Deepwater leases/discoveries in Gulf – how many? how deep?

deepest discovery at 9,975 ft , all stats on this post , list of current leases & depth Deepwater discoveries for 2008 Water depth (Feet) . . . . . . Operator – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9,975 …………………………. .Murphy 7,657 …………………………..Statoil/ExxonMobil 6,302 ……………………………Noble Energy 6,095 ……………………………British Petroleum 5,876 …………………………..Murphy 4,986……………………………British Petroleum 3,266 …………………………..LLOG 3,116……………………………Newfield Exploration 3,099 …………………………..LLOG 2,820 …………………………..Marine Energy 2,696 …………………………..Newfield Exploration 2,180 …………………………..Deep Gulf Energy 2,013 …………………………LLOG 1,030 ………………………….Water Oil & Gas 1,003 ……………………….. LLOG Discoveries in Water Depths Greater Than 5,000 Feet ( no lease owner/opperator info given ) Water Depth . . .Discovery Year – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5,001………………….2001 5,116………………… 2004 5,227………………….1999 5,259………………… 2004 5,268………………….2005 5,303 …………………1993 5,313………………….1986 5,329………………….2001 5,413……………….. 2004 5,422 …………………1999 5,532 …………………1999 5,662………………… 2000 5,672………………… 2006 5,714………………… 2004 5,721………………… 2006 5,741………………….1987 5,782………………… 2004 5,881………………….2001 5,876………………….2008 6,082………………… 1999 6,095………………….2008 6,108………………… 2006 6,134………………… 1995 6,203………………… 1995 6,302………………… 2008 6,535………………… 2007 6,541………………… 1993 6,601………………… 1997 6,612………………… 1998 6,623………………… 2001 6,895………………… 1989 6,952………………… 2001 6,962………………….2004 6.991………………….2003 7,051………………….1999 7,068………………….2006 7,087………………… 2007 7,207………………… 1999 7,509………………… 2003 7,588………………….1987 7,620………………….1996 7.657………………… 2008 7,714………………… 2006 7,790…………………. 2001 7,805…………………. 2004 7,926…………………. 2005 7,935………………… 2001 8,082………………… 2003 8,119………………… 2002 8,152……………….. 2002 8,344………………… 2002 8,351………………… 2005 8,362………………… 2004 8,774……………….. 2005 8,778……………….. 2003 8,807………………… 2004 8,831………………… 2005 8,944………………….2003 8,983………………… 2004 9,004………………… 2004 9,226………………… 2004 9,571………………….2005 9,627………………….2004 9,721………………….2001 9,975………………….2008 ACTIVE Leases ………Water Depth 3,096 …………………… < 1,000 152 ........................ 1,000 - 1,499 2,066 ..................... 1,500 - 4,999 1,398 ..................... 5,000 - 7,499 598 ........................ > 7,500 all info taken from Mineral Managment service official website http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/offshore/offshore.html all stats are for Gulf of Mexico only. Wonks & Greenies feel free to look up Alaska, Atlantic & Pacific. ” SPOILER ALERT ” – Big oil has us surrounded. added by: Stoneyroad