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Shell Announces Significant new Discovery in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

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The discovery is located at the Appomattox prospect in 2,200 metres (7,217 feet) of water in Mississippi Canyon blocks 391 and 392. Shell drilled the discovery well, located on Mississippi Canyon block 392, to a depth of 7,643 meters (25,077 feet) and encountered approximately 162 meters (530-feet) of oil pay. Click to enlarge.

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Tesla Cybertruck braves substantial rainfall and standing water amid massive storms

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A Tesla Cybertruck was seen braving it out in substantial rainfall and standing water amid massive storms moving through the Southeastern United States. At least one person in Mississippi passed away. mile float. Now, the Southeast U.S. One of the cities that felt a massive part of the storm was New Orleans, Louisiana.

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BP Plans to Deploy Subsea Oil Recovery System in 6-8 Days, Weather Permitting

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This will mark the first time such a system will be used at this water depth (5,000 feet / 1,524 m). The FPSO will process the captured hydrocarbons and separate oil from water and gas. to convert these structures for use in deep waters. BP engineers have worked closely with the firm Wild Well Controls, Inc.

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Shell announces successful exploratory well at Vicksburg in deepwater GOM

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Shell announced a successful exploratory well at Vicksburg in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico (GOM). The well is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) offshore in the Mississippi Canyon Block 393 in 7,446 feet (2,269 meters) of water.

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Shell adds 3rd major discovery to the Norphlet play in the Gulf of Mexico; total potential now above 700M barrels oil equivalent

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Shell announced its third major discovery in the Norphlet play in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico with the successful Rydberg exploration well. The Rydberg well is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) offshore in the Mississippi Canyon Block 525 in 7,479 feet (2,280 meters) of water. Norphlet play. Click to enlarge.

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Researchers predict average Gulf of Mexico hypoxic “dead zone” slightly above-average in Chesapeake Bay

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NOAA­-supported modeling is forecasting this year''s Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone to cover an area ranging from about 4,633 to 5,708 square miles (12,000 to 14,785 square kilometers) or about the size of the state of Connecticut. cubic miles, an early­summer oxygen­-free anoxic zone of 0.51 cubic miles.

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Shell starts production at Vito in US Gulf of Mexico; new, simplified design

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With an estimated peak production of 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, Vito is the company’s first deep-water platform in the GoM to employ a simplified, cost-efficient host design. Vito is Shell’s 13 th deep-water host in the Gulf of Mexico. Shell announced a final investment decision (FID) on the Vito project in April 2018.

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