Where on the OCS does oil and gas come from?
A23: Most U.S. offshore oil and gas production is from the Gulf of Mexico OCS. Today, 3820 platforms are producing nearly 1.3 million barrels of oil per day and almost 8 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. Since 1992, leasing, drilling, and production activities in the Gulf of Mexico have moved steadily into deeper waters. About 54 percent of active leases are in deep water (>1000 feet). Deepwater oil production rose about 820 percent from 1992 to 2006, and deepwater gas production increased about 1,155 percent.
