oceaneering.com Connecting What’s Needed with What’s Next TM Case Study Oceaneering Repairs Subsea Leak at Gulf of Mexico Field Oceaneering successfully remediates hydrates in order to bring production from the field back online Project Overview A client contacted Oceaneering to investigate a possible subsea production leak at a Gulf of Mexico field in 6,700 ft of water. Oceaneering determined that a jumper had failed due to movement at a pipeline end termination point, which was caused by temperature fluctuations in the field’s flowlines. As a result, seawater had infiltrated the field, forcing the operator to shut in production of 60,000 b/d. Issues With the extent of damage initially unknown, Oceaneering’s inspection and remediation plan had to account for a wide range of

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