This section provides information on leases in the Pacific OCS Region. The Federal Government leases mineral rights to the submerged lands on the Outer Continental Shelf (beyond 3-miles from the State’s seaward boundary). These rights are conveyed by contracts referred to as leases. Each lease covers an area that is no more than 5,760 acres and is generally a square measuring 3 miles by 3 miles. Under a lease, a company has the right to apply for permits to explore and develop the mineral resources within that area. Before approving the permits, MMS carefully reviews all applications to ensure that the activities will be conducted in a safe and environmentally sound manner and that the interests of key stakeholders are effectively addressed.

Status of Leases and Qualified Companies Comprehensive report ready for download.

Includes: Serial Register Summary (Active Leases); Total Active Leases and Acreage; Active Units; Leases with Actively Producing Wells; Leases in Producing Units without Actively Producing Wells; Aliquot Portions of Leases; Leases Incorporating More than One Block; Calls for Information and Nomination through Final Notices of Sales; Sales Results and Active Leases; Proposed Sales Cancelled; Boundaries and Maps: San Pedro Bay; Boundaries and Maps: Santa Barbara Channel; Boundaries and Maps: Santa Maria Basin; Names and Addresses of Qualified Companies

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Leases and Operatorship

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Decommissioning Supplemental Bonds - Pacific OCS Region

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Summary Report
Provides a summary of leasing in the Pacific Region

 

Consistency Determinations and the Environmental Information Document are available at the California Coastal Commission (CCC) website under the heading “Documents related to the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Suspension Consistency Determinations submitted by the U.S. Minerals Management Service on April 7, 2005." The CCC homepage URL is www.coastal.ca.gov.

Now Available: Six Environmental Assessments (EAs) and Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for processing applications for Suspensions of Production or Operations on undeveloped units/leases in the Pacific OCS Region

Offshore Facility Decommissioning Costs Report

Executive Summary: Offshore Facility Decommissioning Costs Report

Decommissioning Workshop Proceedings 

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