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  MMS Incident Statistics and Summaries 1996-2010

This page provides access to general statistics and summaries of OCS incidents reported to MMS. Follow
the links below to view the following:

  Blue Bullet  OCS Incidents/Spills by Category:
       
▪  2006-2010

        ▪  1996-2005

  Blue Bullet  OCS Spills >50 Barrels by Category:
       
▪  1996-2007

        ▪  1964-1995

  Blue Bullet  MMS Published Reports: Incidents Associated with Oil and Gas Operations from 1956-2000

OCS Incidents/Spills by Category: 2006-2010

Type

2006* * *

2007

2008ytd

2009

2010

GOM PAC GOM PAC GOM PAC GOM PAC GOM PAC
Fatalities     10 0     5   0 10          
Injuries 111 1 333 10            
Loss of Well Control      1 0      7   0            
Fires/Explosions 133 7 103   7            
Collisions   27 0   19   1            
Spills   11 0     2   0            
Other      0 0 220 15            
Incident Totals For the Year 293 8 689 33 10          
Combined Total for the Year

301

722

10    
YTD = Year to date

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Effective July 17, 2006, MMS revised the regulations for Incident Reporting. Related to this chart, changes were made to the reporting criteria for Injuries, Loss of Well Control incidents, and Collisions. The number of incidents shown in these categories for 2006 may be affected by this change.

SOURCE: TIMS Database as of 19 May 2008

 MMS Published Reports: Incidents Associated with Oil and Gas Operations from 1956-2000:

    Blue Bullet  Calendar Year 2000 PDF (112 pages)
    Blue Bullet  Calendar Year 1999 PDF (120 pages)
    Blue Bullet  Calendar Year 1998 PDF (119 pages)
    Blue Bullet  Calendar Year 1997 PDF (131 pages)
    Blue Bullet  Calendar Year 1995-1996 (39243 KB; 116 pages)
    Blue Bullet  Calendar Year 1991-1994 PDF (112 pages)
    Blue Bullet  Calendar Year 1956-1990 PDF (319 pages)

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