South America / GoM
Country profile: Gulf of Mexico
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Gulf of Mexico - recent news
| 08 Sep 26 |
GoM: White Fleet Drilling’s WFD 450, the largest jack-up rig operating in the Gulf of America, launches multi-well drilling program White Fleet Drilling, a strategic partner and the preferred drilling contractor of Arena Energy, a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf of America Shelf, recently announced that its WFD 450 jack-up drilling rig - the deepest rated water depth jack-up rig operating in the Gulf of America - has commenced a multi-well drilling program on Arena’s Shelf assets following completion of a $65 million acquisition and refurbishment program. |
| 27 Aug 26 |
US Gulf: Viridien commences Walker Ridge Reimaging Extension in US Gulf Viridien has recently launched its Walker Ridge Reimaging Extension in the US Gulf. With the support of industry partners, the initiative expands on the success of its original Walker Ridge Reimaging program. Fast-track results for this new project are already available. |
| 30 Jul 26 |
Gulf of America: bp has started up its Atlantis Major Facility Expansion project in the US Gulf of America bp has started up its Atlantis Major Facility Expansion project in the US Gulf of America. Atlantis is located about 150 miles south of New Orleans and has been in production for nearly 20 years. The expansion project adds two new subsea water injection wells to help increase the pressure of targeted reservoirs, unlocking additional barrels and extending the producing life of one of bp’s flagship US offshore assets. |
| 08 Jul 26 |
US: BOEM advances Gulf of America’s third One Big Beautiful Bill Act offshore lease sale The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, or BOEM, has announced the Final Notice of Sale for Lease Sale Big Beautiful Gulf 3 (BBG3), the third of 30 Gulf of America lease sales required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. |
| 02 Jul 26 |
GoM: Talos Energy announces strategic acquisition of Gulf of America deepwater oil assets Talos Energy has announced the execution of a definitive agreement to jointly acquire certain deepwater assets in the Gulf of America from Shell Offshore Inc., alongside an affiliate of Ridgewood Energy Corporation, for cash consideration of $850 million (net to Talos), subject to customary purchase price adjustments. |
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Other countries in this region
- Argentina,
- Aruba,
- Bahamas,
- Barbados,
- Belize,
- Bermuda,
- Bolivia,
- Brazil,
- Canada,
- Chile,
- Colombia,
- Costa Rica,
- Cuba,
- Dominican Republic,
- Ecuador,
- Falklands,
- French Guiana,
- Grenada,
- Guatemala,
- Guyana,
- Honduras,
- Jamaica,
- Mexico,
- Nicaragua,
- Panama,
- Paraguay,
- Peru,
- Suriname,
- Trinidad,
- Uruguay,
- USA,
- Venezuela
