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
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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
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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
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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
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