A special goal of the Environmental Program is to
develop workable solutions for those industry activities that could adversely
affect environmental resources.
Environmental Sciences -
provides technical information
from innovative research to elucidate complex environmental processes and
provides analyses for NEPA and OCSLA reports, and proposed legislation and regulations that may affect OCS activities.
Estimation of the oil-spill risks associated with offshore production,
addressing the likelihood of spill occurrence, the transport and fate of
spilled oil.
Marine Minerals Program -
integrates geologic and environmental information, developed through partnerships with coastal States and contracted
out or with cooperative study efforts, to identify suitable OCS sand deposits and to provide needed environmental information in regards to environmental management of these resources.
