140 results found for 'south timbalier'

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  • South Korea commits $150B to help revive US shipbuilding

    31 July 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    South Korea has pledged $150 billion into a dedicated United States shipbuilding rejuvenation fund, as part of a much larger, $350 billion bilateral trade agreement with Washington. According to the South Korean government, the deal will aim to breathe new life into the American vessel construction industry, in return for a lower tariff rate of […]

  • Oil, gas, and LNG weaving energy security web

    2 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Transition

    The winds of change are still gathering speed as they blow across the global energy industry, but they have not managed to dislodge oil and natural gas from their top spots in the energy mix. These fossil fuels, alongside LNG, are still keeping their finger on the pulse of the worldwide energy security lifeforce as vital signs of strength in countries’ energy flows.

  • Contango Bites Dust at South Timbalier Well (USA)

    30 October 2012

    Contango Oil & Gas Company announced today that it has reached total depth on its South Timbalier 75 prospect (Fang) and no commercial hydrocarbons were found. The Company will proceed to plug and abandon the well. The Company expects to incur approximately $23.0 million to drill, plug and abandon this well, including leasehold costs. The […]

  • Debris Removed from South Timbalier 220 Wellhead

    9 August 2013

    The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has announced that, together with U.S. Coast Guard, and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (Walter), continue to oversee and coordinate response efforts to secure the South Timbalier 220 natural gas Well A-3 which went out of control on July 23 setting the Hercules 265 rig on fire.  […]

  • USA: EPL Buys Remaining South Timbalier Field Interest

    18 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Energy Partners, Ltd., U.S. based, independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company, has acquired additional oil and natural gas interests in the EPL operated South Timbalier 41 field from W&T Offshore, Inc. for $32.4 million. Prior to the acquisition, EPL owned a 60% working interest in the field, located approximately 60 to 72 miles […]

  • Well Intervention Work Continues at South Timbalier 220 in GoM

    31 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Coast Guard, and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (Walter), through the Unified Command, continue to oversee and coordinate response efforts to secure the South Timbalier 220 natural gas Well A-3. Safety of personnel and protection of the environment remain the top priorities. All available options to […]

  • BSEE Conducts Visual Observation Inside South Timbalier 220 Well

    9 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Coast Guard, and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (Walter), through the Unified Command, continue to oversee and coordinate response efforts to secure the South Timbalier 220 natural gas Well A-3. Safety of personnel and protection of the environment remain the top priorities. All debris is now […]

  • Rowan Rig to Drill Relief Well at South Timbalier 220 (USA)

    29 July 2013

    The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Coast Guard, and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (Walter), through the Unified Command, continue to oversee and coordinate response efforts to secure the South Timbalier 220 natural gas Well A-3. In a statement issued last night BSEE said that safety of personnel and protection of the […]

  • BSEE, Coast Guard Continue Response Activities at South Timbalier 220

    2 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Coast Guard, and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (Walter), through the Unified Command, continue to oversee and coordinate response efforts to secure the South Timbalier 220 natural gas Well A-3. Safety of personnel and protection of the environment remain the top priorities. All available options to […]

  • BSEE: Drilling of South Timbalier 220 Relief Well Begins (USA)

    6 August 2013

    The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has announced that drilling operations began Sunday on the relief well, at the South Timbalier 220 area in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, using the Rowan EXL-3 jack-up rig, contracted by Walter. Drilling is expected to continue for approximately 35 days. Many factors can affect the expected schedule including weather […]

  • Drilling of Relief Well Starts at South Timbalier 220 in Gulf of Mexico

    6 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Coast Guard, and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (Walter), through the Unified Command, continue to oversee and coordinate response efforts to secure the South Timbalier 220 natural gas Well A-3. Safety of personnel and protection of the environment remain the top priorities. Drilling began on the […]

  • BSEE: Rowan EXL-3 Rig to Spud South Timbalier Relief Well This Week

    31 July 2013

    The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Coast Guard, and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (Walter), through the Unified Command, continue to oversee and coordinate response efforts to secure the South Timbalier 220 natural gas Well A-3.  The BSEE said: “All available options to safely secure the natural gas well remain under consideration. […]

  • BSEE, Coast Guard Continue Preparations for Well Intervention Work at South Timbalier 220

    29 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Coast Guard, and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (Walter), through the Unified Command, continue to oversee and coordinate response efforts to secure the South Timbalier 220 natural gas Well A-3. Safety of personnel and protection of the environment remain the top priorities. All available options for […]

  • BSEE: Hercules 265 Natural Gas Flow Stops

    26 July 2013

    The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) announced that the  flow of natural gas under pressure at the Hercules 265, South Timbalier 220 natural gas well, has stopped. The gas flow was feeding the rig fire, which has decreased to a small flame. The rig and natural gas well are located 55 miles offshore Louisiana in a water depth […]

  • USA: Technip Bags Pipeline Installation Contract in Gulf of Mexico

    18 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Technip was awarded by the Discovery System a lump sum pipeline installation contract for Discovery’s South Timbalier Block 283 Junction Platform project. The pipelines will be installed between existing facilities in South Timbalier 280 and Ewing Bank 873 and the new platform in Block 283, at water depths ranging from 83 to 244 meters. The […]

  • Technip Bags Pipeline Installation Job in U.S. Gulf

    18 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Technip has been awarded by the Discovery System a lump sum pipeline installation contract for Discovery’s South Timbalier Block 283 Junction Platform project. The pipelines will be installed between existing facilities in South Timbalier 280 and Ewing Bank 873 and the new platform in Block 283,at water depths ranging from 83 to 244 meters. The […]

  • BSEE: Sheen No Longer Visible Near Hercules 265 Rig (USA)

    2 August 2013

    The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has announced that, together with U.S. Coast Guard, and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (Walter), continue to oversee and coordinate response efforts to secure the South Timbalier 220 natural gas Well A-3.  All available options to safely secure the natural gas well remain under consideration. Work is […]

  • Hercules 265 Natural Gas Flow Stops

    26 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) announced that the  flow of natural gas under pressure at the Hercules 265, South Timbalier 220 natural gas well, has stopped. The gas flow was feeding the rig fire, which has decreased to a small flame. The rig and natural gas well are located 55 miles offshore Louisiana in a water depth […]

  • USA: Blake International Receives 3 Well Contract in Gulf of Mexico from W&T Offshore

    8 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    Blake International USA Rigs recently received a 3 well contract for the Blake Rig 1006, a 1000 horsepower self-erecting platform rig. W&T Offshore, Inc. is scheduled to commence mobilization to South Timbalier 316 in mid-July 2011. The rig is being made ready at Blake International’s 44 acre yard and fabrication facility in Houma, LA [mappress] […]

  • Houston Energy gets Gulf of Mexico license

    25 October 2017

    Otto Energy has informed that its partner Houston Energy has been awarded the South Timbalier 235 (ST 235) lease under Gulf of Mexico Central Lease Sale 249. Houston Energy bid a total US$210,999 in relation to the ST 235 lease and was the apparent high bidder in August 2017 as part of Central Lease sale 249. […]

  • BSEE Sets Up Panel to Investigate Well Control Incident in U.S. GoM

    30 July 2013

    BSEE Gulf of Mexico Regional Director Lars Herbst has stood up a Panel Investigation into the loss of well control event that took place July 23 at South Timbalier Block 220 Well A-3, approximately 55 miles offshore Louisiana. The investigation led by BSEE will focus on determining the cause(s) of the loss of well control […]

  • LLOG installs Delta House FPS, hits target in GoM

    24 October 2014
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    LLOG Bluewater (LLOG) has installed its Delta House floating production system (FPS) in Mississippi Canyon 254, in the Gulf of Mexico.  LLOG Bluewater is a joint venture between LLOG Exploration L.L.C. and Blackstone Energy Partners and its affiliates. Delta House FPS reached its location in mid-September 2014. It is located 130 miles southeast of New Orleans […]

  • Fire Breaks Out on Hercules 265 (USA)

    24 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Further to the notice of a well control incident on the jack-up drilling rig Hercules 265, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has announced that a fire has broken out on the mentined rig. The natural gas leaking from the well ignited at 10:50 p.m. CDT July 23, 2013. A total of 44 workers […]

  • Hercules Offshore: Loss of Well Control in Gulf of Mexico

    24 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Hercules Offshore yesterday announced that it is experiencing a well control incident on jackup drilling rig Hercules 265, a 250′ mat-supported cantilevered unit. Efforts are ongoing to regain control of the natural gas well. At this time, all personnel on board have been evacuated and are being transported to a secure location. The rig was […]

  • BSEE: Flow of Natural Gas Stopped on Hercules 265

    26 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Coast Guard, and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (Walter) have stood up a Unified Command to continue overseeing and coordinating response efforts to secure the South Timbalier 220 natural gas well, following the loss of well control Tuesday. This morning, it was confirmed that the flow […]