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Deepwater Environmental Information

The deepwater Gulf of Mexico has emerged as an important oil and gas province and therefore, has experienced a substantial increase in leasing, exploration, development, and production activities. This trend is expected to continue although the remote location, harsh operating environment, new and unusual technologies, different operating procedures, and additional environmental issues present regulatory and environmental concerns. Additional information on deepwater-related issues will enhance MMS environmental analyses and assist in management of this lesser known area.

Deepwater NEPA Documents

Featured Deepwater Studies

Deepwater Environmental Publications

  • MMS 2003-072 - Selected Aspects of the Ecology of the Continental Slope Fauna of the Gulf of Mexico: A Synopsis of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Study, 1983-1988
  • MMS 2003-069 - Sperm Whale Seismic Study in the Gulf of Mexico, Annual Report: Year 1
  • MMS 2003-048 and MMS 2003-049 - Deepwater Observations in the Northern Gulf of Mexico from In-situ Current Meters and PIES, Final Report, Volume I: Executive Summary and Volume II: Technical Report
  • MMS 2003-030 - Workshop on Deepwater Environmental Studies Strategy:  A Five-Year Follow-Up and Planning for the Future, May 29-31, 2002
  • MMS 2002-078 - Deepwater Program: Bluewater Fishing and Deepwater OCS Activity, Interactions Between the Fishing and Petroleum Industries in Deepwaters of the Gulf of Mexico
  • MMS 2002-035 and MMS 2002-036 - Stability and Change in Gulf of Mexico Chemosynthetic Communities, Volume I: Executive Summary, and Volume II: Final Report
  • MMS 2001-091 - Deepwater Program:  Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitats and Benthic Ecology, Year 1:  Interim Report
  • MMS 2001-064 - Deepwater Physical Oceanography Reanalysis and Synthesis of Historical Data:  Synthesis Report (Zipped)
  • MMS 2001-039 - Gulf of Mexico Marine Protected Species Workshop, June 1999
  • MMS 2001-021 - Workshop on the Physical Oceanography Slope and Rise of the Gulf of Mexico
  • MMS 2001-011 - Deepwater Program: Literature Review, Environmental Risks of Chemical Products Used in Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Oil and Gas Operations, Volume I: Technical Report
  • MMS 2001-004 - Fate and Effects of Barium and Radium-Rich Fluid Emissions from Hydrocarbon Seeps on the Benthic Habitats of the Gulf of Mexico Offshore Louisiana
  • MMS 2000-074 - Physical/Biological Oceanographic Integration Workshop for the DeSoto Canyon and Adjacent Shelf, October 19-21, 1999
  • MMS 2000-064 - Environmental Impacts of Synthetic Based Drilling Fluids
  • MMS 2000-049 and MMS 2000-050 - Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Environmental and Socioeconomic Data Search and Literature Synthesis, Volume I:  Technical Narrative and Volume II:  Annotated Bibliography   (Internet Note: PDF file sizes are 24.5 MB and 18.9 MB respectively; If you experience problems when opening in browser, right click on the link, for Explorer click Save Target As, for Netscape click Save Link As, and save to a local directory. Open saved file in Acrobat Reader.)
  • MMS 2000-030 - Proceedings: Eighteenth Annual Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting - December 1998  (Internet Note: PDF file size 42.8 MB; If you experience problems when opening in browser, right click on the link, for Explorer click Save Target As, for Netscape click Save Link As, and save to a local directory. Open saved file in Acrobat Reader.)
  • MMS 99-0042 - Proceedings: Seventeenth Annual Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting - December 1997   (Internet Note: PDF file size 42.2 MB; If you experience problems when opening in browser, right click on the link, for Explorer click Save Target As, for Netscape click Save Link As, and save to a local directory. Open saved file in Acrobat Reader.)
  • MMS 98-0022 - Workshop on Environmental Issues Surrounding Deepwater Oil and Gas Development