03-02_Outlook_USDrilling_T4.htm (Feb-2003)

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	Operators active in the Gulf of Mexico, and wells drilled, during 2002
	Company	Wells
	3Tec Energy Corp	5
	AEDC (USA)	2
	Agip Petroleum	2
	Amerada Hess	23
	Anadarko	9
	Apache Corp	21
	Apex Oil & Gas	3
	Aviara Energy Corp	3
	BHP Petroleum	2
	Bois D'Arc	8
	BP	62
	Cabot Oil & Gas	1
	Century Exploration	1
	Challenger Minerals	1
	ChevronTexaco	118
	Clayton Williams	2
	Conoco, ConocoPhillips	8
	Contour Energy	1
	Denbury Resource	2
	Devon Energy	24
	Dominion E&P	15
	Dunhill Resources	8
	El Paso Production	36
	Energy Partners	9
	Energy Resource	2
	EOG Resources	4
	ExxonMobil	30
	Forest Oil	2
	F-W Oil Exploration	1
	GOM Shelf	2
	Gryphon Exploration	5
	Houston Exploration	5
	Hunt Oil	6
	J M Huber	9
	Kerr-McGee	22
	Linder Oil	3
	LLOG Exploration	27
	Magnum Hunter	3
	Manti Operating	10
	Marathon	11
	Mariner Energy	1
	Meridian Resources	1
	Mission Resources	1
	Murphy E&P	14
	Newfield Exploration	16
	Nexen Petroleum	13
	Ocean Energy	15
	Petroquest Energy	6
	Pioneer Natural	2
	Pogo Producing	15
	PRS Offshore	6
	Remington Oil & Gas	8
	Ridgelake Energy	1
	RME Petroleum	9
	Samedan	5
	Seneca Resources	4
	Shell E&P	42
	Spinnaker	18
	St Mary Energy	2
	Stone Energy	19
	Tana Exploration	2
	Tarpon Operating	3
	TDC Energy	1
	TotalFinaElf	14
	Transworld E&P	3
	Triumph Energy	1
	Unocal	22
	Valiant Energy	1
	Virgin Offshore USA	2
	W&T Offshore	8
	Walter Oil & Gas	15
	Westport Resources	16
	William G. Helis	8
	Yuma E&P	1

	Total	803
	Source: ODS Petrodata Group