Bay of Campeche


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Noun1.Bay of Campeche - a part of the Gulf of Mexico to the west of YucatanBay of Campeche - a part of the Gulf of Mexico to the west of Yucatan
Mexico, United Mexican States - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
Golfo de Mexico, Gulf of Mexico - an arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States and to the east of Mexico
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Origin and evolution of cyclonic eddy of the bay of Campeche, Gulf of Mexico.
Engineering company McDermott International Inc (NYSE:MDR) reported on Tuesday the receipt of a subsea pipeline flowline installation contract for the Ayatsil field, northwest of Ciudad del Carmen, in the Bay of Campeche offshore Mexico.
The company has received the contract for subsea pipeline flowline installation in support of its Ayatsil field, located 50 miles northwest of Ciudad del Carmen in the Bay of Campeche offshore Mexico.
However, it continues to grow stronger as it feeds off the very warm water over the Bay of Campeche.
After passing over the Yucatan, it is likely to merge over the Bay of Campeche on Tuesday afternoon.
M[sup.2] Subsea has joined forces with Frontera Offshore to deliver remedial pipeline work for Permaducto, a subsidiary of Grupo Protexa, in the Ku-Maloob-Zaap (KMZ) oilfield in the Bay of Campeche, 65 miles north east of Cuidad del Carmen, Mexico.
"The complexity of the geology in the Campeche requires wide-azimuth acquisition to image the subsalt effectively, and we are bringing all of our experience gained in the US Gulf of Mexico to deliver enhanced subsalt imaging to our clients." A fleet of eight vessels is conducting the survey in the Bay of Campeche for the three-year project.
The explosion is the third high seas incident at Pemex this year after an accident on an offshore maintenance rig - also in the southern Bay of Campeche and first reported by local paper Tabasco Hoy - killed two workers in May.