…
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Scana firm gets to business in US Gulf Coast
Scana firm gets to business in US Gulf Coast Scana-owned PSW Power & Automation has secured a contract to supply an E-House module […] The post Scana firm gets to business in US Gulf Coast appeared first on Offshore Energy. Nadja Skopljak Go to offshore energy biz
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US Gulf rig fleet facing ‘steep’ drop in activity but improvements on the cards next year
US Gulf rig fleet facing ‘steep’ drop in activity but improvements on the cards next year As idle rig times loom in the U.S. Gulf this year, Westwood Global Energy, an energy market research and consultancy firm, has pointed out that the supply, demand, and utilization for drillships are set to pick up the pace…
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$1.3 trillion windfall coming up on America’s GDP horizon with LNG bonanza
$1.3 trillion windfall coming up on America’s GDP horizon with LNG bonanza With 14 multibillion-dollar projects lined up on the LNG export menu, America seems poised to reach the $1.3 trillion gross domestic product (GDP) promise spotlighted in a recent S&P Global study, making a strong case for an LNG boom. The post $1.3 trillion…
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Shell taps SLB for ‘major’ multi-region deepwater drilling gigs
Shell taps SLB for ‘major’ multi-region deepwater drilling gigs SLB has landed a batch of new deals with Shell to handle drilling assignments, spanning several regions, including the UK sector of the North Sea, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Gulf of Mexico alongside others. The post Shell taps SLB for ‘major’ multi-region deepwater drilling gigs appeared…
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Shell and Chevron cheer first oil as Whale song enriches energy security courtship in US Gulf of Mexico
Shell and Chevron cheer first oil as Whale song enriches energy security courtship in US Gulf of Mexico Shell, and its partner, Chevron, have boosted their oil and gas arsenal in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico by starting production from a deepwater project more than seven years after the original hydrocarbon discovery. The post Shell…
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First oil from ‘world class’ Gulf of Mexico project on track for mid-2025 as FPU nears completion
First oil from ‘world class’ Gulf of Mexico project on track for mid-2025 as FPU nears completion U.S.-headquartered LLOG Exploration is closing in on the first oil production from a deepwater project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico as a floating production unit (FPU) destined for work at this oil development achieves refurbishment progress, which…
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Viridien company backs OBN survey in Gulf of Mexico with its new marine seismic source
Viridien company backs OBN survey in Gulf of Mexico with its new marine seismic source France-based Sercel, a designer and manufacturer of high-tech solutions for subsurface exploration and part […] The post Viridien company backs OBN survey in Gulf of Mexico with its new marine seismic source appeared first on Offshore Energy. Nadja Skopljak Go…
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Noble drillship set to embark on Gulf of Mexico drilling job next month
Noble drillship set to embark on Gulf of Mexico drilling job next month U.S. offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has won a new offshore drilling assignment in the Gulf of Mexico for one of its drillships. The post Noble drillship set to embark on Gulf of Mexico drilling job next month appeared first on Offshore Energy. Melisa…
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Chinese giant’s Gulf of Mexico oil & gas assets changing hands with UK firm’s ‘major step’ into US deepwater plays
Chinese giant’s Gulf of Mexico oil & gas assets changing hands with UK firm’s ‘major step’ into US deepwater plays INEOS has embarked on a quest to expand its U.S. Gulf of Mexico footprint by inking a deal with CNOOC to take over its Gulf of Mexico business. The acquisition is seen as the British player’s…
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BOEM reports competitive interest in two U.S. Gulf Wind Energy Areas
BOEM reports competitive interest in two U.S. Gulf Wind Energy Areas While a lackluster response to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s first Gulf of Mexico offshore wind lease sale was largely attributed to the challenges of floating offshore wind, there are some U.S. Gulf Wind Energy Areas where fixed foundation wind turbines might be…
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BOEM announces next steps for Gulf oil and gas leasing program
BOEM announces next steps for Gulf oil and gas leasing program The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the availability of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Regional Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sales Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). API slams BOEM’s 5-year oil and gas lease sale program In…
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McDermott scores FEED assignment at oil project in Gulf of Mexico
McDermott scores FEED assignment at oil project in Gulf of Mexico McDermott has secured a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract with Repsol for two oil fields that form part of a development project in the Gulf of Mexico’s Block 29 off the coast of Mexico. The post McDermott scores FEED assignment at oil project in…