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US & Gulf of Mexico Offshore Regional Report

Drilling & Completion

Chevron deploys Pacific Santa Ana for GoM deepwater drilling campaign

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...

Heidelberg deepwater GoM oil discovery appraisal drilling succeeds

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

McMoRan tests Davy Jones discovery well offshore Louisiana

The flow test of McMoRan Exploration Co.’s (NYSE:MMR) Davy Jones 1 well in South Marsh Island block 230 continue.

Field Development

AMEC wins topsides FEED for Mad Dog Phase 2 deepwater GoM project

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.

BP contracts Technip for Mad Dog Phase 2 spar FEED

BP has awarded Technip (Paris:TEC) a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for the spar hull and mooring systems for the Mad Dog Phase 2 project in deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

Deepwater GoM Mad Dog Phase 2 moves ahead

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

Subsea

AF Gruppen to remove North Sea compressor platform

Statoil (OSE:STL; NYSE:STO) has awarded AF Group a contract, on behalf of operator Gassco, to remove and recycle the B-11 compressor platform in the German North Sea.

Petrobras orders Oceaneering-record umbilicals for Lula, Sapinhoá

Petrobras has contracted Oceaneering International to supply 200 km (125 mi) of thermoplastic production control umbilicals for projects in the Santos basin offshore Brazil.

Murphy contracts McDermott for deepwater Malaysia oil development

McDermott International Inc. (NYSE: MDR) subsidiary Berlian McDermott Sdn Bhd has won a contract for subsea engineering, procurement, construction, transportation, installation, and commissioning i...

Geology & Geophysics

Shell engages drillship for French Guiana wells

Tullow Oil says a drillship has been contracted for two wells offshore French Guiana.

Deepwater seismic activity spreads through West, East Africa

African Petroleum (NSX:AOQ) has contracted Prospector Pte (BGP Marine) to acquire seismic surveys on two blocks offshore Cote d’Ivoire.

TGS begins 3D seismic sweep in UK far north

TGS (TGS:Oslo) has started to acquire 3,210-sq km (1,239-sq mi) of 3D multi-client seismic data over the Erlend basin, west of Shetland.

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Pipeline & Transportation

Enterprise orders pipe for Lucius oil export line in GoM

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.

Discovery Gas Transmission to add to deepwater GoM facilities

Foster Wheeler Upstream (FWLT:NASDAQ GS) has won a contract from Discovery Gas Transmission for design engineering and technical services for a junction platform, facilities, and associated pipelin...

McDermott signs agreement for spool base services in Gulf of Mexico

McDermott International, Inc. says it has signed a 10-year frame agreement with Helix Subsea Construction, Inc. for spool base services in the Gulf of Mexico.

Production

Caesar/Tonga deepwater GoM development sees first production

First production is flowing from the deepwater Gulf of Mexico Caesar/Tonga development.

Petrobras produces first oil from deepwater Gulf of Mexico Cascade field

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. has started producing the deepwater Cascade field in the Gulf of Mexico.

ATP brings fourth deepwater Telemark Hub well onto production

ATP Oil & Gas Corp. (NASDAQ:ATPG) has first oil production from the fourth well at the Telemark Hub.

Rigs/Vessels

Chevron deploys Pacific Santa Ana for GoM deepwater drilling campaign

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...

Vantage takes over Dragonquest deepwater drillship

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

Diamond sells jackup to Hercules

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE:DO) has agreed to sell its Ocean Columbia jackup drilling rig to Hercules Offshore Inc. (NASDAQ:HERO) for $40 million.

US & Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil & Gas News

BSEE Director outlines path forward at OTC

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Director James A. Watson delivered remarks in early May at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas.

Bluewater Energy Services commissions FES for stab plate connector systems

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 deploys Pacific Santa Ana for GoM deepwater drilling campaign

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...