Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America
The mission of the Ultra-Deepwater (UDW) program is to identify and develop economically
viable (full-life cycle), acceptable risk technologies, architectures, and methods to explore for
drill for, and produce hydrocarbons from UDW and from formations in the Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS) deeper than 15,000 feet.
The goals of the UDW program are to exploit the UDW resource base and to convert currently
identified (discovered) resources into economic recoverable (proven) reserves, while protecting
the environment, thereby providing the U.S. consumer with secure and affordable petroleum
supplies. These goals will be achieved by:
a) Increasing the production of UDW oil and gas resources
b) Reducing the costs to find, develop, and produce such resources
c) Increasing the efficiency of exploitation of such resources
d) Increasing production efficiency and ultimate recovery of such resources
e) Improving safety and environmental performance, by minimizing environmental impacts
associated with UDW Exploration & Production
This RFP contains a strong environmental and safety aspect, as well as continued work on
promising technological improvements and developments within the offshore deepwater
confines.
