Gulf of Mexico upstream news
Williams and LLOG reach tieback agreement for Taggart development
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.
TEMS International awarded Gulf of Mexico drilling support contracts
The company will provide its continuous environmental compliance and drilling performance management services on both projects.
Deep Down secures contracts in Gulf of Mexico and Asia Pacific
The scope of work includes providing subsea controls equipment consisting of jumpers, flying leads and an electrical/hydraulic distribution manifold.
Aker Solutions to deliver umbilicals for King's Quay development
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.
Logan Industries builds ROV A-frame for TechnipFMC for use in Gulf of Mexico
The Logan A-frame is a heavy weather, work class ROV launching system, designed to move some of the largest, work class ROVs in the market.
Shell delays making decision on North Sea and Gulf of Mexico projects
The company is delaying final investment decisions (FIDs) on the Jackdaw natural gas field in the North Sea and the Whale deepwater oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico.
Covid-19 and low oil prices could cancel over half of 2020’s licensing rounds globally, predicts Rystad Energy
New licensed offshore acreage is likely to fall by about 60% and onshore acreage by 30% compared with 2019 levels, according to Rystad Energy.
Chevron awards Subsea 7 Anchor field contract
Subsea 7 will provide subsea installation services at the Anchor field in the Green Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico.
Oil discovery made in US Gulf of Mexico
The Monument exploration well found approximately 200 ft (c. 60 m) of net oil pay with good reservoir characteristics in Paleogene sandstone.
BHP awards McDermott contract for Trion FPU pre-FEED design
The pre-FEED scope includes engineering tasks related to the configuration, sizing and preliminary analysis of the FPU, including topsides, hull, risers and mooring.