GOMDecom — Gulf of Mexico decommissioning analysis

GOMDecom — Gulf of Mexico decommissioning analysisAnalysis for the contractors, engineers and BD teams who pursue Gulf of Mexico decommissioning work. Built on the public BSEE record.https://gomdecom.comen-us© 2026 GOMDecomThe overlooked pipeline tail: 1,304 segments inside active Gulf decommissioning campaignshttps://gomdecom.com/blog/gulf-pipeline-decommissioning-scopehttps://gomdecom.com/blog/gulf-pipeline-decommissioning-scopeWells and platforms dominate decommissioning headlines, but GOMDecom's Gulf campaign analysis links 1,304 pipeline segments to non-completed campaigns. Here is where that scope sits, what the regulations require and why a segment count is not a contract count.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-10-05T00:00:00.000ZAnalysisGOMDecom ResearchTemporarily abandoned is not permanently abandoned: what the distinction means for future Gulf P&Ahttps://gomdecom.com/blog/temporarily-abandoned-wells-future-pahttps://gomdecom.com/blog/temporarily-abandoned-wells-future-paA temporarily abandoned Gulf well has barriers and an approved plan, but final P&A, wellhead removal and site clearance may still remain. Here is what the regulations require and how contractors should read temporary-abandonment records without overstating the sales signal.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-10-01T00:00:00.000ZExplainerGOMDecom Research806 standing structures: where Gulf platform-removal scope is concentratedhttps://gomdecom.com/blog/gulf-standing-platform-removal-scopehttps://gomdecom.com/blog/gulf-standing-platform-removal-scopeGOMDecom's Gulf campaign analysis finds 806 standing structures across non-completed campaigns. Most sit in campaigns classified Engage or Bid/verify for structure work—but a standing platform is not automatically a removal contract.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-28T00:00:00.000ZAnalysisGOMDecom Research1,813 open wells—but only 20 Gulf campaigns are in a pre-execution well sales windowhttps://gomdecom.com/blog/gulf-open-wells-sales-windowhttps://gomdecom.com/blog/gulf-open-wells-sales-windowGOMDecom's Gulf campaign analysis tracks 1,813 wells without observed permanent-abandonment completion across active campaigns. Only 20 campaigns sit in Engage or Bid windows for well work. The gap explains why inventory is not the same as opportunity.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-24T00:00:00.000ZAnalysisGOMDecom ResearchWhat $90 oil does to Gulf decommissioning, and what it cannot touchhttps://gomdecom.com/blog/oil-price-shock-gulf-decommissioning-clockhttps://gomdecom.com/blog/oil-price-shock-gulf-decommissioning-clockThe Hormuz disruption has Brent near $90 and the EIA expects it to stay there through year-end. High prices pull marginal Gulf wells back to life and push P&A budgets into next year. They do nothing to the regulatory clocks. Here is what the BSEE record shows on each side of that line.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-21T00:00:00.000ZAnalysisGOMDecom ResearchThe Gulf decommissioning sales window: when to scout, engage, bid/verify—or walk awayhttps://gomdecom.com/blog/gulf-decommissioning-sales-windowhttps://gomdecom.com/blog/gulf-decommissioning-sales-windowA BSEE signal is not equally valuable at every lifecycle stage. This contractor-focused playbook explains what to do when a Gulf campaign is early, filed, approved, executing or complete—and what the public record can never confirm.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T00:00:00.000ZPlaybookGOMDecom ResearchFrom King's Quay to decommissioning: the lifecycle of a Gulf of Mexico production platformhttps://gomdecom.com/blog/kings-quay-lifecycle-gulf-production-platformhttps://gomdecom.com/blog/kings-quay-lifecycle-gulf-production-platformKing's Quay has produced for about four years and nobody is tendering its removal. BSEE's record already carries a decommissioning cost line for it. Here is the full lifecycle of a deepwater Gulf floater, what the public record shows at each stage, and where the service-company signal actually sits.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-14T00:00:00.000ZExplainerGOMDecom ResearchWhere the Gulf's remaining decommissioning exposure sits: the operators behind $2.53 billion of P50 scopehttps://gomdecom.com/blog/gulf-remaining-decommissioning-exposure-operatorshttps://gomdecom.com/blog/gulf-remaining-decommissioning-exposure-operatorsA GOMDecom snapshot shows $2.53 billion of remaining P50 decommissioning exposure across tracked Gulf campaigns—and nearly 68% sits with ten operators. Here is how that concentration should, and should not, guide account planning.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-10T00:00:00.000ZAnalysisGOMDecom ResearchFieldwood Energy: the bankruptcy that redefined Gulf decom liabilityhttps://gomdecom.com/blog/fieldwood-energy-bankruptcy-decom-liability-case-studyhttps://gomdecom.com/blog/fieldwood-energy-bankruptcy-decom-liability-case-studyFieldwood's two Chapter 11 filings turned a 2013 asset sale into a nine-figure liability event for Apache and other predecessors. The court filings show exactly how much, to whom, and why the security structure mattered more than the lease name.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T00:00:00.000ZCase StudyGOMDecom ResearchThe hard part of building a useful public data producthttps://gomdecom.com/blog/building-useful-public-data-producthttps://gomdecom.com/blog/building-useful-public-data-productCollecting public data is only the foundation. A useful data product must give the records identity, history, context and an evidence trail—without hiding uncertainty or overwhelming the user.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-03T00:00:00.000ZExplainerGOMDecom ResearchRigs-to-reefs: what actually happens to removed Gulf platformshttps://gomdecom.com/blog/rigs-to-reefs-gulf-platform-removalhttps://gomdecom.com/blog/rigs-to-reefs-gulf-platform-removalFull removal is not the only regulatory outcome for a decommissioned Gulf platform. Rigs-to-Reefs converts a jacket into permanent artificial-reef habitat under a joint BSEE/state process — here is how the approval, cost-sharing and scale of that program actually work.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-08-31T00:00:00.000ZExplainerGOMDecom ResearchIdle iron: how BSEE's regulatory clock forces decommissioninghttps://gomdecom.com/blog/idle-iron-bsee-regulatory-clockhttps://gomdecom.com/blog/idle-iron-bsee-regulatory-clockBSEE does not wait for operators to decide decommissioning is economic. Idle Iron guidance sets standard clocks — 3 years for wells, 5 years for platforms — that run whether or not a lessee wants to spend the money.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-08-28T00:00:00.000ZExplainerGOMDecom ResearchP50 vs P70 vs P90: how BSEE estimates decommissioning costshttps://gomdecom.com/blog/p50-p70-p90-bsee-decommissioning-cost-estimateshttps://gomdecom.com/blog/p50-p70-p90-bsee-decommissioning-cost-estimatesBSEE does not publish one decommissioning cost number per lease. It publishes a probability distribution. Here is what P50, P70 and P90 mean, how BOEM turned P70 into a bonding rule, and why a pending 2026 proposal to move to P50 would shrink posted security industry-wide.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-08-26T00:00:00.000ZExplainerGOMDecom ResearchThe lifecycle of a platform removal: from application to site clearancehttps://gomdecom.com/blog/platform-removal-lifecycle-application-to-clearancehttps://gomdecom.com/blog/platform-removal-lifecycle-application-to-clearanceA Gulf of Mexico platform removal is not one event. It is a regulated sequence of applications, well P&A, a removal-method decision and a verified clearance. Here is how the sequence actually runs under BSEE's rules.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-08-24T00:00:00.000ZExplainerGOMDecom ResearchMexico's offshore decommissioning market: a large liability with a slow starthttps://gomdecom.com/blog/mexico-offshore-decommissioning-markethttps://gomdecom.com/blog/mexico-offshore-decommissioning-marketSouth of the maritime border lies a mature shallow-water oil province without a comparable public, cross-operator decommissioning inventory. Here is what is known about the rules, market structure and signals US Gulf contractors should watch.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-08-17T00:00:00.000ZMarketsGOMDecom ResearchThe decommissioning signal chain: how BSEE filings reveal work before executionhttps://gomdecom.com/blog/reading-bsee-decommissioning-signalshttps://gomdecom.com/blog/reading-bsee-decommissioning-signalsThere is no public feed of Gulf decommissioning contract awards. But the regulatory record reveals activity before work starts: ownership moves, idle wells, permits, approvals and commencement. Here is how a BD team reads the chain without mistaking a signal for an open tender.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-08-16T00:00:00.000ZPlaybookGOMDecom ResearchThe Gulf's overdue iron: what the decommissioning backlog means for contractors in 2026https://gomdecom.com/blog/gulf-overdue-decommissioning-backlog-2026https://gomdecom.com/blog/gulf-overdue-decommissioning-backlog-2026GAO counted more than 2,700 wells and 500 platforms past decommissioning deadlines in the Gulf of Mexico as of June 2023. The figures are a historical baseline, not a live opportunity list. Here is what the backlog and BOEM's pending financial-assurance proposal mean for contractors.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-08-15T00:00:00.000ZAnalysisGOMDecom ResearchWhen the operator can't pay: predecessor liability and where the work goes after a Gulf bankruptcyhttps://gomdecom.com/blog/predecessor-liability-gulf-bankruptcyhttps://gomdecom.com/blog/predecessor-liability-gulf-bankruptcyCox Operating's 2023 collapse exposed the scale of decommissioning obligations attached to previously sold Gulf assets. Bankruptcy does not erase the physical work, but the responsible party, funding vehicle, procurement route and timing can all change.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-08-14T00:00:00.000ZAnalysisGOMDecom Research