Gulf of Mexico

ExxonMobil moves forward with the decommissioning of a 25-year-old deepwater US Gulf development.

Over a dozen new projects aim to keep US offshore output near 1.8 million B/D through next year.

A revised biological opinion determined that the endangered species could go extinct without new precautionary measures.

Contractor will moor the production semisub in the Keathley Canyon area of the US Gulf of Mexico.

The authors of this paper describe reservoir-fluid-geodynamics processes that explain the reasons behind varying oil compositions and properties within and across different reservoir compartments.

This paper provides examples for planning and execution of primary and remedial managed pressure cementing in deepwater drilling operations.

Using emergency procedures, the permitting timeline is expected to be significantly reduced, from years to weeks in some cases.

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.