Projects in deepwater Guff of Mexico on the upswing

摘要

Activity in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico ( GOM) is on the upswing post-Macondo, thanks partly to seven key technologies, a Chevron executive said during a keynote address at the Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Exposition (LAG-COE) held in Lafayette in late October. Steve Thurston, vice president of Chevron North America E&P Co., said the industry is on a "positive turnaround" following what he called the "dark days" after the Macondo blowout in 2010. He cited various examples of deepwater GOM progress, noting that Chevron has three deepwater GOM projects set for startup in 2014: Jack/St. Malo, Bigfoot and Tubular Bells.