FES International has secured a contract to supply stab plate connectors with retraction mechanisms to Bluewater Energy Services for a turret being delivered by AMEC to Marine Well Containment Co. 

Chevron Corp. has announced that the deepwater drillship Pacific Santa Ana has arrived in the Gulf of Mexico to work for Chevron under a five-year contract with a subsidiary of Pacific Drilling S.A.

BP has contracted AMEC to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services for the topsides facilities for the Mad Dog Phase 2 deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico.

Eni confirms its deepwater Gulf of Mexico Heidelberg oil discovery with an appraisal well and side track in Green Canyon block 903.

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. has ordered 105 mi (169 km) of 42-inch pipe from Tata Steel for a new crude oil export pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico.

BHP Billiton (NYSE:BBL) says it has precommitted funding for Mad Dog Phase 2 in deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:APC) has awarded Technip (PARIS:TEC) a contract for deepwater (7,000 ft/2,130 m) subsea work at the Lucius field in Keathley Canyon, Gulf of Mexico.

Vantage Drilling Co. (NYSE Amex: VTG) has agreed to acquire the ultra-deepwater drillship Dragonquest from Valencia Drilling Corp. for $164 million.

Forum Subsea Technologies has launched its new Tomahawk multi-role ROV.