[Realism]

Yep, thanks.... Maybe we should see some more development in the gulf before dishing out more land. Like I said this equipment cannot be easy to come by.

[thackney]

I think people should look at how much available is already leased before claiming it is enough. Most of it has already been explored.

http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/lsesale/mau_gom_pa.pdf

Not every acre contains oil and others don't have enough to be economic to go after. Thunder Horse wouldn't have been built to recover a couple thousand barrels.