Mexico’s July presidential election, uncertain fate of NAFTA and competition for capital from U.S., Brazil, Argentina and Guyana offshore projects cast a shadows on future of Mexico’s energy reform From Reuters MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – An auction of deepwater oil and gas fields in Mexico this month may prove the last major opportunity for President Enrique Pena Nieto’s government to
Shell’s first TLP outside the Gulf of Mexico Malikai employs a tension leg platform (TLP), a vertically floating structure moored by groups of tethers (tendons) at each corner. The groups of tendons are held upright in tension, giving the platform its name. Production wellheads on deck (connected directly to the subsea wells by rigid risers), instead of on the seafloor,
Part 1: What is NTL No. 2016-N01? In July an agency under the executive branch of the U.S. government delivered what might be a killshot for a portion of the leaseholders and operators working to extract oil and natural gas from the deepwater U.S. outer continental shelf (OCS). It looks innocuous enough. A memo entitled “Requiring Additional Security” that was
U.S. Offshore Drilling Changes Drastically after Sept. 12, 2016 – Part 1 In July an agency under the executive branch of the U.S. government delivered what might be a killshot for a portion of the leaseholders and operators working to extract oil and natural gas from the U.S. outer continental shelf (OCS). It looks innocuous enough. A memo entitled “Requiring Additional
