nformation on
Floating Production, Storage and Offshore Loading (FPSO's)
This section of information is provided as a convenient collection of regulatory
material related to Floating Production, Storage and Offshore Loading (FPSO's). No FPSO's
have yet been approved by MMS for operation in the Gulf of Mexico.
MMS released a final environmental impact statement (EIS) on the potential use of FPSO's in the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico in
February 2001. A decision to allow FPSO's as a programmatic decision
was made by MMS on January 2, 2002. (See
News Release). A recent speech discussed the regulatory system for
FPSO's in the Gulf. This addressed FPSO's at the
programmatic level i.e. generally in the Gulf of Mexico.
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News Releases
Minerals Management Service
Approves Development Plans for First Use of Floating
Production Storage Offloading Facility in Gulf of Mexico
(April 29, 2008)
Clarification
on the Disposition of Associated Gas Related to Oil Production from a Floating
Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) in the Gulf of Mexico Region
(October 21, 2002)
MMS Reaches
Decision about FPSO's in Gulf of Mexico (January 2, 2002)
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental
Impact Statement on the Proposed Use of Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Systems on the
Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, Western and Central Planning Areas
(February 2001)
MMS Announces the Availability of the Final EIS on Floating
Production, Storage, and Offloading Systems,
and Completion of the Comparative Risk Analysis (February 9, 2001)
Proposed
Use of Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Systems on the Gulf of Mexico
Outer Continental Shelf, Final Environmental Impact Statement MMS 2000-090
(February 2001)
Comparative
Risk Analysis of Deepwater Production Systems (February 2001)
Speeches
Other
FPSO Risks - United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive
Study OTO 97055, October 1997, "Close Proximity Study" |
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Proceedings of an FPSO Workshop held on April 16, 1997, MMS Report 98-0019
Frequency
Analysis of Accidental Oil Releases from FPSO Operations in the Gulf of Mexico -
Final Report, January 2001
Comparative
Risk Analysis for Deepwater Production Systems - Final Project Report,
January 2001.