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October 13, 2004


Technical Announcements

Providing a brief abstract on the Region's most recent scientific and technical publications.

2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995


2004

2004-072 Gulfwide Emission Inventory for the Regional Haze and Ozone Modeling Effort; Final Report 10/2004
2004-071 Data Quality Control and Emissions Inventories of OCS Oil and Gas Production Activities in the Breton Area of the Gulf of Mexico; Final Report 10/2004
2004-070 User's Guide for the 2005 Gulfwide Offshore Activities Data System (GOADS- 2005); Final Report 10/2004
2004-057 Labor Migration and the Deepwater Oil Industry 07/2004
2004-052 Economic Effects of Changes in Oil and Gas Prices and State Offshore Petroleum Production on the Louisiana Economy, 1969-1999 10/2004
2004-051
2004-050
2004-049
History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana Interim ReportVolume I: Papers on the Evolving Offshore Industry; Volume II: Bayou Lafourche – An Oral History of the Development of the Oil and Gas Industry; Volume III: Samples of Interviews and Ethnographic Preferences 08/2004
2004-047  Supply Network for Deepwater Oil and Gas Development in the Gulf of Mexico:  An Empirical Analysis of Demand for Port Services, Final Report 06/2004
2004-041  Economic Impact in the U.S. of Deepwater Projects: A Survey of Five Projects 06/2004
2004-040 Strong Mid-Depth Currents and a Deep Cyclonic Gyre in the Gulf of Mexico 07/2004
2004-039  Fate and Effects of a Spill of Synthetic-Based Drilling Fluid at Mississippi Canyon Block 778 10/2004
2004-027  Deepwater Program: OCS-Related Infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico Fact Book 07/2004
2004-022 Subsurface, High-Speed Current Jets in the Deepwater Region of the Gulf of Mexico:  Final Report 08/2004
2004-021  Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2004: America’s Expanding Frontier 05/2004
2004-017  Cross-Shelf Exchange Processes and the Deepwater Circulation of the Gulf of Mexico: Dynamical Effects of Submarine Canyons and Interactions of Loop Current Eddies with Topography, Final Report 05/2004
2004-016 Fiscal System Analysis: Concessionary and Contractual Systems Used in Offshore Petroleum Arrangements 05/2004
2004-013 Intermediate Depth Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico: PALACE Float Results for the Gulf of Mexico between April 1998 and March 2002 05/2004
2004-009 Long-Term Oil and Gas Structure Installation and Removal Forecasting in the Gulf of Mexico:  A Decision- and Resource-Based Approach  05/2004

2003

2003-074 Modeling and Data Analyses of Circulation Processes in the Gulf of Mexico Final Report 04/2004
2003-073  Proceedings: 22nd Annual Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting, January 2003 03/2004
2003-072  Selected Aspects of the Ecology of the Continental Slope Fauna of the Gulf of Mexico: Synopsis of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Study, 1983-1988 01/2004
2003-070  Explosive Removal of Offshore Structures: Information Synthesis Report 04/2004
2003-069  Sperm Whale Seismic Study in the Gulf of Mexico, Annual Report:  Year 1 01/2004
2003-065  Preparation of an Interactive Key for Northern Gulf of Mexico Polychaete Taxonomy Employing the DELTA/INTKEY System: Final Report 10/2003 
2003-063  Historical Reconstruction of the Contaminant Loading and Biological Responses in the Central Gulf of Mexico Shelf Sediments 11/2003 
2003-062
2003-061
2003-060
 
Refining and Revising the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region High-Probability Model for Historic Shipwrecks: Final Report 03/2004 
2003-059 Shock Wave/Sound Propagation Modeling Results for Calculating Marine Protected Species Impact Zones during Explosive Removal of Offshore Structures 09/2003 
2003-050 Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 2000 08/2003 
2003-049
2003-048
Deepwater Observations in the Northern Gulf of Mexico from In-situ Current Meters and PIES, Volume I:  Executive Summary and Volume II:  Technical Report 09/2003 
2003-041 Changing Patterns of Ownership and Control in the Petroleum Industry: Implications on the Market for Oil and Gas Leases in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1983-1999 10/2003 
2003-040 Marine and Coastal Fishes Subject to Impingement by Cooling-Water Intake Systems in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: An Annotated Bibliography 08/2003 
2003-039 Oil Spill During Hurricane Lili, Ship Shoal Block 119 Responses, Fate, and Effects 08/2003 
2003-038 Environmental Justice Considerations in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana 04/2004 
2003-031 Long-Term Monitoring of the East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 1998-2001: Final Report 07/2003 
2003-030 Workshop on Deepwater Environmental Studies Strategy: A Five-Year Follow-Up and Planning for the Future, May 29-31, 2002 06/2003 
2003-029 Importance of Zooplankton in the Diets of Blue Runner (Caranx crysos) Near Offshore Petroleum Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico 09/2003
2003-028 Daily Oil and Gas Production Rate Projections From 2003 Through 2007, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf 05/2003 
2003-026 Gulf of Mexico OCS Deep Shelf Gas Updte:2001-2002 05/2003
2003-022 Labor Demand in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in the 1990's: The Louisiana Case                                  04/2003
2003-018 Modeling the Economic Impacts of Offshore Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico: Methods and Applications 09/2003
2003-009 Rigs and Reefs:  A Comparison of the Fish Communities at Two Artificial Reefs, a Production Platform, and a Natural Reef in the Northern Gulf of Mexico:  Final Report 10/2003
2003-005 Proceedings: Twenty-first Annual Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting January 2002 04/2003
2003-004 Dynamics of the Oil and Gas Industry in the Gulf of Mexico:1980-2000; Final Report 02/2003

2002

2002-078 Deepwater Program: Bluewater Fishing and OCS Activity: Interactions Between the Fishing and Petroleum Industries in Deepwaters of the Gulf of Mexico, Final Report 09/2003
2002-077 Offshore Petroleum Platforms: Functional Significance for Larval Fish Across Longitudinal and Latitudinal Gradients 01/2003
2002-073 Emissions Inventories of OCS Production and Development Activities in the Gulf of Mexico, Final Report 02/2003
2002-072 Effect of the Oil and Gas Industry on Commuting and Migration Patterns in Louisiana: 1960-1990 01/2003
2002-069 Oil-Spill Risk Analysis:  Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lease Sales, Eastern Planning Area, 2003-2007, and Gulfwide OCS Program 2003-2042 11/2002
2002-064 Lagrangian Study of Circulation, Transport, and Vertical Exchange in the Gulf of Mexico 12/2002
2002-063 Deepwater Program: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitats and Benthic Ecology -- Year 2: Interim Report 12/2002
2002-055 Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Chemical Oceanography and Hydrography Study: Synthesis Report 11/2002
2002-054 Socioeconomic Baseline Study for the Gulf of Mexico, Final Report:  Description of the Dataset, 1930-1990 10/2002
2002-048 Development of Bioremediation for Oil Spill Cleanup in Coastal Wetlands 08/2003
2002-044,
2002-045
2002-046
Boating Uses, Economic Significance, & Information Inventory for North Carolina’s Offshore Area, “The Point”
Volume I:  Characterization of Recreational and Commercial Fisheries
Volume II:  Economic Analysis of “The Point” and Adjacent Counties:
Baseline Information, Valuation, and Potential Impacts
Volume III:  Data Inventory Related to the Hatteras Middle Slope Area Bibliography
01/2003
2002-038 Outer Continental Shelf Pipelines Crossing the Louisiana Coastal Zone:  Geographic Information System Approach, Final Report 08/2002
2002-035
and
2002-036
Stability and Change in Gulf of Mexico Chemosynthetic Communities, Volume I:  Executive Summary, Volume II:  Final Report 07/2002
2002-031 Daily Oil and Gas Production Rate Projections From 2002 Through 2006, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf 06/2002
2002-028 Observation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Study in the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico 08/2002
2002-024
2002-025
and
2002-026
Socioeconomic Baseline and Projections of the Impact of an OCS Onshore Base for Selected Florida Panhandle Communities -- Volume I: Final Report; Volume II: Technical Description of the MMS Florida Panhandle Model; Volume III: User's Guide for the Model 05/2002
2002-022
and
2002-023
Social and Economic Impacts of OCS Activity on Individuals and Families Volume I: Final Report, Southern Louisiana Volume II: Case Studies of Morgan City and New Iberia, Louisiana 08/2002
2002-021 Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2002:  America's Expanding Frontier 05/2002
2002-011 Socioeconomic and Environmental Issues Analysis of Oil and Gas Activity in the Outer Continental Shelf of the Western Gulf of Mexico 03/2002
2002-010 Economic Impact of Recreational Fishing and Diving Associated with Offshore Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico 04/2002
2002-009 Effects of Simultaneous Exposure to Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Hypoxia, and Prior Exposure on the Tolerance and Sublethal Responses of Marine Animals; Blue Crabs and Killifish: Final Report 03/2002
2002-007 Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 1999 02/2002
2002-004 Proceedings: Gulf of Mexico Fish and Fisheries: Bringing Together New and Recent Research 02/2002

2001

2001-102 Surface Circulation and the Transport of the Loop Current into the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico 03/2002
2001-101 Long-term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary 1998-1999 05/2002
2001-095 Management Applicability of Contemporary Deep-Sea Ecology and Reevaluation of Gulf of Mexico Studies 12/2001
2001-094 Survival of a Hydrocarbon-Utilizing Bacterium when Introduced into Native and Foreign Environments 02/2002
2001-093 Velocity and Transport Characteristics of the Louisiana-Texas Coastal Current during 1994 05/2002
2001-087 2000 Assessment of Conventionally Recoverable Hydrocarbon Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic OCS as of January 1, 1999 OCS Report MMS 2001-087 January 1, 1999 10/2001
2001-086 Atlas of Gulf of Mexico Gas and Oil Sands as of January 1, 1999 10/2001
2001-080 Mississippi/Alabama Pinnacle Trend Ecosystem Monitoring, Final Synthesis Report 11/2001
2001-078 How Does Produced Water Cause a Reduction in the Genetic Diversity of Harpacticoid Copeposd?  Final Report (Coastal Marine Institute) 09/2001
2001-077 Across-Shelf Larval, Postlarval, and Juvenile Fish Collected at Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms and a Coastal Rock Jetty West of the Mississippi River Delta 03/2002
2001-076 Oil and Gas Leasing Procedures Guidelines, Outer Continental Shelf 10/2001
2001-066 Chemistry in the Gulf of Mexico--An Informative Poster and Teacher's Companion 11/2001
2001-065 The Deep Sea Gulf of Mexico:  An Overview and Guide 11/2001
2001-064 Deepwater Physical Oceanography Reanalysis and Synthesis of Historical Data: Synthesis Report 10/2001
2001-063 Spatial and Temporal Variability of Plankton Stocks on the Basis of Acoustic Backscatter Intensity and Direct Measurements in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico 09/2001
2001-057 Investigation of Pressure and Pressure Gradients along the Louisiana/Texas Inner Shelf  and Their Relationships to Wind Forcing and Current Variability 08/2001
2001-054 Dispersion in Broad, Shallow Estuaries: A Model Study 12/2001
2001-052 Air Quality: User's Guide for the Gulfwide Offshore Activities Data System (GOADS) Final Report 03/2002
2001-050 Improved Geohazards and Benthic Habitat Evaluations: Digital Acoustic Data with Ground Truth Calibrations 07/2001
2001-044 Daily Oil and Gas Production Rate Projections From 2001 Through 2005 Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf 05/2001
2001-037 The Promise of Deep Gas in the Gulf of Mexico 04/2001
2001-026
and
2001-027
Assessment of Historical, Social, and Economic Impacts of OCS Development on Gulf Coast Communities, Volume I: Executive Summary and Volume II: Narrative Report 07/2001
2001-025 Wind and Eddy-Related Circulation on the Louisiana/Texas Shelf and Slope Determined from Satellite and In-Situ Measurements:  October 1993-August 1994 04/2001
2001-020 Lafourche Parish and Port Fourchon, Louisiana: Effects of the Outer Continental
Shelf Petroleum Industry on the Economy and Public Services, Part 2
06/2002
2001-019 Lafourche Parish and Port Fourchon, Louisiana: Effects of the Outer Continental
Shelf Petroleum Industry on the Economy and Public Services, Part 1
04/2001
2001-013 Forecasting the Number of Offshore Platforms on the Gulf of Mexico OCS to the Year 2023 05/2001
Feb 2001 Comparative Risk Analysis of Deepwater Production Systems 02/2001

2000

2000-090 Proposed Use of Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Systems on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, Final Environmental Impact Statement 02/2001
2000-087 Estimation of Fisheries Impacts Due to Underwater Explosions Used to Sever and Salvage Oil and Gas Platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico 04/2001
2000-081 User's Guide for the Breton Offshore Activities Data System (BOADS) for Air Quality Final Report 04/2001
2000-079
and
2000-080
DeSoto Canyon Eddy Intrusion, Final Report, Volume I:  Executive Summary, Volume II:  Technical Report 11/2000
2000-075 Meteorology of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: Data from 1995 to 1997 Final Report 10/2000
2000-074 Physical/Biological Oceanographic Integration Workshop for the DeSoto Canyon and Adjacent Shelf 01/2001
2000-073 Rigs-to-Reefs Policy, Progress, and Perspective 11/2000
2000-069 Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 1998 10/2000
2000-065 Coastal Alabama Offshore Natural Gas Economic Projection Model 07/2002
2000-064 Environmental Impacts of Synthetic-Based Drilling Fluids 10/2000
2000-053 Wave Climate and Bottom Boundary Layer Dynamics with Implications for Offshore Sand Mining and Barrier Island Replenishment, South-Central Louisiana 06/2002
2000-049
2000-050
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Environmental and Socioeconomic Data Search and Literature Synthesis Volume I: Technical Narrative and Volume II: Annotated Bibliography 09/2000
2000-045 Dynamic Height and Seawater Transport across the Texas-Louisiana Shelf Break 08/2000
2000-044 Economic Effects of Coastal Alabama and Destin Dome Offshore Natural Gas Exploration, Development, and Production, OCS Study MMS 2000-044  10/2000
2000-040 Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, Georges Bank Compilation of Continental Offshore Stratigraphic Test (COST) and Industry Exploration Drilling, 1976 - 1982 05/2002
May 2000 Gulf of Mexico Science on the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Volume XVI No. 2, December 1998 05/2000
2000-022 Deepwater Gulf of Mexico:  America's Emerging Frontier 04/2000
2000-017 Oceanic Gas Hydrate Research and Activities Review 03/2000
2000-015 Deepwater Development: A Reference Document for the Deepwater Environmental Assessment, Gulf of Mexico OCS (1998 through 2007) 06/2000
2000-014 Air Quality and Dispersion Meteorology over the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico:  Measurements, Analyses, and Syntheses 04/2000
2000-012 Daily Oil and Gas Production Rate Projections From 2000 Through 2004, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf 02/2000
2000-009 Observation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer in the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico, Second Annual Report 04/2000
2000-006 Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 1997 02/2000
2000-005 Seasonal and Spatial Variation in the Biomass and Size Frequency Distribution of Fish Associated with Oil and Gas Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico 03/2000
2000-002
2000-003
and
2000-004
Cetaceans, Sea Turtles, and Seabirds in the Northern Gulf of Mexico:  Distribution, Abundance, and Habitat Associations
Volume I:  Executive Summary; Volume II:  Technical Report; Volume III:  Data Appendix
03/2000
2000-001 Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Operations and Activities: Environmental Assessment 06/2000

1999

99-0031 History of Coastal Alabama Natural Gas Exploration and Development Final Report 10/1999
99-0034 Assessment of Conventionally Recoverable Hydrocarbon Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf as of January 1, 1995 07/1999
99-0014 MMS Seafloor Monitoring Project: First Annual Technical Report, 1997 Field Season 04/1999
99-0005 Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks 1996-1997 04/1999
99-0004 Ecology of Live Bottom Habitats of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: A Community Profile 07/1999
99-0001 Development and Application of the Sublethal Toxicity Test to PAH Using Marine Harpacticoid Copepods Final Report 04/1999

1998

98-0057 Assessment of PAH Composition of Diesel Fuel Sorbed to Marine Sediments and Their Toxicity to Aquatic Food Webs 1/1999
98-0050 A Critical Review of Four Types of Air Quality Models Pertinent to MMS Regulatory and Environmental Assessment Missions 12/1998
98-0046 Social and Economic Consequences of Onshore OCS-Related Activities in Coastal Alabama Final Baseline Report 10/1999
98-0040 An Observational Study of the Mississippi-Atchafalaya Coastal Plume Final Report 07/1999
98-0039 Long-Term Effects of Contaminants from OCS Produced-Water Discharges at Pelican Island Facility, Louisiana 01/1999
98-0035
and
98-0036
Texas-Louisiana Shelf Circulation and Transport Processes Study:  Synthesis Report, Volume I, Technical Report and Volume II, Appendices 10/1998
98-0032 Estimated Proved and Unproved Oil and Gas Reserves Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 1996

06/1998

98-0022 Workshop on Environmental Issues Surrounding Deepwater Oil and Gas Development

06/1998

98-0018 Effects and Management of Oil Spills in Marsh Ecosystems:  A Review Produced from a Workshop Convened July 1996 at McNeese State University

04/1999

Tech
Ann
Minerals Management Service Gulf of Mexico Region Releases Digital Well Logs in Canadian Log ASCII Standard (LAS) Format

07/1998

Tech
Ann
Atlas of Northern Gulf of Mexico Gas and Oil Reservoirs
Volume 1. Miocene and Older Reservoirs; Volume 2. Pliocene and Pleistocene Reservoirs

01/1998


1997

97-0020 Characterization and Trends of Recreational and Commercial Fishing from the Florida Panhandle

09/1997

Paleo
Data
Minerals Management Service Gulf of Mexico Region Releases Fifty Years of Public Paleontological Data in ASCII and PDF Formats on CD-ROM

10/1997


1995 - 1996

96-0062
and
96-0063
Analysis of Ambient Pollutant Concentrations and Meteorological Conditions Affecting EPA Class I and II Areas in Southeastern Louisiana Volume I: Technical Report and Volume II: Appendices

03/1997

96-0061 Estimated Proved and Unproved Oil and Gas Reserves Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 1995 11/1996
96-0050 Mariculture Associated with Oil and Gas Structures: A Compendium 11/1996
95-0024 Abundance and Distribution of Sea Turtles off North Carolina

06/1996