Port Fourchon Sees Weeks for Ida Recovery
Port Fourchon, America’s biggest base supporting the U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore oil industry, appears to have largely withstood a powerful punch left by Hurricane Ida after the Category 4 Continue Reading
US offshore output, LNG terminal utilization steady as storms move through Gulf
Tankers in path of Fred, Grace could see delays Chevron moves some workers from platforms Back-to-back storms passing through the Gulf of Mexico could delay LNG tankers reaching US terminals Continue Reading
Shell greenlights Gulf of Mexico ‘Whale’ oilfield project
Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) announced plans on Monday to develop a new oilfield in the Gulf of Mexico, its first major project to get the go-ahead since a Dutch court Continue Reading
Shell Makes Deepwater Discovery
Shell Makes Significant Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Find Shell Offshore Inc, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, announced a “significant” discovery at the Leopard prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf Continue Reading
Gulf Of Mexico Oil & Gas Pipelines Need Better Safety Regulations
The U.S. Department of the Interior lacks a robust oversight process to monitor and ensure the safety and integrity of some 8,600 miles of active offshore oil and gas pipelines Continue Reading
Offshore Oil Is Much Greener Than You May Think
Offshore oil has built some well-deserved bad rap over the decades because of oil spills, and it has frequently been the specific target of protest action from environmentalists. But if Continue Reading
Offshore Oil & Gas Spending Set To Jump To $44 Billion In 2021
After last year’s lowest spending on new field developments in 30 years, the offshore oil and gas sector is set to significantly increase capital expenditures this year to around US$44 Continue Reading
Chevron’s Gulf of Mexico operation may be most at risk from Biden oil and gas policy proposals
More restrictive oil and gas leasing, permitting and drilling on US federal lands and waters proposed by the Biden administration cast a wide net, but lack critical details and the Continue Reading
Biden Ban Could Hit Deepwater GOM Hardest
President Joe Biden’s temporary halt to drilling on federal lands leaves the vast majority of U.S. crude production untouched, though it may be the death knell for the Gulf of Continue Reading
Unplugged: Abandoned oil and gas wells leave the ocean floor spewing methane
The Gulf of Mexico is littered with tens of thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells, and toothless regulation leaves climate warming gas emissions unchecked. Out on the deck of Continue Reading