Gulf of Mexico upstream news
Shell to go ahead with PowerNap subsea tie-back in Gulf of Mexico
The project is expected to start production in late 2021 and produce up to 35 000 boe/d at peak rates.
Shell's Appomattox first high temperature project to gain BSEE approval
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.
Shell completes sale of Gulf of Mexico Caesar-Tonga asset to Equinor
The total cash consideration was US$965 million.
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announces region-wide lease sale for Gulf of Mexico
77.8 million acres of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico are scheduled for sale on August 21.
Siemens to support MODEC operations offshore Mexico
The company will provide MODEC with three 34-megawatt (MW) SGT-A35 gas turbine power generation packages for an FPSO vessel.
FourPhase enters US market
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.
Talos Energy completes Zama appraisal programme
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 launches Gulf of Mexico shallow prospect programme
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.
Maersk Drilling secures contracts with Repsol Exploración Mexico
The contracts are for a two-well project in Block 10 and 29 in the Gulf of Mexico.
Trendsetter Engineering awarded contract for TC2 connection systems
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.