When it comes to the future for the ultra-deepwater sector, the stage is set for growth - and then some. The ever-growing number of deepwater fields successfully producing or due onstream in the next few years around the world is no longer considered noteworthy news. This is now very much "business as usual" for the offshore sector, with some deepwater fields having produced since the 1980s. But for many, the surprise story has been just how quickly the E&P industry has moved into the ultra-deep arena of 1,500-m (4,921-ft) water depths and well beyond far faster than it cautiously tackled its first generation of deepwater projects.
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