Chevron well shut after drilling mud spill

Chevron shut in drilling on Tuesday afternoon at its Moccasin prospect in the Gulf of Mexico after about 400 barrels of drilling fluid escaped under water due to an apparent equipment failure, the company confirmed to Upstream.

Chevron well: Shut in after drilling fluid leak
Chevron well: Shut in after drilling fluid leak
Published 19 December 2012, 17:52Updated 11 October 2016, 10:45