Narrow-azimuth (NAZ) seismic acquired during the first quarter over Jubilee is undergoing processing, with initial results delivering a significant uplift in imaging quality. That should improve further through an ocean-bottom node seismic campaign, planned for later this year. The results should upgrade the velocity model, with a beneficial impact on the NAZ processing.
Shell PLC has put onstream a second tieback to the Appomattox production hub in the Gulf of America.
Dover, discovered 2018 in the deepwater Norphlet play, contributes 20,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day (boed) at peak, according to a statement Tuesday on the British energy giant’s United States website. Shell owns 100 percent of Dover through Shell Offshore Inc.
Subsea7 has won a “substantial” contract for a subsea tieback development in the US Gulf of Mexico for an undisclosed client.
Exact terms of the deal were not revealed, though the Luxembourg-based subsea contractor deems a contract “substantial” when its value falls between $150 million and $300 million.
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has activated its Hurricane Response Team and is monitoring offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico as they continue their response to Hurricane Helene.