Oil, Gas Companies Advance Into Deeper Waters of Gulf of Mexico, Report Says

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Deepwater oil and natural gas production has far outstripped production from shallow water in the Gulf of Mexico, and companies continue to advance into the deepwater frontier, a U.S. Department agency said in a report released Aug. 17. In 2014, the latest year covered by the report, deep-water wells provided 82 percent of Gulf of Mexico oil production and 54 percent of the gulf's gas production, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said. Deep water was defined as 1,000 feet of water depth or more. During the five-year span of 2010-2014, oil and gas production started up at 23 deepwater fields, according to the report, "Deepwater Gulf of Mexico December 31, 2014."