<P> Offshore oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico is a major source of oil and natural gas in the United States . The western and central Gulf of Mexico, which includes offshore Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, is one of the major petroleum - producing areas of the United States . Oil production from US federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico reached an all - time annual high of 1.65 million barrels per day in 2017 . Oil production is expected to continue the upward trend in 2018 and 2019, based on ten new oil fields which are planned to start production in those years . According to the Energy Information Administration, "Gulf of Mexico federal offshore oil production accounts for 17% of total U.S. crude oil production and federal offshore natural gas production in the Gulf accounts for 5% of total U.S. dry production ." </P> <P> Major fields include Eugene Island block 330 oil field, Atlantis Oil Field, and the Tiber oilfield (discovered 2009). Notable oil platforms include Baldpate, Bullwinkle, Mad Dog, Magnolia, Mars, Petronius, and Thunder Horse . Notable individual wells include Jack 2 and Knotty Head . </P>

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