Tag: Gulf of Mexico

Ten armed men have reportedly carried out a heist in the Gulf of Mexico, stealing equipment, tools, materials and other items from a Campeche Bay oil platform, that is owned by Pemex.

A pirate attack took place against the OSV Crest Tarasco, belonging to the Protexa company, which carries out work in the Gulf of Mexico.

Chevron, Talos Energy and Carbonvert signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for an expanded joint venture to develop the Bayou Bend CCS offshore carbon capture and sequestration hub currently held by Talos and Carbonvert.

In the wake of Hurricane Ida, US Coast Guard announced that is investigating nearly 350 reports of oil spills in and along the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement released the results of its investigation of the October 28, 2020 incident when the Transocean Drillship Deepwater Asgard sustained major damage to various operational components while evacuating from an area impacted by Hurricane Zeta.

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Gulf of Mexico will investigate a fatality that took place on May 15, at Eugene Island Block 158, Platform #14. 

Houston-based oil and gas company Fieldwood Energy has confirmed a fatal incident involving a contractor at one of its Eugene Island offshore facilities in the Gulf of Mexico.

Two Fieldwood Energy LLC oil workers face criminal charges for allegedly separately allowing crude oil spills from offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico platforms to avoid required shut downs.

The US Coast Guard recently announced that a 27-year-old male crewmember fell overboard from the tanker vessel Sagami near Sabine Pass, off Gulf of Mexico.

Oil major BP has deployed Boston Dynamics’ robot ‘Spot’ on one of its oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, to enhance safety of operations by reducing the number of people onboard.