BP announces start-up of GoM’s Herschel Expansion
BP has announced the start-up of the first of three wells at the Herschel Expansion project in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Equinor to press ahead with North Platte as TotalEnergies exits
TotalEnergies is dropping out of the North Platte development, in the US Gulf of Mexico.
Bristow with high hopes for oil and gas despite ‘disappointing results’
Helicopter operator Bristow (NYSE: VTOL) has posted a set of “disappointing financial results” as a combination of issues, including Hurricane Ida, dented profits.
BP and Rosneft only oil explorers to deliver 1billion+ barrels in 2021
BP and Rosneft were the only companies to deliver more than a billion net barrels of oil equivalent through exploration last year, according to new research.
Oil expertise meets CCS ambitions in Lapis Energy
Is there a space for carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a service? Recently formed Lapis Energy is betting there is, eyeing opportunities in the US, UK, Europe and South East Asia.
Report sheds light on lifeboat incident which killed two on Shell oil platform
A report containing the findings of an investigation into a fatal accident on a Shell platform in the US has been released.
Oil firms spend $192million on Biden’s first – perhaps last – Gulf of Mexico auction
Oil companies spent $191.7 million buying drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, during a robust government auction that underscored the industry’s appetite for new crude as the White House seeks to shifts the US away from fossil fuels.
Everything’s bigger in Texas: Acorn CCS firm Storegga bringing carbon capture to Gulf of Mexico
Storegga, the company behind the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Aberdeenshire, will apply its technology for a new scheme in Texas.
Apache Corp takes £326million decommissioning hit over long-sold Gulf of Mexico assets
Apache Corporation has taken a hit of £326million ($446m) over decommissioning costs for Gulf of Mexico oil and gas assets it sold nearly a decade ago.
Tems clinches six-figure deal for work in Gulf of Mexico
Aberdeen-based Tems International has secured three new contracts worth a total of more than £500,000 for work in the Gulf of Mexico.
Aberdeen consultancy Xodus in US expansion with OGS deal
An Aberdeen-headquartered energy consultancy is expanding its footprint across the Atlantic with the acquisition of Houston-based Ocean Geo Solutions (OGS).
BP starts oil production from Thunder Horse expansion project
Oil and gas giant BP has successfully started up production from its Thunder Horse South Expansion Phase 2 project.
Valaris creates virtual tour of oil rig
Valaris has created a virtual tour of an oil rig operating in the Gulf of Mexico.
Shell’s Mars field restart delayed until 2022
Some Shell production in the US Gulf of Mexico will not return before the first quarter of next year, owing to damage to the West Delta-143 (WD-143) facility.
Oil climbs as US supplies slow to return after Ida’s battering
Oil climbed toward $70 a barrel after a run of three weekly gains as investors tracked the slow restoration of supplies in the Gulf of Mexico and the outlook for demand and inventories over the fourth quarter.
Shell takes Ida damage, Noble declares force majeure
Shell Offshore has reported damage to its West Delta-143 (WD-143) offshore facilities following Hurricane Ida.
ExxonMobil taps strategic oil reserve after Ida shuts Gulf output
ExxonMobil is tapping the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve to revive gasoline production in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida left much of the devastated state’s refining and oil production offline.
Ida injures four on Globetrotter II, disrupts Houma heliport
Four workers on the Noble Globetrotter II have been evacuated after the drillship was caught up in Hurricane Ida.
Noble rig rides out Gulf of Mexico hurricane
Noble Corp. has reported its Noble Globetrotter II drillship is safe after undergoing “hurricane-force conditions”.
Oil giants brace for tropical storm Ida
Tropical Storm Ida has formed in the Caribbean and is forecast to a grow into a powerful hurricane in the days ahead, wreaking havoc across the Gulf of Mexico and ultimately crashing into the US coast.
Updated: Five dead and six injured following Gulf of Mexico platform explosion
Five people have been killed and several others are injured or missing following an explosion at a Pemex oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Shell approves major Whale
Shell has taken the final investment decision (FID) on the Whale project, in the US Gulf of Mexico, copying many of the aspects of its Vito project.
Oil firm Pemex says no environmental damage from Gulf of Mexico fire
Oil firm Pemex has said there was no environmental damage caused, days after a viral clip was shared online of an "eye of fire" near an offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Emergency crews snuff out Gulf of Mexico pipeline fire near Pemex oil platform
A fire near the Pemex Ku-Maloob-Zaap oil platform complex in the Gulf of Mexico has been controlled following a gas leak.
Storegga, company behind Acorn project, forms CCS joint venture in US
Storegga Geotechnologies, the driving force behind Aberdeenshire’s Acorn project, is eyeing up carbon capture and storage (CCS) opportunities across the pond.