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Title: Oil-spill risk analysis: Outer continental shelf lease sale 144, Beaufort Sea. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:121934

The Federal Government has proposed to offer Outer Continental Shelf lands in the Beaufort Sea for oil and gas leasing. Because oil spills may occur from activities associated with offshore oil production, the Minerals Management Service conducts a formal risk assessment. In evaluating the significance of accidental oil spills, it is important to remember that the occurrence of such spills is fundamentally probabilistic. This report summarizes results of an oil-spill risk analysis conducted for OCS Lease Sale 144, Beaufort Sea. The objective of this analysis was to estimate relative risks associated with oil and gas production for the proposed lease sale.

Research Organization:
Minerals Management Service, Herndon, VA (United States). Environmental Operations and Analysis Branch
OSTI ID:
121934
Report Number(s):
PB-95-269197/XAB; OCS/MMS-95/0046; TRN: 52893406
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Aug 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English