900,000 800,000 Majors Nonmajors 700,000 600,000 Barrels <strong>of</strong> Oil per Day 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 Jan-92 Jan-93 Jan-94 Jan-95 Jan-96 Jan-97 Jan-98 Jan-99 Jan-00 Jan-01 Jan-02 Month Figure 64a. Comparison <strong>of</strong> major and nonmajor companies in terms <strong>of</strong> deepwater oil production. 9,000,000 8,000,000 Majors Nonmajors 7,000,000 Thousand Cubic Feet per Day 6,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 0 Jan-92 Jan-93 Jan-94 Jan-95 Jan-96 Jan-97 Jan-98 Jan-99 Jan-00 Jan-01 Jan-02 Figure 64b. Comparison <strong>of</strong> major and nonmajor companies in terms <strong>of</strong> deepwater gas production. Month 92
900,000 800,000 Majors Nonmajors 700,000 600,000 Barrels <strong>of</strong> Oil per Day 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 Jan-92 Jan-93 Jan-94 Jan-95 Jan-96 Jan-97 Jan-98 Jan-99 Jan-00 Jan-01 Jan-02 Figure 65a. Comparison <strong>of</strong> major and nonmajor companies in terms <strong>of</strong> shallow-water oil production. Month 9,000,000 8,000,000 Majors Nonmajors 7,000,000 Thousand Cubic feet per Day 6,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 0 Jan-92 Jan-93 Jan-94 Jan-95 Jan-96 Jan-97 Jan-98 Jan-99 Jan-00 Jan-01 Jan-02 Figure 65b. Comparison <strong>of</strong> major and nonmajor companies in terms <strong>of</strong> shallow-water gas production. Month 93
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Figures Page Figure 1. The Gulf of
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INTRODUCTION The deepwater Gulf of
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BACKGROUND DEFINITIONS The GOM Oute
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EXPANDING FRONTIER When the origina
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4,500 4,000 Number of Active Leases
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LEASING Until the mid-1990's, leasi
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