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It's been a long time since we've been able to share good news about what used to be our bread and butter - the U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and gas market. The offshore energy sector has finally bounced back - and strongly. The Gulf of Mexico is now enjoying increased demand and day rates throughout the service sector, from deepwater rigs to offshore support vessels (see Jim Red-den's report that begins on page 26). "The fundamental setup for our industry is arguably the best that it has looked in the past 20 years based on a confluence of macro supply and demand factors," said Robert Eifler, president and CEO of drilling contractor Noble Corp., Sugar Land, Texas. He sees "a sustained multiyear upturn in offshore investment and rig demand." According to its website, Transocean has 11 ultradeepwater drillships at work in the Gulf at an average day rate of $439,000 and as high as $480,000. Noble's four active floaters are commanding an average of $377,500/day. |