Gulf of Mexico

The international petroleum industry has been in the spotlight after a gas leak sparked the underwater “eye of fire” boiling to the surface in the Gulf of Mexico and a large blast at a Caspian Sea oil and gas field.

Significant Perdido-region find could merit its own host.

The discovery in the US Gulf of Mexico was tied back through a single well completion to existing infrastructure.

The new field, which is tied back to the Na Kika platform, is expected to add over 20,000 B/D of new production at peak.

The marine contractor will utilize its North Ocean 102 pipelay/lift vessel for the work at the Shenzi field.

Texas-based independent exploration and production company Talos Energy and UK-based clean energy group Storegga Geotechnologies have formed an exclusive joint venture to source, evaluate, and develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects along the US Gulf Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico. Areas under consideration include state and federal waters offshore Texas, L…

Discovery is located west of bp’s large Mad Dog complex in the Green Canyon area.

Large-scale immersive simulators will be integrated with basic safety and survival training and lessons learned from both service companies and operators.

Forecast sees 12% boost in the region’s crude production by the end of 2022.

The operator will use the cash from the sale to reimburse its expenses related to the platform’s construction.