Gulf of Mexico upstream news

The US government said 21%, or nearly 396 000 bpd, of offshore crude oil production and 25%, or 685 million ft3/d, of natural gas output were shut in the US Gulf of Mexico.

Lease Sale 256, originally scheduled for August 2020, will include approximately 14 755 unleased blocks – all of the available unleased areas in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Offshore installation activities are scheduled for 2020.

The Taggart discovery is located on Mississippi Canyon Block 816 in approximately 5650 ft of water.

The three-year contract began on 1 May and will employ 144 Danos personnel in a variety of positions.

Rystad Energy has released its annual global energy outlook, which claims that the Covid-19 downturn will expedite peak oil demand.

Williams will provide offshore natural gas and oil gathering and production handling services for the Taggart development in the Mississippi Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico.

The company will provide its continuous environmental compliance and drilling performance management services on both projects.

The scope of work includes providing subsea controls equipment consisting of jumpers, flying leads and an electrical/hydraulic distribution manifold.

The work scope includes the provision of umbilicals and distribution equipment to connect the King’s Quay floating production system to the Samurai, Khaleesi and Mormont deepwater developments.