DEG: Gulf of Mexico – Naturally Occurring Oil Seeps, Impact of Synthetic Muds, and Discharge of Cuttings Room Room 301 Co-Chairs: M. M. Cassidy and J. D. Murphy
9:55 --	Introductory Remarks
10:00 --	J. K. Whelan, L. B. Eglinton, H. H. Roberts, L. Cathles, M. Wizevich, S. Losh: Surface and Subsurface Manifestations of Gas Movement Through a North-south Transect of the Northern Gulf of Mexico - an Overview
10:20 --	R. Sassen, A. V. Milkov, H. H. Roberts: Environmental Significance of Gas and Oil Seeps, Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope
10:40 --	K. S. Weissenburger, I. R. MacDonald: Natural Fluid Seepage in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico: Petroleum Systems, Environment, and Ecology
11:00 --	N. Holguin, J. Lara, L. Medrano, B. Bernard, J. M. Brooks, J. Zumberge: PEMEX's Surface Geochemical Exploration Studies in the Southern Gulf of Mexico
11:20 --	P. D. Scott: Best Management Practices for Discharge of Synthetic Mud Cuttings
11:40 --	D. J. Roberts, D. C. Herman: The Use of an Anaerobic Closed Bottle Test to Determine the Relative Biodegradability of Synthetic Base Fluids