Gulf of Mexico

This paper describes an alternative lower-completion concept for developing Lower Wilcox reservoirs referred to as high-angle multifractured well design.

The experience captured in this paper illustrates the potential of deepwater riserless wireline subsea intervention capability and the fact that it can be expanded beyond hydraulic-only, simple mechanical, and plugging-and-abandonment scopes.

The $5-billion Tiber-Guadalupe project in the Gulf of America is BP's second major project in the region to be sanctioned in 2 years.

Supermajor BP awards contract to same specialists who commissioned its Argos platform.

Louisiana-based project will use operator’s Optimized Cascade process to turn feed gas into LNG.

The new schedule plans for sales in the US Gulf and Alaska through 2039.

The number of high-impact wells drilled across the globe this year are expected to be on trend with the most recent 5-year average.

By closely monitoring its subsea boosting system, Shell extended maintenance intervals and safely postponed pump replacement at its ultradeepwater Stones field.

BP called the Bumerangue discovery in the Santos Basin the company’s largest find in 25 years, and announced it had begun production from its tieback project at Argos ahead of schedule.

This paper reviews best practices and learnings from floating-production-unit transportation and installation, hookup, and commissioning and discusses subsea flowlines, export pipelines, and subsea-equipment installations.