Deepwater Gulf of Mexico - America's Expanding Frontier




Deepwater Gulf of Mexico - America's Expanding Frontier SOURCE: U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region

Cover illustration of Deepwater Gulf of Mexico report

ON COVER - The cover features four images of the deepwater frontier (top to bottom). Transocean's deepwater drillship Discoverer Deep Seas, which set a world record drilling in 10,011 ft of water at ChevronTexaco's Toledo prospect (photo courtesy of Transocean). A sperm whale surfaces near BP's Horn Mountain spar and Heerema's construction vessel Balder (photo courtesy of Christopher Richter). The Na Kika semisubmersible, installed by Shell and operated by BP, which will gather production from six subsea projects by the end of 2004 (photo courtesy of Shell International Exploration and Production Inc. and BP). An artist's rendering of subsea equipment installed at a deepwater location (image courtesy of Shell International Exploration and Production Inc.).

OCS Report MMS 2004-021

Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2004: America's Expanding Frontier

Authors

G. Ed Richardson
Leanne S. French
Richie D. Baud
Robert H. Peterson
Carla D. Roark
Tara M. Montgomery
Eric G. Kazanis
G. Michael Conner
Michael P. Gravois

Published by
U.S. Department of the Interior
Minerals Management Service New Orleans

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Cover and Title Page

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND

LEASING

DRILLING AND DEVELOPMENT

RESERVES AND PRODUCTION

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

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