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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: Road Walker who wrote (391983)6/18/2008 1:17:23 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (2) of 1576892
 
They keep asking for permission but do very little new drilling.

There is a drilling boom going on.

Ultra-deepwater drilling rig availability dries up
Martyn Wingrove - Friday 22 February 2008
THERE are no ultra-deepwater drilling rigs available to hire in 2008 and only two in the market for 2009 after Ocean Rig’s Eirik Raude semi-submersible rig was chartered by Tullow Oil in a $700m deal, writes Martyn Wingrove.

lloydslist.com

Drilling Activity Hits New High in Ultra-Deep Gulf of Mexico
MMS Tuesday, August 14, 2007

rigzone.com

There are 1000's of approved leases that are not being used.

They are either in the process of being evaluated for commercial reserves or have been so evaluated in the past and determined to not have economically recoverable reserves. A lease area is usually 5,760 acres. Not every 5,760 acre plot has oil under it.
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