Gulf of Mexico upstream news

Two new wells tied into the Na Kika platform are expected to boost gross platform production by an estimated 20 100 boe/d.

The programme includes approximately 6175 km2 of reprocessed 3D seismic data from the mature, hydrocarbon-producing areas of South Timbalier, Grand Isle and Ewing Bank.

Facilities to be installed include a five-mile offshore lateral pipeline build from the Shenandoah platform in the Gulf of Mexico to Discovery’s existing Keathley Canyon Connector pipeline, and additional onshore processing facilities to handle the expected natural gas production.

McDermott will provide installation services at the Shenzi Subsea Multiphase Pumping Project, located at a water depth of 4400 ft.

The contract with Chevron is for the ultra-deepwater drillship Valaris Relentless (DS-18), a GustoMSC P10,000 design.

The company has reached an agreement with Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd on the delayed delivery of the ultra-deepwater drillships Deepwater Atlas and Deepwater Titan.

Talos Energy has said that it expects the Tornado Attic well to produce approximately 8000 - 10 000 boe/d gross (approximately 80% oil) once online.

The transaction has been made with EnVen Energy Ventures, LLC.

The FPU will be designed for a water depth of approximately 8200 ft (2500 m) and will be located in the Trion Field, approximately 112 miles (180 km) off the Mexican coastline.

Maersk Training will deliver safety, pool survival, well control and process training in the region.