140 results found for 'south timbalier'

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  • OceanGate Dives in GoM

    24 October 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    OceanGate Inc. (OGI), a global provider of deep-sea manned submersible solutions, has completed a series of dives in the Gulf of Mexico to observe the ecological impact of decommissioned oil platforms on ocean life using the 5-person manned submersible Antipodes. This expedition was part of an initial study related to the “Rigs to Reefs” program, […]

  • USA: EPL Completes Acquisition of Oil-Weighted Gulf of Mexico Properties

    15 February 2011
    Business & Finance

      Energy Partners, Ltd.  announced today the closing of three transactions, including the acquisition of oilweighted Gulf of Mexico shelf properties, closing of $210 million of 8.25% senior Notes due 2018 used to fund the acquisition and entry into a new $250 million credit facility with $150 million of undrawn revolving capacity. Gary Hanna, EPL’s […]

  • McMoRan Updates Gulf of Mexico Exploration & Development Activities

    3 December 2010
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    McMoRan Exploration Co.  updated its shallow water Gulf of Mexico exploration and development activities, including in-progress drilling at three ultra-deep prospects and two deep gas prospects and other activities. Shallow Water, Ultra-deep Exploration Activities The Blackbeard East ultra-deep exploration well commenced drilling on March 8, 2010 and is currently drilling below 29,000 feet. The well […]

  • USA: Oil company ordered to pay $4 million for offshore violations

    7 April 2016

    U.S. oil company Energy Resource Technology (ERT) has been sentenced to three years of probation, and has to pay a $4 million fine and $200,000 community service payment for violations on its Gulf of Mexico facilities in 2012. The company pleaded guilty to two felony counts of violating the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and two […]

  • USA: McMoRan Exploration Provides Update on Its Gulf of Mexico Operations

    29 March 2011
    Business & Finance

      McMoRan Exploration Co. updated its shallow water Gulf of Mexico (GOM) exploration and development activities, including updates on its three inprogress ultra-deep exploration wells, the Laphroaig #2, Hurricane Deep and Boudin deep gas wells, and other development and production activities. Shallow Water, Ultra-Deep Exploration Activities The Davy Jones offset appraisal well (Davy Jones #2) […]

  • USA: McMoRan Provides GoM Exploration and Development Update

    29 June 2011
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    McMoRan Exploration Co. today updated its exploration and development activities and also provided an update on its cumulative findings to date from its shallow water, ultra-deep exploration and development activities on the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Shelf. McMoRan has actively pursued large ultra-deep targets located in the shallow waters of the GOM below the salt […]

  • Hercules Offshore: 2Q Net Income at $16.6 Million

    31 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Hercules Offshore, Inc. today reported net income from continuing operations of $16.6 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, on revenue of $211.5 million for the second quarter 2013, compared with a net loss from continuing operations of $52.5 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, on revenue of $154.5 million for the second quarter 2012. As outlined in the Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial […]

  • Shell: Repairs to Begin at Glider Field

    16 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Shell has been given green light by the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) to start repairs at Glider field, following the release of oil from its subsea infrastructure last week. Glider field is located in Green Canyon Block 248 in the Gulf of Mexico. The incident was reported approximately 90 miles south of Timbalier Island, Louisiana. […]

  • Shell Reports Subsea Oil Discharge in Gulf of Mexico

    13 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    A crude oil spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico from a Shell subsea well-head flow line, approximately 90 miles south of Timbalier Island, Louisiana, Thursday. Shell reported that a two mile by thirteen mile sheen was observed in the area of its Glider field, a group of four subsea wells located in Green Canyon […]

  • Oil Spills from Shell’s Pipeline in GoM

    13 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    An estimated 88,200 gallons of oil were reportedly released from a Shell subsea well-head flow line in the Gulf of Mexico, some 90 miles south of Timbalier Island, Louisiana on Thursday morning, according to the US Coast Guard. “A Shell helicopter observed an oil sheen near the Glider subsea tieback system at the Brutus tension-leg platform,” Shell said in a […]

  • PHOTO: Shell’s oil spill in Gulf of Mexico

    16 May 2016

    The U.S. Coast Guard has shared the above image, showing the oil spill response efforts following a discharge from Shell’s Glider field in the Gulf of Mexico last week. The image shows two 210-foot and two 95-foot vessels conduct skimming operations on May 14, 2016, in response to an estimated 88,200 gallons of crude oil […]

  • Restoring Louisiana’s first line of defense against hurricanes

    1 October 2021
    Infrastructure

    Last Friday, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards joined the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) to announce the completion of massive restoration efforts on Trinity-East Island. The island was restored as part of the Terrebonne Basin Barrier Island and Beach Nourishment project, which includes the restoration of West Belle Headland and Timbalier Island. The Terrebonne […]

  • Samsung C&T to build Vietnam’s first LNG terminal

    25 June 2019
    Project & Tenders

    The consortium led by the South Korean Samsung C&T, a Samsung Group company, has won a deal to build Vietnam’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal.

  • New patrol boat to join illegal fishing fight

    28 July 2006

    A new Navy patrol boat designed to monitor Australia’s northern waters for illegal fishing will be commissioned at Port Pirie in South Australia tomorrow. The Armidale class ship, to be called HMAS Pirie, is the latest in a new fleet of ships dedicated to border security operations. Lieutenant Commander Kimbal Dunsmore, commanding officer of the […]

  • Ophir Starts Drilling Operations on Mlinzi Mbali-1 Well Off Tanzania

    27 November 2013

    Ophir Energy announced that drilling operations have now commenced on the Mlinzi Mbali-1 well in Block 7, Tanzania. Ophir has an 80% net interest in the well which is located c.210km east of Dar es Salaam and is being drilled by the Deepsea Metro I drillship. Mlinzi Mbali-1 is the first well on Block 7 […]

  • USCG, Shell Wrap Up Skimming Ops in GoM Oil Spill

    17 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    The oil spill response crews have concluded skimming operations at this time as they have recovered more than 84,000 gallons of oily-water mixture following an oil spill from a Shell subsea well-head flow line in the Gulf of Mexico, the US Coast Guard informed. The skimming operation were concluded due to the lack of visible recoverable oil being found […]

  • Tanzania: Ophir Announces Commencement of Mlinzi Drilling Operations

    27 November 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Ophir Energy plc (“Ophir” or “the Company”) announces that drilling operations have now commenced on the Mlinzi Mbali-1 well in Block 7, Tanzania. Ophir has an 80% net interest.The well is located c.210km east of Dar es Salaam and is being drilled by the Deepsea Metro I drillship. Mlinzi Mbali-1 is the first well on […]

  • Ophir Energy: Drilling Begins at Mlinzi Mbali Well Offshore Tanzania

    27 November 2013

    Ophir Energy plc announces that drilling operations have now started on the Mlinzi Mbali-1 well in Block 7*, Tanzania. Ophir has an 80% net interest.The well is located c.210km east of Dar es Salaam and is being drilled by the Deepsea Metro I drillship. Mlinzi Mbali-1 is the first well on Block 7 and is targeting a […]

  • Madagascar Begins Salvage Operation for Grounded TROMSO

    24 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Madagascar authorities have begun a salvage operation off the country’s north coast to prevent a major oil spill from the grounded tanker TROMSO. TROMSO, managed by World Tankers Management Pte Ltd (WTM), Singapore, that ran aground in the Diego Suarez Bay on Apr 17th, was carrying around 10,000 mt of crude oil on board. The operation […]

  • USCG, Shell Continue Oil Spill Clean Up

    16 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    The US Coast Guard managed to remove more than 51,000 gallons of oily-water mixture after some 88,200 gallons of oil spilled from a Shell subsea well-head flow line in the Gulf of Mexico on May 12. A total of five on-water recovery vessels have been deployed to conduct skimming operations at the site of the incident, which occurred some 90 miles south of […]

  • Lyttelton Port Recovery Plan under Development

    23 June 2014

    Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says he is using the powers of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act 2011 to allow for timelier redevelopment of the badly damaged Lyttelton Port. “Under the CER Act I have today directed Environment Canterbury and Lyttelton Port Company to prepare a Lyttelton Port Recovery Plan,” Mr Brownlee says. “Lyttelton […]

  • Subsea in May

    7 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. The greatest highlight last month, and so far this year, was the merger announcement between the largest provider of subsea equipment to the industry, FMC Technologies, and the Europe’s biggest oilfield-services provider Technip. Harkand […]

  • Intermed Defends Role of Mediterranean Ports

    22 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    Last week in the European Parliament the Intermed association, comprising the ports of Barcelona, Marseilles and Genoa, defended the excellent potential of Mediterranean ports to achieve more balanced and sustainable logistics in Europe. The president of the association and most senior representative of the port of Marseilles, Mr Jean- Claude Terrier, presented the paper “The […]

  • New Zealand: New Plan to Ensure Effective Operations at Lyttelton Port

    23 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee said that he is using the powers of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act 2011 to allow for timelier redevelopment of the badly damaged Lyttelton Port. “Under the CER Act I have directed Environment Canterbury and Lyttelton Port Company to prepare the Lyttelton Port Recovery Plan,” Mr Brownlee said. “Lyttelton […]

  • Pan Ocean’s Q1 Earnings Down 40 Pct

    17 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    Freshly restructured South Korean dry bulk shipping company Pan Ocean posted an almost 40 percent drop in earnings for the first quarter of this year amid tonnage oversupply coupled with subdued demand from the market. Pan Ocean’s profit was USD 63.1 million in the first three months of this year against USD 103.9 million reported […]