RWE wins Gulf lease for US offshore wind

The energy giant aims to build a capacity of up to 2GW for fixed-bottom offshore wind energy at a location situated 44 miles away from the Louisiana coastline

Shell to take over as operator of Gulf of Mexico field from Equinor

Equinor will retain 49% of its stake in the project, which has been renamed as the Sparta development

bp starts operations at Hershel Expansion in Gulf of Mexico

The first well is expected to boost production by an estimated 10,600 barrels of oil equivalent a day

‘Significant milestone’: bp starts production from Manuel project in Gulf of Mexico

The wells are expected to boost gross platform production by an estimated 20,100 barrels of oil equivalent per day

RWE delivers its first LNG to Britain

A total of around 150,000m3 of LNG was loaded from Sabine Pass Liquefaction Terminal in the Gulf of Mexico and transported on the Gaslog Savannah LNG carrier

BP starts up Gulf oil field ahead of schedule and under budget

The Thunder Horse Northwest Expansion project is expected to boost production by around 30,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day

Shell makes final investment decision in Gulf of Mexico development

Vito is said to have an estimated recoverable resource of 300 million barrels of oil equivalent

BP field expansion starts early and under budget

BP’s expansion of the Thunder Horse field in the Gulf of Mexico has started ahead of time and under budget. The development of the new subsea production system will boost the site’s production capacity by an additional 50,000 barrels of oil each day. The project has begun 11 months early and is expected to cost […]

BP green lights $9bn project in Gulf of Mexico

BP has given the go-ahead for a deepwater project worth $9 billion (£7.2bn) in the Gulf of Mexico. The Mad Dog Phase 2 oil project will consist of a new floating production platform with a capacity of 140,000 gross barrels of crude oil per day from up to 14 production wells. Oil production under the project, […]

Shell to sell $425m Gulf of Mexico oil assets

Shell has agreed to sell a number of assets in the Gulf of Mexico to EnVen Energy for $425 million (£324.73m). The Brutus/Glider assets include a platform, four blocks of oil fields and oil and gas subsea pipelines. They produce the equivalent of 25,000 barrels of oil a day or 5.8% of Shell’s output in the Gulf of Mexico. […]