Gulf of Mexico – Deepwater Drilling Update – 4.12.15

Gulf of Mexico – Deepwater Drilling Update – 4.12.15

Less than five years after the tragic Transocean Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 50 deepwater wells are being drilled off the shores of Texas and Louisiana.

As we learned from Macondo, all too often the vessels that drill in deep water are involved in unnecessary and preventable accidents that cause personal injuries to those who work offshore.

The Texas Jones Act attorneys at Morrow & Sheppard follow the activities of the companies and drilling rigs used to drill in the Gulf, so that they are prepared if and when they are called upon to represent injured offshore workers and their families.

Oil Companies Operating In The Gulf of Mexico

According to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, as of April 12, 2015, the following oil companies are drilling deepwater wells in the Gulf of Mexico:

1. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
2. ANKOR Energy LLC
3. BP Exploration & Production Inc.
4. Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
5. Cobalt International Energy, L.P.
6. ConocoPhillips Company
7. Deep Gulf Energy III, LLC
8. Energy Resource Technology GOM, Inc.
9. Eni US Operating Co. Inc.
10. Exxon Mobil Corporation
11. Fieldwood SD Offshore LLC
12. Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas LLC
13. Hess Corporation
14. LLOG Exploration Offshore, L.L.C.
15. Marathon Oil Company
16. Murphy Exploration & Production Company
17. Petrobras America Inc.
18. Shell Offshore Inc.
19. Union Oil Company of California
20. W & T Offshore, Inc.
21. Whistler Energy II, LLC

Drilling Rigs Operating In The Gulf of Mexico

The offshore drilling rigs being used to drill deepwater wells in the Gulf include:

1. Blake 1007
2. Diamond Ocean Blackhawk
3. Diamond Ocean Blackhornet
4. Ensco 8500
5. Ensco 8505
6. Ensco 8506
7. Ensco DS-4
8. H&P 203
9. H&P 204
10. Helix 534
11. Mad Dog Spar Rig
12. Maersk Valiant
13. Maersk Viking
14. Nabors 87
15. Nabors 202
16. Nabors Super Sundowner XXI
17. Nabors Mods 200
18. Nabors Mods 201
19. Nabors Pool 140
20. Noble Bully I
21. Noble Danny Adkins
22. Noble Don Taylor
23. Noble Globetrotter
24. Noble Jim Day
25. Noble Sam Croft
26. Noble Tom Madden
27. Pacific Santa Ana
28. Pacific Sharav
29. Rowan Reliance
30. Rowan Resolute
31. Seadrill Sevan Louisiana
32. Seadrill West Auriga
33. Seadrill West Neptune
34. Seadrill West Sirius
35. Seadrill West Vela
36. Stena Forth
37. Stena Icemax
38. T.O. (Transocean) Deepwater Nautilus
39. T.O. Discoverer Clear Leader
40. T.O. Discoverer Deep Seas
41. T.O. Discoverer India
42. T.O. Discoverer Inspiration
43. T.O. Development Driller III
44. Vintage Titanium Explorer
45. Wireline Unit (Houma Dist)
46. Wireline Unit (L.J. Dist)

If you or a loved one has suffered a personal injury while working off the shores of Texas or Louisiana, you need to consult with a qualified Houston maritime attorney or Houston Jones Act attorney. Most offshore drillers, oil companies, and oilfield services companies are based in Houston, and qualified Houston injury lawyers will know how, when, and where to best pursue your claim.

The Houston Jones Act lawyers and Houston offshore injury lawyers at Morrow & Sheppard can help. They have membership in the prestigious Maritime Law Association, and they have assisted clients in a variety of maritime and offshore injury cases involving accidents throughout the Gulf of Mexico.

Please contact us now for a free, confidential consultation to discuss your legal rights.