Gulf of Mexico upstream news

CannSeal’s technology is now available to US and Gulf of Mexico operators looking to extend the life of a mature well or re-establish well integrity.

The decision reflects a broader trend of majors embracing subsea tie-backs that offer quicker paths to first oil and attractive returns, according to Wood Mackenzie.

The project is expected to start production in late 2021 and produce up to 35 000 boe/d at peak rates.

The permitting work for the Appomattox project, which saw first oil in May 2019, helped define and clarify the safety requirements in BSEE’s recently published high pressure and high temperature related guidance documents.

The total cash consideration was US$965 million.

77.8 million acres of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico are scheduled for sale on August 21.

The company will provide MODEC with three 34-megawatt (MW) SGT-A35 gas turbine power generation packages for an FPSO vessel.

Norwegian based oil and gas solids solutions firm FourPhase is to install a sand management system for an offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico for a trial period.

The Zama appraisal programme in Block 7 in Mexico's Sureste Basin is operated by Talos in a consortium with Sierra Oil & Gas and Premier Oil.

GulfSlope Energy will retain and deploy a supra salt evaluation team consisting of three geoscientists and a manager to identify, evaluate and recommend targets for lease acquisition, farm-in and drilling.