- 80% of Gulf of Mexico oil production or a quarter of total US production is from leases in greater than 1000 feet of water.
- Per the EIA chart above, a single deepwater Gulf platform (Thunderhorse) surpasses all but four states in oil production. 3 deepwater platforms outproduce all but 3 states.
- Total oil production from deepwater facilities approximates that of the State of Texas.
Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE) 
On the flip side, this also demonstrates how concentrated the risk is in the Gulf of Mexico.