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secondwind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-03-10 10:11 AM
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anyone know how many oil rigs are out there in the Gulf of Mexico? Is it 100's or 1,000's???
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-03-10 10:14 AM
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1. There are a LOT more than I thought were there. nt
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TransitJohn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-03-10 10:14 AM
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2. Have a look for yourself
http://gis.bakerhughesdirect.com/RigCounts/default2.aspx
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secondwind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-03-10 10:16 AM
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5. thanks,Transit. It's hard to guess, though. Someone had asked me and I am trying to find the info
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-03-10 10:15 AM
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3. I think I heard 4,000 - 5,000.
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Ganja Ninja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-03-10 10:28 AM
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7. Yeah it falls some place between 4000 & 5000. n/t
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nmbluesky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-03-10 10:15 AM
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4. oil rigs around gulf of Mexico are
3,858 oil and gas platforms extant in the Gulf of Mexico in 2006
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-03-10 10:22 AM
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6. Here is a map.


http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/06mexico/background/oil/oil.html
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HooptieWagon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-03-10 11:21 AM
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8. IIRC, there's over 4000
Something like 4500 maybe?
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