Offshore
Deepwater
Top 12 Recent Gulf of Mexico Discoveries
May 2021: Pliocene Discovery in Mississippi Canyon Block 503 Flows 1,089 bbl of Oil, 22.519 MMcf of Gas per Day
Exploration & Production , Digital Oilfield
How to Deliver Data-driven Value to Offshore Operators
Condition based maintenance has the potential to deliver data-driven value to offshore operations on two major conditions—that the data leveraged is of high quality and that decision makers are willing to accept risk.
Investment , Policy & Regulations , Energy Transition
Biden Administration Approves First Major US Offshore Wind Farm
Approval of the Vineyard Wind project, which will be located off the coast of Massachusetts, is a significant milestone in the more than decade-long effort to permit a commercial-scale offshore wind project in U.S. waters.
Exploration & Production
Chevron Shuts Tamar Gas Field Offshore Israel as Unrest Flares
The Israeli energy ministry said all of Israel’s energy needs will continue to be met despite the shutting down of Tamar.
Field Development
Australia Hits Oil Producers with Levy to Decommission Abandoned Timor Sea Field
The move, announced in the government’s 2021-22 budget late May 11, came as a surprise as it was not flagged in a proposed new framework for decommissioning rules set out last month.
People , Drilling
Former Pacific Drilling CEO Bernie G. Wolford Joins Diamond Offshore
In his appointment, Bernie G. Wolford Jr. succeeds Marc Edwards, Diamond Offshore’s former chairman, president and CEO who retired from the company following its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month.
Discoveries
Shell Makes ‘Significant’ Oil Discovery in Deepwater GoM
The Leopard well hit more than 600 ft of net oil pay at multiple levels, Shell said.
Deepwater , Seismic
TGS Commences Acquisition on Santos 3D Multiclient Phase 4 Offshore Brazil
TGS, a global provider of energy data and intelligence, said on May 10 it has commenced acquisition on Santos multiclient 3D Phase 4 survey offshore Brazil.
Deepwater , Seismic
CGG Bags OBN Imaging Work with Equinor in Brazil
CGG has been awarded a major contract by Equinor on May 10 for the seismic imaging of its Bacalhau 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey covering 409 sq km currently being acquired in Brazil’s deepwater Santos Basin.
Exploration & Production
Petrobras Signs Contract to Build Seventh Platform in Buzios Field
The platform has the capacity to process 180,000 barrels of oil per day and 7.2 million cubic meters of gas per day, Petrobras said.