The FPSO Liza Destiny is used for the Liza Phase 1 project offshore Guyana, which delivered first oil in December 2019.
Offshore Guyana dominates Hess’ 2020 spending plans
Hess has given details of its global 2020 capital and exploratory budget.
Jan 28th, 2020
The drillship Noble Tom Madden drilled the Uaru exploration well in 6,342 ft (1,933 m) of water off Guyana.
ExxonMobil makes another deepwater oil discovery off Guyana
Jan 27th, 2020
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Sentinel Midstream, Freepoint align to advance deepwater port
Jan 23rd, 2020
North Platte is about 275 km (171 mi) offshore Louisiana.
Worley wins North Platte FPU FEED contract
Jan 23rd, 2020
The Egina FPSO is in OML 130 offshore Nigeria.
Africa Oil joins major deepwater Nigeria oil projects
Jan 23rd, 2020
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India set for deepwater gas upturn
Jan 23rd, 2020
Under the revised plan, field development called for two development wells and a 6-mi subsea tieback to the Lucius spar platform.
Streamlined Buckskin project shows virtues of capital efficiency
Jan 22nd, 2020
Leviathan platform.
Deepwater Leviathan gas project secures Israel’s energy needs
Jan 22nd, 2020
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Deepwater sanctioning to fuel the rise of the subsea market
Jan 22nd, 2020
The Seadrill West Capricorn drilled the Resolution prospect in the Garden Banks area in 4Q 2019.
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico still offers tremendous resource potential
Jan 22nd, 2020
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Americas, sub-Saharan Africa to continue domination of high-impact drilling
Jan 22nd, 2020
The Noble Don Taylor drilled the Bulleit discovery well in Green Canyon block 21 for Talos Energy.
Operators continue to find new oil reserves in deepwater Gulf, despite scaled-back drilling campaigns
Jan 21st, 2020
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2020 Status of US Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Discoveries
Get the latest updates of US Gulf of Mexico deepwater discoveries sorted by field name, year of discovery, water depth, operator, onstream status, and production facility type.
Jan 21st, 2020
A thicker wall steel pipe protected against collapse during installation; and provided greater resistance against buckling during operation.
Cognac pipeline stretched the boundary of deepwater
In the late 1970s, Shell’s Cognac project took deepwater oil and gas development to a new level by quadrupling those water depths.
Jan 21st, 2020
Agogo was developed as a subsea tieback to the N’Goma FPSO, which serves the block’s West Hub.
Agogo oil field goes onstream offshore Angola
Eni has started production from the deepwater Agogo oil field in block 15/06 off Angola.
Jan 17th, 2020
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Petrobras offers more Brazil deepwater fields
Petrobras has put up for sale its interests in two deepwater post-salt concessions in the Espírito Santo basin offshore Brazil.
Jan 17th, 2020
The semisubmersible Heydar Aliyev is drilling the SAX01 well on the Shafag-Asiman block in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea.
BP spuds first well on Shafag-Asiman offshore Azerbaijan
The semisubmersible Heydar Aliyev has spudded the first exploration well on the Shafag-Asiman block in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea, according to BP.
Jan 16th, 2020
The drillship Maersk Voyager has received a three-well contract offshore Africa from Total.
Total wildcat offshore Angola to establish new water depth record
Total has confirmed a three-well exploration contract offshore southwest Africa for the 7th generation drillship Maersk Voyager.
Jan 14th, 2020
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New offshore investment cycle emerging
Total offshore oil and gas resources approved for development last year were 20.6 Bboe, according to Rystad Energy.
Jan 14th, 2020
Malikai is the first deepwater TLP in Malaysia.
Shell invests in Malikai Phase 2 offshore Malaysia
Sabah Shell Petroleum Co. Ltd., the operator of the Malikai TLP offshore Sabah, is investing in a second phase of the Malikai deepwater development.
Jan 13th, 2020
Artist impression of the Sangomar field FPSO.
Woodside confirms main contracts for Sangomar Phase 1 offshore Senegal
Woodside and its joint venture partners have approved Phase 1 of the Sangomar field development in the Sangomar Offshore and Sangomar Offshore Deep oil blocks off Senegal.
Jan 10th, 2020
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Impetus continues for high-impact, frontier offshore drilling
Ninety-one high-impact wells were drilled globally last year, 36% up on the total for 2018, according to Westwood Energy.
Jan 10th, 2020
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Guyana, Arctic Russia lead 2019 offshore exploration successes
Exploration worldwide delivered 12.2 Bboe of new resources in 2019, the highest volume since 2015, according to consultant Rystad Energy.
Jan 9th, 2020
Conceptual image of the Sangomar Phase 1 development offshore Senegal.
Sangomar project offshore Senegal closer to full approval
Senegal’s government has approved the Woodside Energy-led joint venture’s exploitation plan for Rufisque Offshore, Sangomar Offshore and Sangomar Deep Offshore.
Jan 9th, 2020
Conceptual image of the block A-6 project offshore Myanmar. Not to scale.
Up to 10 wells for ultra-deepwater Myanmar gas tieback
Total/Woodside Energy’s block A-6 project in the Rakhine basin offshore Myanmar will be the country’s first ultra-deepwater development.
Jan 9th, 2020
The ultra-deepwater semisub Development Driller III has received a one-year contract offshore Trinidad.
Transocean seeing increasing demand for ultra-deepwater floaters
Transocean Ltd. has secured an additional $352.9 million of backlog from new contracts and extensions.
Jan 8th, 2020