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Deepwater Environmental Information

The deepwater Gulf of Mexico has become an important oil and gas province and therefore, has experienced a substantial increase in leasing, exploration, development, and production activities.  This trend is expected to continue although the remote location, harsh operating environment, new and unusual technologies, different operating procedures, and additional environmental issues present regulatory and environmental concerns.  Additional information on deepwater-related issues will enhance MMS environmental analyses and assist in management of this lesser known area.

Deepwater NEPA Documents

Featured Deepwater Studies

Deepwater Environmental Publications
 

2008

MMS 2008-030
MMS 2008-031
Study of Deepwater Currents in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico
Volume I: Executive Summary
Volume II: Technical Report
MMS 2008-022 Effects of Subsea Processing on Deepwater Environments in the Gulf of Mexico
MMS 2008-018 Viosca Knoll Wreck: Discovery and Investigation of an Early Nineteenth-Century Wooden Sailing Vessel in 2,000 Feet of Water
MMS 2008-015 Lophelia Reef Megafaunal Community Structure, Biotopes, Genetics, Microbial Ecology, and Geology (2004-2006)
NOTE: This study was conducted by USGS for the MMS, HQ office and was funded by USGS.
MMS 2008-009 Investigations of Chemosynthetic Communities on the Lower Continental Slope of the Gulf of Mexico: Interim Report
MMS 2008-001 Deepwater Currents in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico: Observations at 25.5°N and 87°W
2007
MMS 2007-056 Full Water Column Currents near the Sigsbee Escarpment (91-92º W Longitude) and Relationships with the Loop Current and Associated Warm and Cold-Core Eddies
MMS 2007-044 Characterization of Northern Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Hard-Bottom Communities with Emphasis on Lophelia Coral
MMS 2007-035 Seafloor Characteristics and Distribution Patterns of Lophelia pertusa and Other Sessile Megafauna at Two Upper-Slope Sites in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico
MMS 2007-022 Full-Water Column Current Observations in the Central Gulf of Mexico, Final Report
MMS 2007-015 Archaeological and Biological Analysis of World War II Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico: Artificial Reef Effect in Deepwater
2006
MMS 2006-073
MMS 2006-074
Exploratory Study of Deepwater Currents in the Gulf of Mexico
Volume I: Executive Summary
Volume II: Technical Report
MMS 2006-072 Mica Shipwreck Project Report: Deepwater Archaeological Investigation of a 19th Century Shipwreck in the Gulf of Mexico
MMS 2006-044
MMS 2006-045
MMS 2006-046
Effects of Oil and Gas Exploration and Development at Selected Continental Slope Sites in the Gulf of Mexico
Volume I: Executive Summary
Volume II: Technical Report
Volume III: Appendices
2005
MMS 2005-032 Understanding the Processes that Maintain the Oxygen Levels in the Deep Gulf of Mexico, Synthesis Report
MMS 2005-031 Climatology of Ocean Features in the Gulf of Mexico
MMS 2005-012 Potential Spatial and Temporal Vulnerability of Pelagic Fish Assemblages in the Gulf of Mexico to Surface Oil Spills Associated with Deepwater Petroleum Development
2004
MMS 2004-057 Labor Migration and the Deepwater Oil Industry
MMS 2004-047 Supply Network for Deepwater Oil and Gas Development in the Gulf of Mexico: An Empirical Analysis of Demand for Port Services, Final Report
MMS 2004-041 Economic Impact in the U.S. of Deepwater Projects: A Survey of Five Projects
MMS 2004-040 Strong Mid-Depth currents and a Deep Cyclonic Gyre in the Gulf of Mexico
MMS 2004-022 Subsurface, High-Speed Current Jets in the Deepwater Region of the Gulf of Mexico, Final Report.
MMS 2004-017 Cross-Shelf Exchange Processes and the Deepwater Circulation of the Gulf of Mexico: Dynamical Effects of Submarine Canyons and the Interactions of Loop Current Eddies with Topography, Final Report.
MMS 2004-013 Intermediate Depth Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico: PALACE Float Results for the Gulf of Mexico Between April 1998 and March 2002
2003
MMS 2003-072 Selected Aspects of the Ecology of the Continental Slope Fauna of the Gulf of Mexico: A Synopsis of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Study, 1983-1988
MMS 2003-069 Sperm Whale Seismic Study in the Gulf of Mexico, Annual Report: Year 1
MMS 2003-048
MMS 2003-049
Deepwater Observations in the Northern Gulf of Mexico from In-situ Current Meters and PIES, Final Report, Volume I: Executive Summary and Volume II: Technical Report
MMS 2003-030 Workshop on Deepwater Environmental Studies Strategy:  A Five-Year Follow-Up and Planning for the Future, May 29-31, 2002
2002
MMS 2002-078 Deepwater Program: Bluewater Fishing and Deepwater OCS Activity, Interactions Between the Fishing and Petroleum Industries in Deepwaters of the Gulf of Mexico
MMS 2002-063 Deepwater Program: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitats and Benthic Ecology; Interim Report – Year 2.
MMS 2002-035
MMS 2002-036
Stability and Change in Gulf of Mexico Chemosynthetic Communities, Volume I: Executive Summary, and Volume II: Final Report
2001
MMS 2001-095 Management Applicability of Contemporary Deep-Sea Ecology and Reevaluation of Gulf of Mexico Studies (Coastal Marine Institute)
MMS 2001-091 Deepwater Program: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitats and Benthic Ecology, Year 1: Interim Report
MMS 2001-065 The Deep Sea Gulf of Mexico: An Overview and Guide
MMS 2001-064 Deepwater Physical Oceanography Reanalysis and Synthesis of Historical Data:  Synthesis Report
MMS 2001-039 Gulf of Mexico Marine Protected Species Workshop, June 1999
MMS 2001-021 Workshop on the Physical Oceanography Slope and Rise of the Gulf of Mexico
MMS 2001-012 Deepwater Program: Literature Review, Environmental Risks of Chemical Products Used in Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Oil and Gas Operations; Vol. II: Appendices.
MMS 2001-011 Deepwater Program: Literature Review, Environmental Risks of Chemical Products Used in Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Oil and Gas Operations, Volume I: Technical Report
MMS 2001-004 Fate and Effects of Barium and Radium-Rich Fluid Emissions from Hydrocarbon Seeps on the Benthic Habitats of the Gulf of Mexico Offshore Louisiana
2000
MMS 2000-074 Physical/Biological Oceanographic Integration Workshop for the DeSoto Canyon and Adjacent Shelf, October 19-21, 1999
MMS 2000-064 Environmental Impacts of Synthetic Based Drilling Fluids
MMS 2000-049
MMS 2000-050
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Environmental and Socioeconomic Data Search and Literature Synthesis, Volume I:  Technical Narrative and Volume II:  Annotated Bibliography
MMS 2000-030 Proceedings: Eighteenth Annual Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting - December 1998
1999
MMS 99-0042 Proceedings: Seventeenth Annual Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting - December 1997
1998
MMS 98-0022 Workshop on Environmental Issues Surrounding Deepwater Oil and Gas Development
1980
1980-1 Environmental Information on Hurricanes, Deep Water Technology, and Mississippi Delta Mudslides in the Gulf of Mexico

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