The
Minerals Management Service (MMS) has revised its assessments of the
undiscovered oil and gas resource potential of the Alaska Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS). These assessments provide current estimates
of both technically and economically recoverable resources to assist
with the development of a new
5-Year Oil and Gas Leasing Program
(2007 through 2012). Analysis performed for the 5-Year Program
weighs the positive economic value of marketable oil and gas against
possible environmental consequences of development and production. |