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April 17, 2024
Investors in ExxonMobil Corp. have the excitement of huge discoveries in Guyana, and TotalEnergies SE and Shell Plc can look to promising deep-water finds in Namibia. But for bp, real value lies in an intensely drilled region where the company has decades of experience — the Gulf of Mexico.
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April 07, 2024
Akal-B, which is part of the Cantarell production complex, produces 200,000 bopd 900,000 cfgd. The fire began where gas fuel pipes feed the platform’s turbo machinery.
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February 26, 2024
Woodside's decision to use Dril-Quip's BigBore IIe Subsea Wellheads will leverage the system's field-proven sealing technology and 2 MM lb. lockdown capacity. The BBIIe system eliminates lockdown sleeves during drilling and production, which can save rig time and reduce costs.
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February 14, 2024
Woodside announced that the Trion oil and gas project has received approval for its Social Impact Assessment from the Mexican Ministry for Energy.
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January 09, 2024
When complete, Trion will have a production capacity of 100,000 bpd and connect to a 950,000 bbl capacity floating storage and offloading vessel.
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December 20, 2023
Hess Corp. was the high bidder in a U.S. auction for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico, which raised a total of $382 million from oil giants before the Biden administration imposes a two-year hiatus for future sales.
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December 20, 2023
Woodside Energy has awarded a major contract to Mexican company Eseasa Offshore, S.A. de C.V. to supply shore base facilities and services for Woodside’s operations supporting the Trion oil and gas project offshore Mexico.
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December 19, 2023
The fields in the deal with PetroBal, located on Campeche’s coast, produce about 16,350 boed. PetroBal acquired the exploration and production rights to the field in 2016 as part of a consortium with Fieldwood Energy.
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December 18, 2023
Trendsetter’s scope of work includes engineering, design, manufacture, and installation support of Trendsetter’s TCS subsea connectors for both the production and gathering systems, multiple production and injection manifolds and their foundations.
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November 20, 2023
The U.S. Coast Guard is still trying to find the source of an oil leak estimated to have dumped 26,000 barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana.
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October 24, 2023
The company will supply infield flowlines and jumpers for the Trion project in deepwater Mexico.
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September 28, 2023
Talos will co-lead the planning, drilling, construction and completion of all Zama wells and the planning, execution, and delivery of Zama's offshore infrastructure.
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September 08, 2023
The latest drilling campaign entailed the drilling of six new wells, including three producing wells and three wells dedicated to water injection, as part of a secondary recovery project.
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July 21, 2023
The contracts include the design, engineering and manufacturing of hose and steel tube flying leads, and electrical and hydraulic distribution manifolds for various locations in the Gulf of Mexico, all of which is scheduled to be delivered by early 2024.
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July 18, 2023
The spill was about 400 square kilometers (154 square miles) earlier this month and may have grown to about two-thirds the size of Mexico City.
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June 20, 2023
The project will target the development of an estimated 479 MMboe. The subsurface has been extensively appraised, with six well penetrations undertaken across the field, informing Woodside’s understanding of this large, high-quality conventional oil field. 
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May 30, 2023
Talos President and Chief Executive Officer Timothy S. Duncan commented, “As we accelerate recent momentum and advance Zama toward FID and first production, we are confident that Carso is the right partner at the right time.
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April 25, 2023
Based on preliminary estimates the discovery may contain 200 to 300 MMboe in place.
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March 17, 2023
Yatzil-1 EXP is the second commitment well of Block 7 and the eight successful one drilled by Eni in the Sureste Basin.  It is located approximately 65 km off the coast, and 25-30 km away from other oil discoveries.
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February 07, 2023
Block 29 is located in the Salina Basin offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 88 km from the state of Tabasco. It covers an area of 3,254 km2. The study will involve two fields, which are 16 km apart at water depths ranging from 460 to 600 m.
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January 04, 2023
Expected combined gross production rates are in-line with pre-drill estimates of approximately 15-20 Mboed. The two wells will produce through a shared riser system at the Ram Powell facility.
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