Please find attached Mariner Energy's latest press release which was
distributed via PRNewswire yesterday (12/19/01) at 4:52 pm.  If you have any
questions please call myself or Mike Wichterich at (281) 584-5500.
 
Kimm Cashiola
Mariner Energy, Inc.
Executive Assistant 
to VP Finance & Administration
End User Support Help Desk
 <mailto:kcashiola@mariner-energy.com> kcashiola@mariner-energy.com
(281) 584-5571
(281) 584-5690 Fax