Chevron Announces First Oil From Blind Faith Field in Gulf of Mexico Deepwater

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Facility Expected to Produce 70,000 Barrels of Oil Equivalent Per Day SAN RAMON, Calif., Nov 12, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) today announced that it has started crude oil ...


BP Announces Gulf of Mexico Discovery

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

BP America Inc. announced today an oil discovery at its Freedom Prospect in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The well, located in Mississippi Canyon Block 948, approximately 70 miles southeast ...


Eni acquires 5 new exploration licenses in US Gulf of Mexico

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Eni's winning bids totalled approximately $11 million. All the new leases are 100% - owned and operated by Eni and are located in the Keathley Canyon Area, one of the ...


Shell injecting new life into Ursa and Princess Fields in Gulf of Mexico

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Shell announced today that it has achieved yet another milestone in the Ursa/Princess Waterflood project. First injection of water occurred on July 3, 2008, and is planned to continue for ...


BHP Billiton Starts Production From Neptune Facility In The Deepwater Gulf Of Mexico

Monday, July 7th, 2008

BHP Billiton announced today that first oil and natural gas production has commenced from the Neptune development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The single-column tension leg platform (TLP) is ...


BHP Billiton Begins Production from Neptune Facility in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

Monday, July 7th, 2008

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BHP Billiton announced today that first oil and natural gas production has commenced from the Neptune development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The single-column tension leg platform (TLP) ...


Petrobras participates in discovery in ultra-deep

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Gulf of Mexico waters (Rio de Janeiro, May 26, 2008) – PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S/A - PETROBRAS, [Bovespa: PETR3/PETR4, NYSE: PBR/PBRA, Latibex: XPBR/XPBRA, BCBA: APBR/APBRA], a Brazilian international energy company, announces the ...


Crosstex Energy Signs Agreement with Contango to Process Gulf of Mexico Deep-Shelf Gas Production

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Crosstex Energy, L.P. (NASDAQ: XTEX) (the Partnership) today announced an agreement with Contango Operators, Inc. to process gas from Contango’s Mary Rose gas field discoveries that successfully tested deep-shelf ...


Eni starts development of the Longhorn gas field located in the Gulf of Mexico deepwater

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Initial production is expected to begin in March 2009 with a gross peak production rate of 200 million cubic feet per day (approx. 35,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day) San ...


TGS Announces Another New Multi-Client 3D Survey in the Gulf of Mexico

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Company Acquires Data for March 2009 Lease Offering Asker, Norway (27 February 2008) – TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) announces today its recently commenced multi-client 3D survey in the Gulf of Mexico. ...