New prospects offshore Gulf of Mexico

01/01/2010

Optimism for future offshore Gulf of Mexico production is focused on the ultra-deepwater Lower Tertiary Wilcox formation. To date, more than a dozen discoveries have been announced in this formation: Trident; Great White; Cascade; Chinook; St Malo; Tobago; Silvertip; Jack; Stones; Gotcha; Kaskida; Julia; Hal; Tiber; Shenandoah; Buckskin.

Article details

PR Jan 2010 - p22-24.pdf

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Journal title: Petroleum Review

Publisher: Energy Institute

Keywords: deepwater

Countries: Gulf of Mexico -

Subjects: Process and resources engineering, Banking, finance and investment, Trading, Research and development, Economics, business and commerce, Oil and gas extraction, Oil and gas, Primary energy production, Enhanced oil recovery, Floating production facility, FPSO, Hydraulic fracturing, Offshore exploration, Onshore exploration, Wellheads