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TGS Announces New Gulf of Mexico 3D Imaging Program Share your comments
TGS (OSLO: TGS) has announced a new 3D imaging program in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
6:57 AM EST | June 22, 2021
Shell Makes Significant Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Find Share your comments
Shell Offshore Inc, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE: RDS.A), has announced a 'significant' deepwater discovery.
5:09 AM EST | May 12, 2021
Bureau Pulls GOM Lease Sale on Biden Order Share your comments
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is rescinding the record of decision for the Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 257.
5:25 AM EST | February 15, 2021
Oil Discovery Made in US Gulf of Mexico Share your comments
Kosmos Energy (NYSE, LSE: KOS) announced Tuesday an oil discovery in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico at the Winterfell infrastructure-led exploration well.
6:37 AM EST | January 19, 2021
GOM Walker Ridge Seismic Program Starts Share your comments
CGG CEO Sophie Zurquiyah, above, said two priority discovery areas will be processed on an accelerated schedule. PHOTO SOURCE: CGG
7:19 AM EST | October 16, 2020
Murphy Contracts Drillship for 10 GOM Wells Share your comments
Pacific Drilling has won a contract from Murphy Oil Corp.
10:24 AM EST | July 30, 2020
BOEM Proposes New GOM Lease Sale Share your comments
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is proposing to offer approximately 78.8 million acres in a new Gulf of Mexico lease sale.
3:57 AM EST | July 20, 2020
Deepwater GOM Project Gets Green Light Share your comments
LLOG Exploration Offshore has sanctioned its Taggart discovery and finalized development plans for the deepwater Gulf of Mexico field.
7:31 AM EST | June 30, 2020
New Oil Discovery Made in US GOM Share your comments
Equinor revealed Monday that it has encountered oil in the Monument exploration well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
4:40 AM EST | April 07, 2020
Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 254 Attracts $93MM in High Bids Share your comments
Chevron, Shell Offshore and BP had the highest numbers in terms of total bids.
8:44 AM EST | March 19, 2020
Geophysical Firm Makes Deepwater OBS Debut Share your comments
Shearwater will use the SW Diamond, pictured above, in a pioneering project for the company. PHOTO SOURCE: Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS
9:04 AM EST | March 10, 2020
Shell Plans Major Drilling in Mexico Share your comments
Royal Dutch Shell is pushing ahead on its massive deepwater drilling plan in Mexico.
7:31 AM EST | February 26, 2020
Eni Makes Oil Discovery Offshore Mexico Share your comments
Eni revealed Monday that it has made a new oil discovery on the Saasken exploration prospect offshore Mexico.
5:19 AM EST | February 17, 2020
Shell Leases Platform for Deepwater GOM Work Share your comments
Grupo R has signed a contract with Shell Mexico for the lease of the La Muralla IV platform.
7:08 AM EST | February 05, 2020
Kosmos Abandons Oldfield Well in the Gulf Share your comments
Kosmos expects to record about $24 million of exploration expense related to the drilling project.
8:08 AM EST | January 30, 2020
BHP Awards Mexico Deepwater Contract Share your comments
DORIS will provide engineering services for BHP and PEMEX's Trion project.
12:14 PM EST | January 27, 2020
MF Bags 2 Deepwater Gulf of Mexico OBN Projects Share your comments
Magseis Fairfield has been awarded two consecutive deepwater ocean bottom node projects in the Gulf of Mexico by 'an undisclosed repeat customer'.
6:04 AM EST | December 30, 2019
Gulf of Mexico Oil Output Targeting Record Year Share your comments
2020 is expected to be another record year for the region with average production above 1.9 million barrels per day.
4:56 AM EST | December 27, 2019
Kosmos Completes US GOM Resolution Well Share your comments
Kosmos Energy announced Tuesday that it has completed drilling the Resolution exploration well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
7:53 AM EST | November 26, 2019
Hess Hits Oil Pay Near Tubular Bells Share your comments
Operator Hess holds a 57.14-percent stake in Esox, with Chevron U.S.A. Inc. owning the remainder.
9:24 AM EST | October 29, 2019
BP and Exxon Make Green Canyon Deals with Talos Share your comments
Talos Energy has struck two separate agreements with BP and ExxonMobil tied to new exploration opportunities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
12:29 PM EST | September 19, 2019
Pacific Drilling Rig Lands US Gulf Work Share your comments
Pacific Drilling on Tuesday released its updated fleet status report, which includes a bit of work in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. PHOTO SOURCE: Pacific Drilling
12:44 PM EST | August 13, 2019
W&T, Kosmos Strike Oil in US Gulf of Mexico Share your comments
W&T Offshore (operator) and project partner Kosmos Energy have made an oil discovery at the Gladden Deep exploration well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
12:08 PM EST | June 04, 2019
Talos Sets Offshore Mexico Record Share your comments
Talos reported a record-setting offshore Mexico core sample.
3:12 PM EST | April 16, 2019
BOEM Plans Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale in March Share your comments
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is holding an oil and gas lease sale including all available unleased areas in the federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
4:32 PM EST | February 13, 2019
Offshore Mexico Appraisal Well Encouraging Share your comments
The Zama appraisal program includes three penetrations.
11:30 AM EST | January 24, 2019
GOM Crustacean-themed Well Spuds Share your comments
EnVen Energy Corp. has spud its King Crab well on Ewing Bank Block 873 in its Lobster Field.
10:41 AM EST | November 30, 2018
New US GOM Seismic Project for TGS and Schlumberger Share your comments
TGS and Schlumberger announce a new multiclient nodal seismic project in the US Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
7:22 AM EST | October 12, 2018
BOEM Sets GOM-wide Lease Sale Share your comments
Lease Sale 252 will offer approximately 14,696 unleased blocks in the GOM Western, Central and Eastern planning areas.
1:55 PM EST | September 26, 2018
Byron Energy Expands Footprint in Gulf of Mexico Share your comments
The company has been notified by the BOEM that its bids for three GoM blocks were accepted.
12:47 PM EST | September 24, 2018
Byron Energy Starts Drilling Well in US Gulf Share your comments
Drilling has begun on a well in the Bivouac Peak Prospect East in Louisiana.
12:07 PM EST | August 27, 2018
Reduced Royalty Rates Will Lead to Even Greater Increase in GOM Activity Share your comments
Reduced royalty rates will lead to an even greater increase in activity in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association President Chris John.
6:38 AM EST | August 16, 2018
Oil Companies Make Few Bids In US Offshore Lease Auction Share your comments
Oil companies bid on less than 1% of the parcels offered in a sweeping US auction of Gulf of Mexico exploration leases.
2:43 PM EST | August 15, 2018
Shell Makes Large Discovery in Gulf of Mexico Share your comments
Shell has made a deepwater discovery offshore southeast of New Orleans.
11:08 AM EST | May 24, 2018
'Major' Deep Offshore Oil Discovery Made in US Gulf of Mexico Share your comments
A 'major' oil discovery has been made at the Ballymore prospect, located deep offshore in the US Gulf of Mexico.
5:32 AM EST | January 31, 2018
Shell Sweeps Nine Of 19 Blocks Awarded In Mexico Oil Auction Share your comments
Shell snapped up nine of 19 blocks in Mexico's prized Gulf of Mexico deep waters, emerging the clear winner in the country's biggest auction.
3:01 PM EST | January 31, 2018
Mexico's Energy Opening Faces Test In Deepwater Oil Auction Share your comments
An auction of deepwater oil and gas fields in Mexico this month may prove the last major opportunity for President Enrique Pena Nieto's government to capitalize on its opening of the energy sector.
7:20 AM EST | January 19, 2018
BHP Gearing Up to Start Drilling for Oil in Mexico's Deep Waters Share your comments
BHP Billiton is getting closer to drilling its first oil wells in Mexico's deep waters.
5:02 PM EST | October 02, 2017
Oil Producers Signal Offshore Return In Latest Gulf Of Mexico Auction Share your comments
Major oil producers pushed up high bids at a Gulf of Mexico offshore auction to $121 million, a nearly seven-fold increase from a year ago.
2:15 PM EST | August 16, 2017
Malaysia's Petronas Says Awarded Shallow-Water Oil And Gas Block In Mexico Share your comments
Petronas says it has been awarded a shallow-water oil and gas exploration block that it will jointly operate with Ecopetrol in the Mexican portion of the Gulf of Mexico.
4:43 PM EST | August 02, 2017
Mexico Oil Privatization Pays Off With Billion-Barrel Find Share your comments
It's the first new find by a private company in the country in almost 80 years, according to consultant Wood Mackenzie.
9:38 AM EST | July 12, 2017
BP Says 1B Additional Barrels 'Possible' In Gulf Of Mexico Hubs Share your comments
BP says the oil company's use of a new seismic imaging technology has identified 1 billion additional barrels of "possible resources" at four of its US offshore fields.
9:12 AM EST | May 01, 2017
Eni CEO Says Mexico Oil Find Likely Bigger Than Estimates Share your comments
Eni says there could be more than 800 million barrels of oil in place in its recent discovery off the coast of Mexico.
2:47 AM EST | March 29, 2017
Shell Approves New Gulf Of Mexico Project, First Since 2015 Share your comments
Shell has given the go-ahead to develop its Kaikias deepwater field in the Gulf of Mexico, the first such project the oil and gas company has approved in 18 months.
4:42 AM EST | February 28, 2017
Statoil May Stop Drilling In US Gulf Of Mexico Share your comments
Statoil is considering whether to end its costly search for oil and gas in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
1:00 AM EST | January 06, 2017
W&T Offshore Strikes Black Gold at Mahogany Field Share your comments
New WAZ seismic data leads W&T Offshore to drilling success at Mahogany.
9:28 AM EST | January 06, 2017
Mexico Oil Auction Succeeds in Drawing World's Biggest Drillers Share your comments
Mexico's first competitive deepwater oil auction surpasses expectations as eight of the 10 blocks are awarded to some of the world's top oil firms.
2:10 AM EST | December 06, 2016
Proposed Regulations Could Negatively Impact GOM Seismic Activity Share your comments
A recent BOEM proposal could negatively affect the economic feasibility of seismic survey activity in the Gulf of Mexico.
11:15 AM EST | October 14, 2016
BHP Strikes Oil at Caicos in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Share your comments
BHP Billiton reports exploration success with its Caicos well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
11:12 AM EST | October 05, 2016
Schlumberger, TGS Begin 300-Block Gulf of Mexico Data Acquisition Program Share your comments
TGS and Schlumberger begin a data acquisition program covering over 300 blocks in the Green Canyon, Atwater Valley and Ewing Bank protraction areas of the Central Gulf of Mexico.
12:55 AM EST | August 04, 2016