Major U.S. Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Findings Announced

摘要

THE MONTH OF January ended with major oil discoveries in the deepwater of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico by Shell and Total.rnShell Offshore Inc., announced what it called "one of its largest U.S. Gulf of Mexico exploration finds in the past decade" from the Whale deepwater well. The well, which is operated by Shell and co-owned by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (40% share), encountered more than 1,400 net feet (427 meters) of oil bearing pay. Drilling operations for the Whale well were completed June 2017 to a depth of approximately 22,947 ft.