Ecopetrol and Shell boast success at the ultra-deep-water Gorgon-2 well, which confirms the extension of a natural gas province offshore Colombia’s southern Caribbean coast.
The deepwater gas discovery reported by Ecopetrol and Petrobras offshore Colombia confirms the importance of the Caribbean region and increases the possibility for developing a new E&P frontier off northern South America.
Partners Exxon Mobil and Hess reported two new discoveries offshore Guyana at the Seabob-1 and Kiru-Kiru-1 wells, adding to the discovered recoverable resource estimate for the prolific Stabroek Block.
Schlumberger's Subsea Integration Alliance will provide deepwater E&P company Kosmos Energy with a subsea multiphase boosting system, topside equipment and a 16-mile integrated power and control unbilical.
FPSO One Guyana to begin production of Exxon Mobil’s Yellowtail development offshore Guyana in the prolific deepwater Stabroek block in 2025.
Now that a ROV-propelled acoustic sensor has proven the ability to locate blockage in a deepwater pipeline, TSC Subsea is looking into other use cases, such as detecting the buildup of hydrates and wax deposits before a plug form.
To reflect the change, Equinor and Shell have agreed to rename the North Platte development, located in the Garden Banks area of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, to Sparta.
The world’s first eighth-generation drillship, the Deepwater Atlas, is expected to begin operations at the Shenandoah project in the Gulf of Mexico later this year, according to a Transocean release.
LLOG Exploration Co. announced the first oil produced from its deepwater Gulf of Mexico Spruance Field, with 16,000 bbl/d of oil, as well as 13 MMcf/d of gas.
The joint venture between Canada-based Frontera and CGX Energy eyes potential offshore Guyana in hopes of replicating success seen in the nearby Stabroek block.