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Up to date there is close to 50 680 wells in the Gulf of Mexico of which approximately 15 000 have been abandoned. This includes both oil and gas wells.

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Just the United States and Mexico. There are, however, many platforms outsourced to foreign companies such as BP Oil (England) or Shell (Netherlands).

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