Gulf of Mexico News

Ecopetrol continues to grow in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico
4/1/2014, Oilvoice
US Interior details next phase of Gulf of Mexico revenue-sharing plan
3/31/2014, Platts
White House strategy to cut methane takes aim at oil industry
3/31/2014, Fuelfix
Houston area gets eighth CNG station
3/31/2014, Fuelfix
BSEE Responds to Emergency Disconnect and Production Shut-in on Gulf of Mexico Production Facility at Helix Producer 1
3/28/2014, BSEE
Williams Partners adding new oil and gas producers for $1.1 billion Gulfstar FPS project offshore GOM
3/25/2014, Tulsa World
Baker Hughes buys Weatherford’s pipeline business
3/25/2014, Fuelfix
US energy boom may augur new export era
3/24/2014, eenews.net
U.S. approves energy transfer plan for natural gas pipeline to Mexico
3/22/2014, Oilvoice
Report: Increased rig demand lifting drillers’ prospects in 2014
3/22/2014, Oilvoice
Freeport-McMoRan makes $321M of $850M high bid total in central Gulf of Mexico oil lease sale
3/21/2014, Hydrocarbons-technology.com
Energy XXI was the high bidder in 10 shallow-water blocks in Central GOM Sale 231 for approximately $2.6 million
3/21/2014, Wall Street Journal
GulfSlope Energy high bidder on 22 out of 23 bids in Central GOM Sale 231
3/21/2014, Oilvoice
Gulf Coast Energy Resources High Bidder On Six Shelf Leases In Central Gulf Of Mexico Lease Sale
3/21/2014, PR Newswire
Lease Sales 231 Garner $872 Million in High Bids Covering 1.7 million acres in Gulf of Mexico
3/20/2014, BOEM
Fewer firms submit bids in offshore Gulf auction; down to 42, from 56 just two years ago;
3/19/2014, Fuelfix
US energy boom demands $641B in infrastructure, study finds
3/18/2014, Fuelfix
Chesapeake Energy files to spin off $2.2B oil field unit named Seventy Seven Energy
3/17/2014, Fuelfix
Feds lift ban blocking BP from new offshore drilling contracts
3/14/2014, Fuelfix
Energy XXI chief: Massive Gulf merger will drive oil field growth
3/14/2014, Fuelfix
Energy XXI to acquire EPL Oil & Gas to become the largest public oil and gas producer on the U.S. Gulf of Mexico shelf
3/13/2014, oil voice
Senate panel blocks vote on LNG export plan
3/13/2014, Fuelfix
Rooster Energy enters into definitive agreements for the acquisition of Cochon Properties, LLC, and Morrison Well Services, LLC
3/11/2014, Oilvoice
Byron Energy provides update on SM6#1 well;anticipating a spud date in early to mid-April, 2014
3/11/2014, Oilvoice
CNBC's Jim Cramer weighs in on Louisiana's role in energy boom
3/11/2014, Nola.com
Shell puts pioneering natural gas-based motor oil on store shelves
3/10/2014, Fuelfix
BOEM's Bob Sebastian appointed to Special Assistant reporting to Chief of the Office of Strategic Resources in Washington, D.C.
3/9/2014, BOEM
Bernanke: Energy ‘a bright spot’ in recovering economy
3/8/2014, Fuelfix
Natural Gas Producers say they are here to stay
3/6/2014, Fuelfix
ExxonMobil to start production at record number of new oil and gas projects in 2014;heavy oil expansion project in Canada and deepwater projects in the Gulf of Mexico
3/6/2014, Oilvoice
Committee being formed to promote Gulf drilling
3/6/2014, bidnessetc.com
Allison Marine Contractors, a division of The Allison Companies, LLC, announces the completion of a Temporary Work Deck for the Williams’ Gulfstar 1 Project
3/6/2014, University of Texas at Austin
CEO: Oil industry ‘no longer the deep pocket’ as costs soar
3/5/2014, Fuelfix
BP to form separate business to manage US lower 48 onshore oil and gas assets
3/5/2014, Oilvoice
REVISED Sale 231 List of Blocks Available - to include Eugene Island Area Blocks 107, 222, 223, and South Marsh Island Area, South Addition, Block 144 Reference Federal Register Correction Notice (79 FR 11125)
2/28/2014, BOEM
PetroQuest Energy announces 2013 year-end and 4th qtr results;closed acquisition of GOM price for $189 million
2/28/2014, Oilvoice
Outlook for offshore pipe industry strong in 2014 according to Tata Steel report
2/27/2014, Oilvoice
SandRidge closes sale of Gulf of Mexico business to Fieldwood Energy LLC, for $750 million
2/27/2014, Oilvoice
Crimson Gulf announces new pipeline acquisition of a pipeline system in South Louisiana from Harvest-Marks Pipeline, LLC
2/26/2014, Oilvoice
Apache sets 2014 spending at $8.5 billion, N. America a focus
2/26/2014, Reuters