Tag: Gulf of Mexico
Anadarko halts GoM operations ahead of ‘Gordon’
US oil company Anadarko said on Monday that it has evacuated workers and shut down production on two oil platforms in the northern Gulf...
U.S. oil prices rise as Gulf oil rigs evacuated ahead of...
(Reuters) - U.S. oil prices rose on Tuesday, breaking past $70 per barrel, after two Gulf of Mexico oil platforms were evacuated in preparation...
Date set for next Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease...
(MAREX) U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt has announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will offer approximately 78 million...
US to sell oil and gas leases in Gulf of Mexico
The US Department of Interior is set to allow oil and gas firms to explore and develop 77.3 million acres offshore Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi,...
Largest oil and gas lease sale in U.S. history set for...
The U.S. Department of the Interior will offer 77.3 million acres offshore of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida for oil and gas exploration...
Chevron announces major oil discovery in deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) has made a significant oil discovery at the Ballymore prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Ballymore is located in the...
Shell sweeps nine of 19 blocks awarded in Mexico oil auction
(Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) snapped up nine of 19 Gulf of Mexico oil and gas blocks awarded in a Mexican auction on...
Gulf of Mexico could pump record oil in 2018 – Wood...
(Chron) Oil and gas production could reach an all-time high in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico this year as companies cut...
Stones FPSO designed for swift disconnection from approaching storms
(Offshore) The FPSO Turritella in the Gulf of Mexico is in the deepest-water setting of any floating production system to date, at around 2,900 m (9,500...
Oil workers sue Shell over Gulf of Mexico platform fire
(Reuters) Three offshore oil workers filed a lawsuit against units of Royal Dutch Shell and Enbridge, seeking $1 million in damages for injuries they...