Gulf of Mexico

It has been 15 years since an explosion ripped through the Deepwater Horizon, an oil rig operating in the Gulf Coast region, triggering the worst oil spill to occur in US waters and one of the worst environmental disasters in US history. Is the offshore environment safer now than it was in 2010?

The operator’s deepwater discovery in the Gulf of Mexico is potentially commercial, and government analysis indicates the gulf holds 1.3 billion BOE more reserves than estimated.

Offshore activity is expected to begin in 2027 with first oil from the 20K-psi project slated for 2028.

The acquisition expands INEOS’s US upstream footprint and gives it a minority stake in a pair of deepwater Gulf of Mexico producing fields.

SLB will use artificial intelligence-based software to help ensure the delivery of 18 ultradeepwater wells.

This article is the second of a two-part series on produced-water management in the Gulf of Mexico and covers four themes: equipment, process configuration, operations, and effluent quality.

Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.

The operator’s sale of the US Gulf holdings is part of a larger portfolio rationalization program.

The Tiber FPU is expected to follow the Kaskida hub currently being built in Singapore.

Global offshore decommissioning projects hear the starting gun in Australia and the North Sea, but will the race be a marathon or a sprint?