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I wrote in the May issue that it had been a long time since we had good news to report on the U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore energy market. The good news was that the offshore energy sector had finally bounced back. We followed that up in the June Yearbook report, writing, "for now, the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico is in the driver's seat, as prices are poised to return to triple-digit highs." And Robert Eifler, president and CEO of drilling rig contractor Noble Corp., which has four deepwater rigs averaging $377,500/day at work, said that "the fundamental setup for our industry is arguably the best that it has looked in the past 20 years." In this issue we have more good news. Senior Editor Ken Hocke recently visited Port Fourchon, La., which was buzzing with activity. In our cover story that begins on page 32, he writes about the multiuse coastal port that functions primarily as a land base for multiple offshore energy support service companies. |