Well, if anything on the "dark side" forum can be believed, Era has begun or will shortly begin paying for commuting! (Or some portion of it.) This is an extradordinary step.
Era may be the first GOM operator to see the light and accept the fact that: a) not everyone wants to live on the U.S. gulf coast (or actually in Louisiana for that matter) and that b) commuting from far-away places gets old after a while, especially when you realize how much money you're spending just getting to and from work.
Expect the other GOM operators to follow suit shortly.