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Murphy awards Subsea7 contract for String Music subsea tieback

June 3, 2026

(World Oil) — Subsea7 has been awarded a contract by Murphy Exploration & Production Company, a subsidiary of Murphy Oil, to support development of the String Music project in the Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico. The scope of work includes engineering, procurement, construction and offshore installation of a production flowline and associated subsea infrastructure that will tie the development back to the

Shell, INEOS advance tieback opportunities near Appomattox hub

May 6, 2026

(World Oil) – INEOS Energy and Shell Offshore Inc. have agreed to pursue new exploration and development opportunities tied to the Appomattox platform in the Gulf of America, targeting near-field resources that can be developed via subsea tiebacks. The agreement focuses on prospects within tieback distance of existing infrastructure, including Shell’s pre-FID Fort Sumter discovery, the planned Sisco exploration well and an

Occidental discovers oil at Bandit prospect in U.S. Gulf

April 9, 2026

(World Oil) – Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) has reported an oil discovery at the Bandit prospect in the U.S. Gulf of America/Mexico, encountering oil-bearing sands in a key deepwater exploration area offshore Louisiana. The exploration well, located in Green Canyon Block 680 about 125 miles south of the Louisiana coast, encountered high-quality oil in Miocene formations. The company and its partners are evaluating

Shell, INEOS make new oil discovery in Norphlet play in U.S. Gulf

December 22, 2025

(World Oil)– Shell and INEOS Energy have made their first oil discovery in the Gulf of America after confirming hydrocarbons at the Nashville exploration well, a deepwater Norphlet find operated by Shell. The Nashville well, drilled in the Norphlet formation, was drilled more than five miles beneath the seabed and encountered high-quality oil in what the companies described as one of the

bp delivers seventh major 2025 startup with Atlantis Drill Center 1 expansion

December 11, 2025

(World Oil) – bp has achieved first oil from the Atlantis Drill Center 1 expansion in the U.S. Gulf of America, marking the company’s seventh major upstream project startup of 2025 and its fifth to come online ahead of schedule. The two-well subsea tieback to the existing Atlantis platform is expected to add roughly 15,000 boed of gross peak annualized average production. Atlantis—one

BOEM proposes oil, gas lease sale for 80 million acres in Gulf

June 27, 2025

(World Oil)– The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published a Proposed Notice of Sale (PNOS) for Lease Sale 262, the first of three offshore auctions in the Gulf of America under the 2024–29 Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program. The sale would offer about 15,000 unleased blocks—roughly 80 million acres—located 3 to 231 miles offshore in water depths from

Shell EVP Gulf of America appointed President, Shell USA

May 5, 2025

(Oil & Gas 360) – HOUSTON, May 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Gretchen Watkins, President, Shell USA since July 1, 2018, will step down, effective July 31, 2025, after seven years in role. Colette Hirstius, currently Executive Vice President, Gulf of America, will take on the responsibility of President, Shell USA, in addition to her current role as Executive Vice President, Gulf of America, effective August

Chevron starts oil production from Ballymore Project in Gulf of America

April 21, 2025

(Oil & Gas 360) – HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced today that it started oil and natural gas production from the Ballymore subsea tieback in the deepwater Gulf of America. Ballymore, the latest in a series of Chevron projects to start up in the past year, represents another step towards the company’s goal to produce 300,000 net barrels per day of

Judge rules against sale of Gulf of America oil drilling rights

March 28, 2025

(World Oil) – A federal district judge on Thursday ruled against a Biden administration sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of America, faulting the government with failing to sufficiently analyze its possible effects on the climate and endangered whales. However, U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta in Washington left open the question of what to do about

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