The Minerals Management Service, Pacific Region, is tasked with overseeing the oil and gas operations and activities on the leases (currently 79; 43 of which are producing) in the federal OCS waters offshore southern California. Regulatory requirements govern the activities on these leases providing for safe and environmentally sound operations. After a lease is issued, all the post-lease activities require extensive review and approval before any operations can take place on the lease.

For information about offshore operations activities,

Operations Statistics

This section provides information about offshore operations activities, this section covers all aspects of offshore oil and gas development, from exploration to decommissioning.

This offshore section provides information for both the operators of these leases and others interested in safety and guidance for sound operating practice while maximizing the return to the public for these federal resources.

The public may find useful the information on reserves and resources of oil & gas attributed to the Pacific OCS, basic data on the platforms, (the structures attached to the seafloor and used for drilling and production on the leases), facts on the revenue generated from Pacific Region oil & gas activities, some records achieved in the region and awards given for safety on these leases.