U.S. Offshore
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May 20, 2025
Leaders from the American Petroleum Institute and National Ocean Industries Association today voiced their support of the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service’s release of a new biological opinion for the Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico.
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May 20, 2025
U.S. officials from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have lifted the stop-work order for Equinor's Empire Wind project, offshore New York. “I would like to thank President Trump for finding a solution that provides for continued investments in energy infrastructure in the U.S.," said Anders Opedal, President and CEO of Equinor ASA.
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May 20, 2025
TDI-Brooks has recently finalized a geological evaluation in the Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico on behalf of Enbridge. For this project, TDI-Brooks utilized the R/V BROOKS MCCALL, executing 38 piston cores (PC), 7 gravity cone penetration tests (gCPTs), and 82 box cores (BC).
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May 19, 2025
Sable Offshore has restarted production at the Santa Ynez Unit (SYU), offshore California, marking a major milestone for the development once owned by ExxonMobil. The Santa Ynez Unit was previously shut down in May 2015 after facing regulatory hurdles and a pipeline leak.
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April 2025
Big changes may be headed for hydrocarbon projects
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May 12, 2025
Equinor ASA got no new signals that the Trump administration would reconsider the halt imposed on the Empire Wind project when its CEO met with a top White House official last week. Now the company must decide whether it will kill the project.
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May 02, 2025
National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Erik Milito issued a statement on Friday in support of the House Natural Resources Committee reconciliation package. "Chairman Westerman’s bill is a game-changer for offshore energy," Milito said.
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May 01, 2025
Shell Offshore Inc. and Shell Pipeline Company (SPLC), subsidiaries of Shell plc (Shell), have completed the previously announced agreement to increase their stake in the Ursa platform in the Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico from 45.39% to 61.35%.
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April 30, 2025
EnerMech has secured a significant contract from LLOG Exploration Co. for pre-commissioning services at the Salamanca Platform in the Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico. The award follows a previous contract in for topside pre-commissioning services which EnerMech secured in 2024.
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April 21, 2025
Chevron and TotalEnergies have launched production at the Ballymore project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of America, a tieback expected to deliver up to 75,000 barrels per day. The field connects to the Blind Faith platform and marks Chevron’s first development in the Norphlet trend.
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April 18, 2025
The National Ocean Industries Association issued a statement after U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced the next steps in a new offshore oil and gas leasing program.
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April 14, 2025
bp today announced an oil discovery at the Far South prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico. This discovery underscores bp's renewed focus on upstream exploration, part of its strategy reset announced in February 2025. Chevron co-owns the Far South prospect with 42.5% interest.
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April 08, 2025
Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell), a subsidiary of Shell plc, today announced the start of production at Dover, the second subsea tieback connecting new wells to the existing infrastructure of the Shell-operated Appomattox production hub in the Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico.
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April 04, 2025
Subsea7 has been awarded a sizeable contract by Shell Offshore for the Sparta deepwater development. The project involves the transportation and installation of a floating production system (FPS) off the coast of Louisiana at water depths of up to 1,635 meters.
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April 02, 2025
INEOS Energy has completed its acquisition of the U.S. Gulf business held by CNOOC's U.S. subsidiary. The deal increases INEOS' production globally to over 90,000 boed and marks the third major investment by INEOS Energy in the U.S. in the past three years.
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March 28, 2025
A federal district judge on Thursday ruled against a Biden administration sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico, faulting the government with failing to sufficiently analyze its possible effects on the climate and endangered whales.
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March 27, 2025
The Railroad Commission of Texas (Texas RRC) reported record-setting volumes in 2024 for both oil and natural gas in the state. "These latest records further demonstrate Texas’s position as a global leader in oil and gas production,” said RRC Chairman Christi Craddick.
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March 13, 2025
Murphy Oil Corporation has announced an agreement to acquire the BW Pioneer FPSO from BW Offshore. The FPSO will remain at its current location, supporting operations at the Cascade field and Chinook field in the Gulf of America.
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February 21, 2025
ConocoPhillips will sell its interests in the Gulf of Mexico Ursa and Europa fields to Shell for $735 million, both companies confirmed today. ConocoPhillips continues to work towards a strategy of divesting noncore assets, while Shell looks to strengthen its deepwater portfolio.
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February 19, 2025
Sentinel's Texas GulfLink deepwater port has received approval from the U.S. DOT's Maritime Administration, marking a critical step forward for crude oil exports after a multi-year review process.
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February 14, 2025
U.S. President Trump ordered the creation of a White House council focused on steering the U.S. toward “energy dominance,” with the promise of action as soon as next week. The council will be led by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, with Energy Secretary Chris Wright as its vice-chair.
