Drilling Companies in the Gulf of Mexico

Active Drillers in the Gulf of Mexico

Oil and Gas Rig Contractors Active in the Gulf of Mexico

Based on the latest fleet status reports the number of rig contractors and operators in the Gulf of Mexico and active in Shallow water include the following.

• Transocean 13 active 0 in shallow water
• Hercules Offshore 12 active 12 in shallow water
• Diamond Offshore 10 active 4 in shallow water
• Ensco 8 active 6 in shallow water
• Rowan 7 active 7 in shallow water
• Noble Corp 6 active 0 in shallow water
• Seadrill 1 active 0 in shallow water

Oil and Gas Rig Operators Active in the Gulf of Mexico

• Chevron 8 active 5 in shallow water
• Apache 4 active 4 in shallow water
• Shell 4 active 1 in shallow water
• Anadarko 3 active 0 in shallow water
• BP 3 active 0 in shallow water
• Eni 3 0 in shallow water
• ADTI (Drilling subsidiary of Transocean) 3 active 3 in shallow water
• LLOG (Privately owned) 3 active 2 in shallow water
• W&T Offshore 2 active 2 in shallow water
• BHP Billiton 2 active 0 in shallow water
• McMoRan Exploration 2 active 2 in shallow water

Refineries Nearest to the Oil Spill

In addition to the drilling rig operators and contractors refineries are also significant in the area due to the impact of energy supply from the spill.
The following list sourced from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows the rigs in closet proximity to the Gulf Coast spill zone.
Louisiana

• Conoco: Alliance in Belle Chasse - 247,000 bpd
• Murphy: Meraux - 120,000 bpd
• Chalmette: Chalmette - 192,500 bpd
• Shell: St. Rose - 55,000 bpd
• Valero: Norco - 185,000 bpd
• Motiva: Norco - 236,400 bpd
• Marathon: Garyville - 256,000 bpd
• Motiva: Convent - 235,000 bpd

Mississippi

• Chevron: Pascagoula -- 330,000 bpd