X0202 4 2008-03-24 0 0001022345 MARINER ENERGY INC ME 0001351486 VAN DEN BOLD MIKE C ONE BRIARLAKE PLAZA, SUITE 2000 2000 WEST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY SOUTH HOUSTON TX 77042 0 1 0 0 Sr VP & Chief Expl. Officer Common Stock 2008-03-24 4 A 0 27850 A 136296 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 14 2008-03-11 2015-03-11 Common Stock 74000 74000 D Shares of restricted stock granted on March 24, 2008 under the issuer's Stock Incentive Plan, as amended or restated from time to time. The shares vest 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant. The number of shares granted was determined by reference to the closing price per share of the issuer's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on March 24, 2008 of $26.93. Mike C. van den Bold by Teresa G. Bushman pursuant to Power of Attorney dated March 1, 2006 (previously filed as Exhibit 24 to Mr. van den Bold's Form 4 filed on May 31, 2006). 2008-03-25