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Gulf of Mexico

chevron-sanctions-anchor-project-gulf-of-mexico-map — The Anchor Field is located in the Green Canyon area, approximately 140 miles (225 km) off the coast of Louisiana, in water depths of approximately 5,000'

Chevron sanctions Anchor project in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

WorkBoat Staff

OSV_hornbeck_offshore — Will increased Jones Act enforcement benefit the offshore industry? Hornbeck Offshore photo.

Support for the Jones Act

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IC15007_Press-01-702x336 — For the second quarter of 2019, net loss attributable to Seacor Marine was $28.4 million, and operating loss was $16.5 million. Incat Crowther photo

Seacor to make cuts in Gulf of Mexico personnel

Ken Hocke

bp_thunderhorse_platform_dusk — In January 2017, BP started up the Thunder Horse South Expansion in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, a major project that added a new subsea production system roughly two miles to the south of the existing Thunder Horse platform. BP photo.

Bill introduced to amend offshore OCS revenue sharing

WorkBoat Staff

Diamon Offshore — Photo courtesy of Diamond Offshore

Oil price drop would dampen the offshore rebound

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Screen Shot 2019-05-16 at 4.03.31 PM — Diver working on the containment installation amidst oil plumes in the Gulf of Mexico. USCG photo

USCG says Gulf oil leak finally contained after 14 years

WorkBoat Staff

Gulf lease sale attracts $244 million in high bids

Ken Hocke

Interior announces regionwide oil and gas lease sale for Gulf

Ken Hocke

THNWX-WVela-with-jumper-OSVs-702x336 — The $1.3 billion Atlantis Phase 3 development is the latest example of BP’s strategy of growing advantaged oil production through its existing production facilities in the Gulf. BP photo

BP announces expansion plans in the Gulf of Mexico

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Ensco semi — An Ensco ultradeepwater semisubmersible. Ensco plc photo

What is a towing vessel?

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Shell Appomattox — Production is expected to start on the Shell Appomattox project before the end of 2019. Shell photo

Sliding oil prices could derail U.S. Gulf rebound

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