UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF THE INTERIOR
MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE
PACIFIC OCS REGION
NTL No.
2004-P03 Effective Date:
November 10, 2004
NOTICE TO LESSEES AND OPERATORS
OF FEDERAL OIL AND GAS LEASES
IN THE PACIFIC OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF REGION
Offshore Facility Decommissioning
Costs Report
This Notice to Lessees and Operators serves to
notify you of the availability of a newly revised report entitled
Offshore Facility Decommissioning Costs, Pacific OCS Region, September
17, 2004.
The Pacific OCS Region (POCSR) Offshore Facility
Decommissioning Cost (OFDC) Team was formed to develop cost estimates
for decommissioning OCS oil and gas facilities in the POCSR. This cost
study was developed by the team in accordance with Federal regulations
(30 CFR 250) governing oil and gas operations conducted on the OCS. The
regulations specify requirements for plugging wells, decommissioning
platforms and pipelines, and clearing a lease site. This report is one
of the inputs used to determine if a lessee is required to post a
Supplemental Bond to insure OCS lease decommissioning obligations are
met. Title 30 CFR 256 and MMS Notice to Lessees No. 2003-N06 specify the
requirements for Supplemental Bonds.
The report may be downloaded on the MMS website,
at:
http://www.mms.gov/omm/pacific/lease/
2004_final_decommissioning_cost_report_rev_1.pdf
If you have any questions concerning the report or
the supplemental bonding process, please call Mr. Frederick L. White at
(805) 389-7830 or Mr. Ed Lee Lim at (805) 389-7583.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Statement:
This notice does not impose additional information collection
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
[original signed by]
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November 10, 2004
Nabil F. Masri
Date
Chief, Office of Facilities, Safety and Enforcement
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