(continued from issue 100(2002)18, pp 52-60) The US GOM (Gulf of Mexico) has been and continues as a major source of domestic oil and gas supplies. Recently, some have begun to speculate that this critical domestic production area is or soon will be in decline. The main argument for this dire outlook is that a sharp decline in shallow water (shelf) will more than offset any gain from the deep water (slope). This would have significant implications for higher domestic gas (and oil) prices, potential supply shortage, and decreased energy security. The first article in this three-part series reviewed the development and production history of the gulf, focusing on areas in more than 200 m of water. This article, the second in the series, will focus on areas in less than 200 m of water. A third article will examine how continued technology development and alternative royalty structures and public policies may shape the future of oil and gas development, in both the shallow and deep waters of the gulf.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Shallow water gulf oil, gas supply: A glass half full or half empty? US Gulf of Mexico - 2


    Additional title:

    Erdöl- und Erdgasvorkommen und Produktion der USA im Offshore-Gebiet des Golfes von Mexiko. Teil 2


    Contributors:
    Kuuskraa, V.A. (author) / Godec, M.L. (author) / Kuck, B.T. (author)

    Published in:

    Oil and Gas Journal ; 100 , 26 ; 34-42


    Publication date :

    2002


    Size :

    7 Seiten, 6 Bilder, 8 Tabellen, 15 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





    Gulf of Mexico

    Online Contents | 2010



    NASS: the glass is half full

    Nash, Carl E. | ELBA - Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt) | 2012

    Free access