Oil-spill risk analysis for the Kodiak Island
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5691785
An oil-spill risk analysis was conducted to determine the relative environmental hazards of developing oil in different regions of the Kodiak Island Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease area. The study analyzed the probability of spill occurrences, likely paths of oil slicks, and locations of resources vulnerable to spilled oil. The analysis included estimates of the time between spill occurrence and contact with resources. The combined results yielded estimates of the overall risks associated with development of the proposed lease area. Assuming that oil will be found in all parts of the lease area, and depending upon the routes chosen to transport oil from OCS platforms to the shore, the leasing of the tracts proposed for OCS Sale 46 will result in an expected number of 1.1 spills. The estimated probability that land will be contacted by one or more oil spills which have been at sea less than 30 days is 0.43.
- Research Organization:
- Geological Survey, Washington, DC (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5691785
- Report Number(s):
- USGS-OFR-80-175; ON: DE82902012
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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