Gulf of Mexico OCS Region Publications

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Recent Gulf of Mexico OCS Publications

Evaluation of Oil and Gas Platforms on the Louisiana Continental Shelf for Organisms with Biotechnology Potential. OCS Study MMS 2009-059.
Modeling Waves and Currents Produced by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. OCS Study MMS 2009-060.
Proposed Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 213, Central Planning Area, Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2009-053.
Proceedings: 25th Annual Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting, January 2009. OCS Study MMS 2009-051.
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)-Related Pipelines and Navigation Canals in the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico: Relative Impacts on Wetland Habitats and Effectiveness of Mitigation. OCS Study MMS 2009-048.
Investigations of Chemosynthetic Communities on the Lower Continental Slope of the Gulf of Mexico, Interim Report 2. OCS Report MMS 2009-046.
Post-Hurricane Assessment of Sensitive Habitats of the Flower Garden Banks Vicinity. OCS Study MMS 2009-032.
Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitats and Benthic Ecology Study: Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2009-039.
Investigation of Fatality from Falling Load, Main Pass Block 30, Well No. A-14 ST01 OCS-G 4903 Gulf of Mexico, Off of the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2009-042.
Loop Current Frontal Eddies Based on Satellite Remote Sensing and Drifter Data . OCS Study MMS 2009-023.

Statistical Summary 2008, Outer Continental Shelf, Leasing by Sale and by Map Area/Block Number. OCS Report MMS 2009-029.

Statistical Summary 2007, Outer Continental Shelf, Leasing by Sale and by Map Area/Block Number. OCS Report MMS 2008-057.

Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 2005. OCS Report MMS 2009-022.

Investigation of Fatality South Pass Area, South and East Additions, Block 90 Pipeline Right-of-Way OCS-G 26857, Gulf of Mexico, Off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2009-028.

Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2009: Interim Report of 2008 Highlights. OCS Report MMS 2009-016.

Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Production Forecast: 2009-2018. OCS Report MMS 2009-012.

Foraminiferal Communities of Bathyal Hydrocarbon Seeps, Northern Gulf of Mexico: A Taxonomic, Ecologic, and Geologic Study. OCS Study MMS 2009-013.

Investigation of Fatal Fall from Rig Pollution Pan, Galveston Area Block 151, Well No. 6, OCS-G 15740, 28 January 2008, Gulf of Mexico Off the Texas Coast. MMS 2009-018.

Investigation of Fatal Accident North Padre Island Block 969, Platform JA, OCS-G 5953, 19 January 2008, Gulf of Mexico Off the Texas Coast. OCS Report MMS 2009-008.

Cumulative Increment Analysis for the Breton National Wilderness Area. OCS Study MMS 2008-058.

Platform Debris Fields Associated with the Blue Dolphin (Buccaneer) Gas and Oil Field Artificial Reef Sites Offshore Freeport, Texas: Extent, Composition, and Biological Utilization (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2008-048.

Labor Needs Survey: Volume I: Technical Report; Volume II: Survey Instruments. OCS Study MMS 2008-050 and 2008-051.

Investigation of High Island Pipeline System Rupture Pipeline Segment No. 4879, Pipeline Right-of-way OCS-G 5150, Galveston Area Block A-5, 24 December 2006, Gulf of Mexico Off the Texas Coast. OCS Report MMS 2008-038.

Investigation of Pipeline Leak, Stone Energy Corporation, Pipeline Segment No. 4582, Main Pass Area Block 288, 23 June 2008, Gulf of Mexico Off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2008-056.

Executive Summary: 3rd International Deep-Sea Coral Symposium in Miami. OCS Study MMS 2008-024.

Benefits and Burdens of OCS Activities on States, Labor Market Areas, Coastal Counties, and Selected Communities. OCS Study MMS 2008-052.

Investigation of Loss of Well Control, South Pelto Block 10, Well No. 10, OCS-G02925, 14 February 2008, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2008-054.

History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana, Final Report; Volume I: Papers on the Evolving Offshore Industry; Volume II: Bayou Lafourche � Oral Histories of the Oil and Gas Industry; Volume III: Morgan City�s History in the Era of Oil and Gas � Perspectives of Those Who Were There; Volume IV: Terrebonne Parish; Volume V: Guide to the Interviews; Volume VI: A Collection of Photographs. OCS Study MMS 2008-042 through MMS 2008-047.

Archaeological Excavation of the Mardi Gras Shipwreck (16GM01), Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope. OCS Report MMS 2008-037.

Investigation of Blowout, Main Pass Block 91 Platform A, OCS-G14576, August 23, 2007, Gulf of Mexico, Off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2008-053.

Investigation of Blowout Eugene Island, Block 28 Well No. 4, OCS-G 05479, December 03, 2007, Gulf of Mexico, Off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2008-049.

Sperm Whale Seismic Study in the Gulf of Mexico, Synthesis Report. OCS Study MMS 2008-006.

Five-Year Meteorological Datasets for CALMET/CALPUFF and OCD5 Modeling of the Gulf of Mexico Region. OCS MMS 2008-029.

Study of Deepwater Currents in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Volume I: Executive Summary and Volume II: Technical Report. OCS Study MMS 2008-030 and 2008-031.

Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks, 2004-2005, Interim Report: Volume I: Technical Report and Volume II: Appendices. OCS Study MMS 2008-027 and MMS 2008-028.

Investigations of Chemosynthetic Communities on the Lower Continental Slope of the Gulf of Mexico, Interim Report 1. OCS Study MMS 2008-009.

Post-Hurricane Assessment at the East Flower Garden Bank Long-Term Monitoring Site: November 2005. OCS Study MMS 2008-019.

Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 2004. OCS Report MMS 2008-034.

Programmatic Evaluation of Energy Resource Technology, Inc.'s Supplemental Development Operations Coordination Document, S-7156. Phoenix Project. Green Canyon Blocks 236 and 237. OCS Study MMS 2008-026

Viosca Knoll Wreck: Discovery and Investigation of an Early Nineteenth-Century Wooden Sailing Vessel in 2,000 Feet of Water. OCS Study MMS 2008-018

Examination of the Development of Liquefied Natural Gas on the Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 2008-017.

Proceedings: Twenty-Fourth Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting, January 2007. OCS Report MMS 2008-012.

Effects of Subsea Processing on Deepwater Environments in the Gulf of Mexico. OCS Report MMS 2008-022.

Lophelia Reef Megafaunal Community Structure, Biotopes, Genetics, Microbial Ecology, and Geology (2004-2006). OCS Study MMS 2008-015.

Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2008: America's Offshore Energy Future. OCS Report MMS 2008-013.

Site-Specific Environmental Assessment for an FPSO Facility, Site-Specific Evaluation of Petrobras America Inc.'s Initial Development Operations Coordination Document, N-9015, Cascade-Chinook Project, Walker Ridge Blocks 205, 206, 249, 250, 425, 426, 469, and 470. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2008-008.

Proposed Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 207, Western Planning Area, Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2008-003.

Deepwater Currents in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Observations at 25.5�N and 87�W, OCS Study MMS 2008-001.

Investigation of Fatal Accident, V-Door Guide Post Failure, Chandeleur Block 31, Well No. 1, OCS-G 27214, July 18, 2006, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2008-016.