Gulf of Mexico

The first of two exploration wells planned to be drilled in Mexico's Block 30 is being hailed as a success by the German operator.

The semisubmersible host is the centerpiece of BP’s $9-billion Mad Dog Phase 2 project.

In August 2020, scientists spent 10 days doing airborne surveys of more than 50 platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Their results revealed a climate impact twice as large as that estimated by government inventories.

A recent report released from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shows improvement in measurement and management of systemic risk in Gulf of Mexico oil and gas operations but adds that progress lags in some areas.

The appraisal results are not enough to push development forward.

Controversial Sale 259 was conducted as mandated by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

The massive offshore field inches closer to first production with the filing of the unit development plan with Mexican regulators.

Production from the Dover field is expected to start in late 2024 or early 2025.

This paper describes an openhole wireline-logging operation in a deepwater Gulf of Mexico well in a high-pressure/high-temperature slimhole environment using water-based reservoir drilling fluid.

The proposed sale notice consists of more than 300,000 acres in three designated areas offshore Louisiana and Texas.