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Don Bowen wrote:
> At 11/13/2006, you wrote:
> > And by the way, that 28K includes the 7000 ft of water depth.
>
> Well depth is 28,175 feet under an additional 7000 feet of water.

No, that is wrong, I don't care what the Falls Church Mass paper or the
Christian Science monitor says.  The NY Times and CNN clarify the depth.
The 28, 175 feet is from the surface of the ocean, not the seafloor.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/06/business/worldbusiness/06oil.html?ex=1315195200&en=aedad2b99f228e40&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/05/news/companies/chevron_gulf/index.htm?cnn=yes

Even the Chevron press release is in agreement.
http://investor.chevron.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=130102&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=901564&highlight=


I'll admit that the find was hyped by the oil companies, but it does
represent a new option in oil drilling.

Bev

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