Breaking the ultra-deep barrierShell could be first to surpass 25,000 feet on Gulf’s continental shelf Petroleum News
The race is on among a handful of companies looking to become the first explorer on the Gulf of Mexico's outer continental shelf to break the so-called ultra-deep barrier, where no drill bit has gone before.
It appears Shell has a leg up on BP and El Paso Exploration & Production with its 26,000-fo....
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