Gulf of Mexico upstream news

Shell's remaining assets in the Mars corridor in the Gulf of Mexico, Mars and Ursa, remain shut in.

Petrobras' share of production from the fields in the first half of 2021 was 11.3 thousand boe/d.

Varying in duration from 18 months to 3 years, the contracts have a combined high six-figure value.

Tracerco will deploy Discovery, a subsea CT scanner designed for external scanning of pipelines, for an unnamed operator.

The Phase 2 project is expected to increase output at one of the largest fields in the Gulf of Mexico, with peak annual average gross production of 25 000 boe/d from the initial two well tieback.

The total contract value for the firm portion of the drilling contract is expected to be US$94 million and commencement is expected in February 2022.

A comprehensive damage assessment of the West Delta-143 (WD-143) offshore facilities from Hurricane Ida has revealed significant structural damage.

The Helix Q5000 well intervention vessel and 15K Intervention Riser System have been charted by a major operator in the US Gulf of Mexico.

McDermott will provide engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) for 30 miles (50 km) of pipeline and approximately 9 miles (15 km) of umbilical to connect five drill centres to a new offshore platform.

The company will provide nitrogen and leak testing for an E&P operator in the Gulf of Mexico.