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Gulf of Mexico the EWT vessel will of ? oating production systems, particu- move to the second larly FPSOs, will increase. well, connect to the buoy, and begin test- Since 2010, Bruce ing this well. A drill- Crager has served as ing rig can then go executive vice back to the ? rst well, president, expert recover the subsea advisory group for tree and downhole Endeavor completion, and Management located plug and abandon in Houston. He leads the well. The ? rst set the ? rm’s group with a focus on offshore,

The Ayatsil-Tekel region will be the site of EWT operations.

Image from Pemex.

of production riser, subsea and marine activities. He has 40 umbilical, and power years’ experience in offshore drilling and the Round One lease sale should result cable along with the associated buoy can production, primarily in management in leases won by a number of interna- also be recovered. All of the recovered positions. Since joining Endeavor, Bruce tional operators, who bring experience equipment can be refurbished and reused has consulted for many clients, including with ? oating production systems and on a future well. This “leapfrog concept” Addax Petroleum, Afren, Audubon subsea tiebacks.

will be continued for years at locations in Engineering, Barra Energia, Cal Dive, varying water depths. It is expected that Cameron, ENI, Maersk Oil and Gas,

Conclusion each well will be tested for at least six Petrobras, Pemex, Ridgewood Energy, months. Mexico has a rich history of offshore Shell and VAALCO Energy. Bruce holds a

Other FPSOs are likely to be required production based on many years of BS in Ocean Engineering from Texas for other locations offshore Mexico. This

Pemex activities. In the past, these ? elds A&M University and was selected as a includes any deepwater locations such were located in shallow water and were Distinguished Graduate of TAMU’s as those near the Mexico/Texas border. developed using ? xed platforms with Zachary Department of Civil Engineering

As Pemex contracts with other operators pipelines to shore in most locations. As in 2008. He also holds a MBA from the as partners, it is likely that these opera- new operators move into the Mexican University of Houston, has co-authored 4 tors will bring ? oating technology with market and as new ? elds are developed patents, and has written numerous them for Mexican projects. In addition, in deeper waters, it is likely that the use technical and management articles.

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