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Offshore Energy, Science, and Technology

Offshore Energy, Science, and Technology. Walter Cruickshank U.S. Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service Capitol Hill Oceans Week, 2003. Genesis of Offshore Program. Congressional Mandate

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Offshore Energy, Science, and Technology

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  1. Offshore Energy, Science, and Technology Walter Cruickshank U.S. Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service Capitol Hill Oceans Week, 2003

  2. Genesis of Offshore Program Congressional Mandate "It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States that ... the Outer Continental Shelf is a vital national resource held by the Federal Government for the public, which should be made available for expeditious and orderly development, subject to environmental safeguards, in a manner that is consistent with the maintenance of competition and other national needs." Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as Amended 43 U.S.C. 1332(3)

  3. MMS - A Resource Manager • Responsibility • 1.76 billion OCS acres • 30% of U.S. oil; 25% of U.S. natural gas • Management • Lease issuance to decommission • Milestones: 1982 – 2002 • Oil Produced ~ 8.6 billion barrels • Gas Produced ~ 90 trillion cubic feet • Total OCS Revenue ~ $82 billion

  4. Scope of Offshore Activity • Gulf of Mexico - most active • ~ 7,300 leases; ~4,000 production facilities • 1.8 million bopd; 13 Bcfgpd • Pacific • 79 leases (36 undeveloped); 23 platforms, • 98,000 bopd; 207 MMcfpd • Alaska • 84 leases • Northstar – 60,000 bopd (16,000 Federal OCS)

  5. Technology Challenges • Deep Water • Shallow Water-Deep Resources • Economics • Safety

  6. BP’s Horn Mountain Facility 100 mi SE of New Orleans in 5,400 feet of water

  7. Shell Oil’s Mensa Facility

  8. Deep Gas Frontier • “Deep Shelf Gas” represents a new “frontier” exploration target in shallow waters (<200 meters water depth). • Deep gas formations lying 15,000 feet or more below sea level are a largely unexplored province • Significant potential for natural gas for near and mid-term supply • Improved seismic imaging and drilling technology allows mapping of prospects at great depth

  9. Environmental Information • Ongoing Research for Decision Making • New Technologies • Frontier Areas

  10. MMS-Funded Research An integrated response to meet challenges related to leasing, exploration & development of oil & natural gas resources on the OCS Environmental Studies Technology Assessment & Research Leasing Exploration Production Decommissioning Reduce Emissions Blowout Prevention Structural Removal Corrosion Prevention Oil Spill Response Leak Detection Marine Risers Composite Materials Pollutant Transport (air & water) Biological Resource Characterization (habitat & behavior) Marine Environmental Monitoring Fates and Effects Socioeconomic Effects Biotechnology Invasive Species

  11. Operations Safety & Engineering … Encouraging Safety & Development

  12. IOOS—Integrated OceanObserving System

  13. Future Energy Sources? Offshore Windmills Methane Hydrates

  14. Education Issues • Economic Options • Energy Options • Environmental Options

  15. 2025 = 8.17 Tcf gap

  16. Minerals Management Service

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