Deepwater

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October 24, 2019
The U.S. has forfeited some $18 billion tied to oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico since 2000 because of a decades-old law that gave energy companies a break on paying royalties when drilling in deep waters, federal investigators concluded Thursday.
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October 16, 2019
The project financing was secured by a consortium of nine international banks. The company expects to draw the loan in full, phased over the construction period of the FPSO.
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October 11, 2019
The project required data collection over multiple deepwater lease blocks in the greater Perdido and Mars development areas to support clearance of potential environmental, engineering, geological and archaeological hazards ahead of planned drilling activities.
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October 03, 2019
Global contractor Dolphin Drilling has secured further work for its Borgland Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig to start in early 2020.
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September 16, 2019
Achievements include new technologies in key basins; strengthening position in the South Atlantic; further growth onshore; enhancing imaging and efficiencies; and expanding the value chain through data and analytics.
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August 29, 2019
BP has closed one chapter in its U.S. business, exiting Alaska decades after transforming the state into an oil powerhouse. Now it’s time for a new phase in the company’s American story.
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August 12, 2019
Woodside Energy Senegal awarded Halliburton nine conditional contracts for drilling and completion services for SNE Field Development Phase 1 offshore Senegal.
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August 08, 2019
Talos Energy reported successful drilling operations in its Bulleit and Orlov prospects in the Green Canyon deepwater Gulf of Mexico block as part of its second quarter 2019 earnings results.
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July 30, 2019
A man who stole deepwater trade secrets on behalf of China was convicted in federal court following the FBI's dismantling of his "prolific network".
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July 17, 2019
BHP completes phase three of its deepwater drilling campaign offshore Trinidad, discovering gas in three new wells.
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June 25, 2019
LLOG Exploration Company, LLC has announced that it has initiated production from the Buckskin Project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
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June 10, 2019
Oceaneering International, Inc. has secured a contract to perform the first-ever deepwater Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) survey in Mexican waters.
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May 23, 2019
Shell has started at the Appomattox FPSO system months ahead of schedule, opening a new frontier in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
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May 22, 2019
TGS and Schlumberger announced a strategic collaboration for multiclient ocean-bottom node projects in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
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May 14, 2019
Eni has made a new light oil discovery in Block 15/06, in Angola’s deep offshore.
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May 14, 2019
Together, Upwing Energy, an artificial lift technology company, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), one of the world’s leading industrial firms, have been selected by DeepStar, a global offshore research and development consortium, to perform a feasibility and conceptual study of Upwing’s Magnetic Drive System (MDS) for Electric Submersible Pumps (ESPs).
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May 13, 2019
Equinor has exercised its preferential rights to acquire an additional 22.45% interest in the Caesar Tonga oil field from Shell Offshore Inc for a total consideration of $965 million in cash.
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May 10, 2019
TechnipFMC has been awarded an integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract by BP for the Thunder Horse South Expansion 2 Project in the GOM.
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May 08, 2019
BP approves Thunder Horse South expansion Phase 2
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May 06, 2019
Oilfield technology firm Airborne Oil & Gas and engineering company SÍMEROS Technologies have signed a collaboration agreement, which aims to deliver the first qualified thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) risers in the deepwater region of Brazil.
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May 01, 2019
Deepwater mooring rope manufacturer, Lankhorst Offshore, has been awarded a contract by TechnipFMC to supply the mooring lines for the Energean Power Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) for the Karish and Tanin gas fields, located in the eastern Mediterranean, approximately 55.92 mi (90 km) offshore Israel.
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