Gulf of Mexico upstream news
API, AMEXHI, and IOGP renew MOU to strengthen collaboration in Gulf of Mexico
The MOU aims to strengthen mutual cooperation to help enhance operational performance across North American natural gas and oil operations.
Worley awarded contract by Shell to provide E&P services in Gulf of Mexico
The company has been awarded a three-year contract by Shell to provide engineering and procurement services for several of its assets in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
Equinor transfers operatorship for Gulf of Mexico field to Shell
Equinor will retain 49% interest in the project, and Shell will become the new operator of the field. To reflect this change, Equinor and Shell have agreed to rename the North Platte development to the Sparta development.
EIA expects nine new Gulf of Mexico natural gas and crude oil fields to start in 2022
In EIA’s June 2022 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the company forecast that new fields coming online in 2022 will account for 5% of natural gas production and 14% of crude oil production in the US Federal Offshore Gulf of Mexico (GOM) by the end of 2023.
Fugro to aid delivery of development assets for Jumbo in US Gulf of Mexico
Jumbo Maritime has awarded Fugro a positioning and metocean services contract to help guide the safe transport and installation of a new floating production system (FPS) for Vito, a deepwater development in the US Gulf of Mexico.
Chevron Sanctions Ballymore Project in Deepwater US Gulf of Mexico
Low-cost tieback expected to add up to 75 000 bbl per day of oil production.
Eni offloads and exports first oil cargo from MIAMTE FPSO in Mexico
The full development of Area 1 will include 33 wells connected to three wellhead platforms plus one monopod, in addition to the FPSO.
Murphy Oil achieves first oil at deepwater Gulf of Mexico project
Production has begun flowing through the Murphy-operated King’s Quay floating production system.
Shell starts up PowerNap development
PowerNap is a subsea tie-back to the Shell-operated Olympus TLP, located in the US Gulf of Mexico with an estimated peak production of 20 000 boe/d.
BP starts up Herschel Expansion in Gulf of Mexico
Phase 1 of the Herschel Expansion project comprises development of a new subsea production system and the first of up to three wells tied to the Na Kika platform.