As a major hurricane approaches, oil companies are evacuating their staff from the Gulf of Mexico.
On Monday, U.S. producers of oil scrambled to evacuate their staff from offshore oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico as the second major storm to hit in two weeks is predicted to ravage them. The U.S.
Offshore Oil Wells, Ports Shut as Hurricane Sally Advances on U.S. Gulf
Energy companies, ports and refiners raced on Monday to shut down as Hurricane Sally grew stronger while lumbering toward the central U.S. Gulf Coast, the second significant…
BP Starts-up Thunder Horse Expansion in Deep-Water Gulf Field
Energy giant BP said that it has started up the Thunder Horse Northwest Expansion project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, four months ahead of schedule and 15 percent…
Trump to Order Review of Federal Land Use
U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday to identify national monuments that can be rescinded or resized - part of a push to open up more federal lands to drilling…
BP Brings Thunder Horse South Online
BP today announced that it has started up the Thunder Horse South Expansion project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico 11 months ahead of schedule and $150 million under budget.
Shell Advances Deep Water GoM Play
Shell takes final investment decision for the Appomattox deep-water development in Gulf of Mexico. Royal Dutch Shell plc has announced the final investment decision…
Gulf of Mexico Sees First LNG-powered OSV
A special Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) has been delivered to Shell for its deepwater operations in the Gulf of Mexico. The vessel, Harvey Energy, is chartered from Harvey…
Shell’s Largest GoM Platform Starts Production
Shell has begun production from the Mars B development through Olympus, the company’s seventh and largest floating deepwater platform in the Gulf of Mexico. It is the…
