Gulf of Mexico
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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. -
The first of four planned Phase 1 wells is flowing from the region’s second 20k-psi deepwater project.
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Sale 262 will be the first new auction covering leases in US Gulf federal waters in 2 years.
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ExxonMobil moves forward with the decommissioning of a 25-year-old deepwater US Gulf development.
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Over a dozen new projects aim to keep US offshore output near 1.8 million B/D through next year.
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A revised biological opinion determined that the endangered species could go extinct without new precautionary measures.
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Contractor will moor the production semisub in the Keathley Canyon area of the US Gulf of Mexico.
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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.
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This paper provides examples for planning and execution of primary and remedial managed pressure cementing in deepwater drilling operations.
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Using emergency procedures, the permitting timeline is expected to be significantly reduced, from years to weeks in some cases.
