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Pacific OCS Region
  • Scientific Committee Meeting
  • April 21 - 25, 2003
  • Anchorage, AK


  • Status of Region
  • Regional Priorities and Information Needs
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Pacific OCS Region Team
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Status of the Region
  • 43 Active Producing Leases
  • 23 Platforms
  • Avg. Daily Oil Production = 101,000 Bbl
  • Avg. Daily Gas Production = 212 million cu. Ft.


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Status of the Region
  • 36 Undeveloped Leases uncertain future
  • Downsizing of the Region
  • Focus on information related to routine production activities and decommissioning


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Environmental Studies Program
  • Scope and Direction
    • 3 areas of focus
      • production related site specific/safety
      • focused monitoring
      • decommissioning


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Environmental Studies Program
  • Scope and Direction
    • Environmental Mitigation Monitoring - time and materials contract
    • MINT and MARINE
    • Beach Recreation and Tourism Model
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Environmental Studies Program
  • Scope and Direction
    • Completion of Oceanography - FY 2004
    • Synthesis of Existing Data and Information – Educational Outreach




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Environmental Studies
  • Regional Priorities and Information Needs


    • Ongoing Oil and Gas Production
    • Future Oil and Gas Facility Decommissioning
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Environmental Studies
  • Ongoing Oil and Gas Production


    • Monitoring Adjacent to Production
      • MARINE
      • MINT
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Environmental Studies
    • Future Decommissioning
      • 2 – 5 years possible submission of plans
      • Interagency Decommissioning Working Group (IDWG)
      • NOAA – MMS partnership


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Environmental Studies
  • Decommissioning Information Needs
      • Chevron 4 H Platforms – 1992 - 1997
      • Workshops 1994 and 1997
      • State Legislation Rigs-To-Reefs
      • Interagency Decommissioning Working Group (IDWG)
      • U.C. Science Report


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