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Regulatory Requirements

Regulatory Requirements. Western, Central and Eastern GOM. Oil Spill Response Plans. Operators of oil facilities must submit OSRP to MMS Western and Central GOM – Regional OSRP Eastern GOM – Site-specific OSRP. NEPA Compliance. Information for MMS to insure compliance with NEPA:

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Regulatory Requirements

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  1. Regulatory Requirements Western, Central and Eastern GOM

  2. Oil Spill Response Plans • Operators of oil facilities must submit OSRP to MMS • Western and Central GOM – Regional OSRP • Eastern GOM – Site-specific OSRP

  3. NEPA Compliance • Information for MMS to insure compliance with NEPA: • Storage capacity of tanks/production vessels on facility that store oil • Diesel oil supply vessels (other than fuel) • Size of vessel • Capacity • Frequency of transfer • Route from shore

  4. NEPA Compliance • Support Vessels Fuel Tanks • No. in field (simultaneously) • Max fuel tank storage capacities

  5. NEPA Compliance • If liquid hydrocarbons (including well tests) will be transported by means other than P/L • Transportation method • Transfer method • Capacity of transport vessel • Avg. volume of liquid hydrocarbons loaded • Avg. number of transfers/year

  6. NEPA Compliance • Oil and synthetic based drilling fluids: • Volume of mud used per well • Disposal method • Cuttings generated per well • Cuttings disposal method

  7. NEPA Compliance • Provide blowout scenario: • Estimated spill flow rate, volume, time frame • Potential for well to bridge over • Likelihood for surface intervention to stop blowout • Availability of a rig to drill a relief well • Rig package constraints • Estimated time to drill a relief well

  8. NEPA Compliance • List of chemical products handled on, stored on or transported to or from facility – greater than RQ’s in 40 CFR 302.4. • Oil Characteristics • Discuss safety, pollution prevention, spill detection measures beyond requirements of 30 CFR 250

  9. Florida Requests for Additional Information • Specs, diagrams for rig • Waste Management Plan • Lease stipulations • H2S Contingency Plan (if applicable) • Bathymetry, seafloor, shallow geological features • Temperature of cooling water when discharged and potential effects

  10. Florida Requests for Additional Information • Describe drilling fluids program • Specific additives • Synthetic vs. water based • How cuttings will be cleaned • Types of solids control equipment • Effectiveness of removing fluids for recycling

  11. Florida Requests for Additional Information • Current and accurate environmental data • EP did not describe population of sperm whale from 2000 research. • Include Dry Tortugas Ecological Reserve • Use more recent data on commercial fishing than 1996, tourism, etc.

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