Introduction

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), at the end of 2008 the worlds total offshore crude oil reserves was 238bn barrels (approximately 18% of the total oil reserves), of which

deepwater oil reserves constituted 25bn barrels. Oil and gas production from deepwater fields started around 1995 and accelerated from 2000, as increasing oil prices made expensive offshore projects viable.

Features and benefits

* Achieve a comprehensive understanding of the global deepwater oil and gas industry including the drivers and resistors of deepwater operations.

* Assess the impact of the Deepwater

Horizon accident on BP, deepwater

operators, oil-field services companies and governments.

* Predict the implications of the response of

the US government on the deepwater oil

and gas industry in the US Gulf of Mexico and globally.

* Analyze the potential impact on

deepwater operators due to possible

changes in operational and regulatory

landscapes.

* Quantify global deepwater oil production

capacity, global deepwater oil and gas

exploration wells, and global and US Gulf of Mexico deepwater oil.

Highlights

According to the International Energy Agency

(IEA), at the end of 2008 the worlds total

offshore crude oil reserves was 238bn barrels

(approximately 18% of the total oil reserves), of which

deepwater oil reserves constituted 25bn barrels.

Oil and gas production from deepwater fields started around 1995 and accelerated from 2000, as increasing oil prices made expensive offshore projects economically viable.

The growth in deepwater oil and gas industry

has been led by the US GoM region due

to a favorable regulatory regime and a stable business

environment. According to Infield Systems, an energy

data provider, oil and gas producing fields in deepwater GoM rose from 32 in 2000 to 112 by 2007.

Your key questions answered

* What is the current status of the global

deepwater oil and gas industry?

* What are the main deepwater

regions and the most promising deepwater

regions globally?

* What are the key drivers and resistors of

deepwater oil and gas activities globally

today?

* Is the Deepwater Horizon accident a game changer

for the deepwater oil and gas

industry?

* What are the possible changes expected to occur in drilling technology, operations, and partner relationships?

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