Gulf of Mexico upstream news

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.

The contracts are for a two-well project in Block 10 and 29 in the Gulf of Mexico.

Shell plan to use Trendsetter’s 15 000 psi 2 in. connectors to deliver gas lift service in the Princess Field located in the Gulf of Mexico.

The work will be performed in water depths of up to 6500 ft on different assets within the Gulf of Mexico and is currently forecasted to commence as early as July 2019.

The geophysical survey will be performed for BHP at its Trion development.

The initial deployment is expected in 2021 on a 20 000-psi well in the Gulf of Mexico.

The discovery was made at Gladden Deep in Mississippi Canyon block 800.

Rystad Energy forecasts that 2019 production will average 1.95 million bpd, with some months potentially touching the 2 million bpd ceiling.