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Picture of Huntington Beach during the 1920s oil boom

Posted in California, Gulf of Mexico, Offshore Energy - General, tagged , , , on May 12, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Huntington Beach athletic teams are still known as the “Oilers,” despite calls for change.

The Way We Were Photos

Exploration and development have improved dramatically over the past 100 years, and have become much more efficient. Only 57 platforms are producing about 1.7 million barrels/day in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Still work to do and continuous improvement must always be the objective.

Perdido Platform, Gulf of Mexico, 7835′ water depth, 320km south of Freeport, Texas

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Good news for America!

Posted in energy policy, Gulf of Mexico, Offshore Energy - General, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on February 10, 2022| 4 Comments »

BSEE.gov
  1. Pictured above are BSEE inspectors from the famed Houma District conducting one of their (always) thorough pre-production inspections at Murphy’s King’s Quay semisubmersible production platform in the Gulf of Mexico. [Trivia question: Who was the first Houma District Supervisor?]
  2. King’s Quay is one of six deepwater platforms expected to begin production in the Gulf over the next several years. Others include Shell’s Vito and Whale, BP’s Argos, Chevron’s Anchor, and Beacon’s Shenadoah. All are semisubmersible platforms, the current design of choice for the deepwater Gulf. Production semis have become smaller and more efficient, greatly improving the economics of deepwater projects.
  3. These platforms feature efficient gas turbines and compression systems that should increase the GHG intensity advantage of deepwater Gulf production.
  4. These are the first deepwater production structures to be installed in the Gulf since Shell’s Appomattox in 2018. Per our previous post on this topic, current GoM production rates are not sustainable without regular, predictable lease sales and increased exploration.
King’s Quay under tow

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