Environmental Analysis

• ExxonMobil's Proposal to Repair the C1 Power Cable: Lease OCS-P 0182, Santa Ynez Unit, Santa Barbara Channel, Offshore Santa Barbara County

• Notice of Availability: MMS Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)

• EAs and FONSI for processing applications for SOP or Operations on undeveloped units/leases in the Pacific OCS

• ExxonMobil's Proposal to Repair the C1 Power Cable: Lease OCS-P 0182, Santa Ynez Unit, Santa Barbara Channel, Offshore Santa Barbara County

• Delineation Drilling Activities EIS

Environmental Studies

• 2010-2012: Environmental Studies Development Plan

• 2009-2011: Environmental Studies Development Plan

• OCS Study 2009-033: Translocation, Homing Behavior and Habitat Utilization of Groundfishes Around Offshore Oil Platforms in the East Santa Barbara Channel

• OCS Study 2009-021: Hydrogen Sulfide (H₂S) Gas Dispersion Potentials & Release Scenarios for Pacific OCS Region Oil & Gas Platforms & Pipelines Located in the Santa Barbara Channel and Santa Maria Basin, California

• OCS Study 2009-019: Reproductive Ecology and Body Burden of Resident Fish Prior to Decommissioning

• OCS Study Report 2007-08: Assessing the Fate of Juvenile Rockfish at Offshore Petroleum Platforms and Natural Reefs in the Santa Barbara Channel and Technical Summary

• OCS Study Report 2007-07: Megabenthic Invertebrates on Shell Mounds under Oil and Gas Platforms Off California and Technical Summary

• OCS Study Report 2007-06: Site Fidelity of Characteristic Fish Species at Offshore Oil Platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel

• 2007: Physical and Chemical Characteristics of the Platform Gina Shell Mound

• 2006: Submarine Oil Seeps off the Southern Santa Maria Basin

• MMS 2006-054: Advancing Marine Biotechnology: Use of OCS Oil Platforms as Sustainable Sources of Marine Natural Products

• MMS 2006-053: Spatial and Temporal Variation in Recruitment to Rocky Shores: Relationship to Recovery Rates of Intertidal Communities

• MMS 2006-051: Biodegradation in the Subsurface as a Selective Filter for Natural Petroleum Emissions

• MMS 2006-049: Male-specific AFLP Markers Reveal Extreme Female-biased Sex-ratios in the Surfgrass Phyllospadix torreyi (Zosteraceae)

• MMS 2005-005: Trophic Links and Condition of a Temperate Reef Fish: Comparisons among Offshore Oil Platforms and Natural Reef Habitats

• 2000: Platform ecology studies funded by the Minerals Management Service's Environmental Studies Program: An annotated bibliography

• 1998: Petroleum Extraction Studies

• MMS 1998-042: Community View of Offshore Development Study

• MMS 1997-022: Produced Water Study

Geologic & Geophysical Data and Information

• Oceanside Seismic Data Release

Leasing

• Unit Files

• Original Lease Instruments

• Lease/Unit Operatorship

• Procedures for Change of Operator

• Status of Leases and Qualified Companies

News Releases

• 2010/03: MMS Awards First Grants to Support Conservation, Protection and Restoration of California's Coastal and Marine Environments

• 2009/07: DOI Approves California’s Plan for the Coastal Impact Assistance Program

• 2009/05: MMS Pacific Region Recognizes Company for Safety Excellence on the Outer Continental Shelf

• 2009/04: President Obama, Secretary  Salazar Announce Framework for Renewable Energy

• 2009/02: MMS Investing Discharge on Platform Harmony: Federal, State and Local Agencies Monitoring Situation

• 2008/10: Study Reveals an Oily Diet for Subsurface Life

• 2008/09: Study Reveals an Oily Diet for Subsurface Life

• 2008/07: Federal Agencies Join States to Launch Governors’ West Coast Ocean Action Plan

• 2008/07: Federal Agencies Join States to Launch Governors’ West Coast Ocean Action Plan

• 2007/11: Interior Department Releases Alternative Energy EIS and Announces Offshore Alternative Energy Initiative

• 2007/10: MMS Supports Inaugural Clean Pacific Conference

• 2007/10: MMS Gives Key Support to Workshop on Ecological Effects of Wave Energy Development in the Pacific Northwest

• 2007/09: MMS Named Pioneer in Energy Education

• 2007/08: MMS Sponsors International Energy Ocean '07 Conference

• 2007/04: MMS to Hold Public Hearings in San Francisco

• 2007/04: MMS to Hold Public Hearings in Oregon

• 2007/04: California Allocated $7.4 million Under Coastal Impact Assistance Program: $4.8 million to State and $2.6 million to 17 Counties in FY 2007& 2008 Allocations

• 2007/03: MMS Recognizes Companies for Safety Excellence on America's Outer Continental Shelf

OCS Reports

• Reducing Duplicative Efforts in Oil Spill Contingency Planning

• Joint Agency Coordination to Ensure Safety and Protection of the Environment Through Pipeline Inspection

• Annual Reserves Reports

• 1999: High Energy Seismic Survey Review Process and Interim Guidelines for Marine Surveys Offshore Southern California

• MMS 2007-012: 2003-1999 Estimated Oil & Gas Reserves

• MMS 2005-017: Platform Gail: Investigation of Loss of Well Control and Oil Spill, OCS Report MMS

Offshore

• Memorandum of Agreement with EPA, Region 9: NPDES Permit Compliance

• Documents related to the OCS Oil & Gas Lease Suspension Consistency Determinations

• PXP Revisions to the Point Pedernales Field
  DPP to Include Development of the Tranquillon Ridge Field

Physical Sciences Papers

• Natural Oil and Gas Seeps in the Coastal Areas of Southern California

• Marine Hydrocarbon Seeps at Coal Oil Point in the Santa Barbara Channel

Proceedings & Workshops

• 2003: Decommissioning Environmental Studies Workshop Proceedings
• 1997: Decommissioning Workshop Proceedings

• Interagency Decommissioning Working Group Action Plan

• Proceedings of the Fifth California Islands Symposium: Request CD-ROM

• Final Renewable Energy Framework
• DOI/FERC MOU
• Interim Policies
• Cape Wind
• Comprehensive Information on the Renewable Energy Program
• Announcement of Alternative Energy EIS and Offshore Alternative Energy Initiative
• Federal Register Notice of Availability of EIS
• Request for Information and Nominations of Areas for Leases
  for Alternative Energy
• Environmental Impact Statement
• MMS Public Connect online commenting system

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