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Biology

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Pinnipeds of Southern California

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Pinnipeds and Sea Otters in Southern California

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Possible Effects of Oil and Gas Activities on the California Sea Otter

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Endangered Whales in the Southern California Area

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Possible Effects of Oil and Gas Activities on the California Gray Whales

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Natural Oil and Gas Seepage in the Coastal Areas of California

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Biological Communities Near Natural Oil and Gas Seeps

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Learning More about the Role of Oil and Gas Platforms in the Lives of Southern California Rockfish


Bonds - Supplemental

bullet FAQ: Decommissioning Supplemental Bonds

Decommissioning

bullet 2010: Decommissioning Cost Report Update
bullet FAQ: Decommissioning Supplemental Bonds
bullet 2003: Decommissioning Environmental Studies Workshop Proceedings
bullet 1997: Decommissioning Workshop Proceedings

Environmental Analysis

bullet FONSI & Final EA: ExxonMobil Proposal to Instal Impressed Current Cathodic Protection System on Platform Heritage
bullet Platform Edith to Platform Elly Power Cable Installation Project and FONSI
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ExxonMobil's Proposal to Repair the C1 Power Cable: Lease OCS-P 0182, Santa Ynez Unit, Santa Barbara Channel, Offshore Santa Barbara County

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Notice of Availability: Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)

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EAs and FONSI for processing applications for SOP or Operations on undeveloped units/leases in the Pacific OCS

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ExxonMobil's Proposal to Repair the C1 Power Cable: Lease OCS-P 0182, Santa Ynez Unit, Santa Barbara Channel, Offshore Santa Barbara County

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Delineation Drilling Activities EIS

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Environmental Impact Statement Process

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Arguello Inc.'s Proposed Revisions to the Point Arguello Field Development and Production Plans to include Development of the Eastern Half of Lease OCS-P 0451

bullet Point Pedernales EIS/EIR

Environmental Studies

bullet 2010-2012 Environmental Studies Development Plan
bullet 2009-2011 Environmental Studies Development Plan
bullet 2008-2010 Environmental Studies Development Plan
bullet 2007-2009 Environmental Studies Development Plan
bullet 2006-2008 Environmental Studies Development Plan
bullet 2011-010 High Resolution Seafloor Mapping and Bottom Characterization of the Eastern Santa Barbara Channel and Offshore the Long Beach Area, California
bullet 2011-09 Effects of EMFs from Undersea Power Cables on Elasmobranchs and Other Marine Species
bullet 2011-08 Spatial and Seasonal Variation in the Biomass and Size Distribution of Juvenile Fishes Associated with a Petroleum Platform off the California Coast 2008-2010
bullet 2010-005 Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe) Study of Rocky Intertidal Communities Adjacent to OCS Activities
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Inner-Shelf Surface Currents and Characteristic Flow Patterns in the Santa Barbara Channel Report

bullet 2010-023 Pacific Coast Fisheries GIS Resource Database
bullet 2010-014 Updated Summary of Knowledge: Selected Areas of the Pacific Coast
bullet 2010-012 Fish Assemblages Associated with Platforms and Natural Reefs in Areas Where Data are Non-Existent or Limited
bullet 2009-033 Translocation, Homing Behavior and Habitat Utilization of Groundfishes Around Offshore Oil Platforms in the East Santa Barbara Channel
bullet 2009-030 Natural Offshore Oil Seepage and Related Tarball Accumulation on the California Coast Line
bullet 2009-021 Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Gas Dispersion Potentials & Release Scenarios for Pacific OCS Region Oil & Gas Platforms & Pipelines Located in the Santa Barbara Channel and Santa Maria Basin, California
bullet 2009-019 Reproductive Ecology and Body Burden of Resident Fish Prior to Decommissioning
bullet 2008-039 At-Sea Distribution and Abundance of Seabirds and Marine Mammals off Southern California: 1999-2002
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Assessing the Fate of Juvenile Rockfish at Offshore Petroleum Platforms and Natural Reefs in the Santa Barbara Channel

bullet 2007-007 Megabenthic Invertebrates on Shell Mounds under Oil and Gas Platforms Off California and Technical Summary
bullet 2007-006 Site Fidelity of Characteristic Fish Species at Offshore Oil Platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel
bullet 2007-### Physical and Chemical Characteristics of the Platform Gina Shell Mound
bullet 2006-054 Advancing Marine Biotechnology: Use of OCS Oil Platforms as Sustainable Sources of Marine Natural Products
bullet 2006-053 Spatial and Temporal Variation in Recruitment to Rocky Shores: Relationship to Recovery Rates of Intertidal Communities
bullet 2006-051 Biodegradation in the Subsurface as a Selective Filter for Natural Petroleum Emissions
bullet 2006-049 Male-specific AFLP Markers Reveal Extreme Female-biased Sex-ratios in the Surfgrass Phyllospadix torreyi (Zosteraceae)
bullet 2005-005 Trophic Links and Condition of a Temperate Reef Fish: Comparisons among Offshore Oil Platforms and Natural Reef Habitats
bullet 2000-### Platform ecology studies funded by the Minerals Management Service's Environmental Studies Program: An annotated bibliography

 


Geologic & Geophysical Data and Information

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Pacific Offshore Well Data also available at commercial public domain well log data site TGS.

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Application for Permit to Conduct Geological or Geophysical Exploration (Form MMS-327 August 2009) for Mineral Resources or Scientific Research in the Outer Continental Shelf

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Permit for Geophysical Exploration (Form MMS-328 November 2009) for Minerals Resources or Scientific Research on the Outer Continental Shelf

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Permit for Geological Exploration (Form MMS-329 August 2009) for Minerals Resources or Scientific Research
on the Outer Continental Shelf


Facts & Figures

bullet Facts, Figures and Frequently Asked Questions
bullet Production Information and Data (free ASCII Data)
bullet Pipeline Information & Data (free ASCII Data)
bullet Leasing Information & Data (free ASCII Data)

Leasing

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Unit Files

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Original Lease Instruments

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Lease/Unit Operatorship

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Procedures for Change of Operator

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Status of Leases and Qualified Companies

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Leasing Information & Data (free ASCII Data)


Maps

bullet Pacific Cadastral Data
bullet Santa Barbara
bullet Long Beach - San Pedro
bullet Santa Maria

OCS Reports

bullet Reducing Duplicative Efforts in Oil Spill Contingency Planning
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Joint Agency Coordination to Ensure Safety and Protection of the Environment Through Pipeline Inspection

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Annual Reserves Reports

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High Energy Seismic Survey Review Process and Interim Guidelines for Marine Surveys Offshore Southern California

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2003-1999 Estimated Oil & Gas Reserves

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Platform Gail: Investigation of Loss of Well Control and Oil Spill, OCS Report


Offshore

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Proposed Revision to the Carpinteria Field DPP

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Memorandum of Agreement with EPA, Region 9: NPDES Permit Compliance

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Documents related to the OCS Oil & Gas Lease Suspension Consistency Determinations

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Overview of OCS Regulations

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Pipeline Information & Data (free ASCII Data)


Physical Sciences Papers

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Natural Oil and Gas Seepage in the Coastal Areas of California

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Marine Hydrocarbon Seeps at Coal Oil Point in the Santa Barbara Channel


Proceedings & Workshops

bullet 2003: Decommissioning Environmental Studies Workshop Proceedings
bullet 1997: Decommissioning Workshop Proceedings
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Interagency Decommissioning Working Group Action Plan

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Proceedings of the Fifth California Islands Symposium: Request CD-ROM


Production and Reserves

bullet 2008 Production & Reserve Statistics for POCS Fields
bullet 2007 Production & Reserve Statistics for POCS Fields
bullet 2003-1999 Estimated Oil & Gas Reserves
bullet Production Information and Data (free ASCII Data)

Renewable Energy

bullet Final Renewable Energy Framework
bullet DOI/FERC MOU
bullet Interim Policies
bullet Cape Wind
bullet Comprehensive Information on the Renewable Energy Program
bullet Announcement of Alternative Energy EIS and Offshore Alternative Energy Initiative
bullet Federal Register Notice of Availability of EIS
bullet Request for Information and Nominations of Areas for Leases for Alternative Energy
bullet Environmental Impact Statement

Resource Assessments

bullet 2006 OCS Oil & Gas Assessment
bullet 1999 Oil & Gas Resource
bullet 1995 National Assessment

Safety Information

bullet Safety Alerts
bullet Incident Reports
bullet Safety Awards

Students & Teachers

bullet Science & Math
bullet Did you know ... ?
bullet Hidden Oasis Video (English)
bullet Oasis Ocultado Video (Espanol)
bullet Renewable and Alternative Energy Partners
bullet Federal Student Educational Employment Programs
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Technical Announcements 

bullet Fish Assemblages Associated with Platforms and Natural Reefs in Areas Where Data are Non-Existent or Limited
bullet Updated Summary of Knowledge: Selected Areas of the Pacific Coast
bullet Reproductive Ecology and Body Burden of Resident Fish Prior to Decommissioning
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Translocation, Homing Behavior and Habitat Utilization of Groundfishes around Offshore Oil Platforms in the East Santa Barbara Channel