Outer continental shelf oil and gas activities in the Pacific and their onshore impacts. Pacific summary report. [Contains glossary]
Three lease sales off the coast of California remain on the Department of the Interior's 5-year Outer Continental Shelf oil-and-gas leasing schedule. Interior's policy of conducting areawide lease sales will continue, but the program will undergo some modifications. Geologically, the Pacific region offers good potential for further hydrocarbon discovery. The southern Santa Maria Basin and the Santa Barbara Channel command industry's current interest and exploration efforts. Production of oil and gas in the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Region continues to rise at a strong pace; in 1983, oil was produced at a rate of approximately 83,000 barrels per day. The tenth oil-and-gas lease sale in the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Region, Lease Sale 73, was held on November 30, 1983. Off central California, 137 tracts were offered and 8 were leased. With conclusion of this lease sale, there are presently 192 active leases in federal waters off the coast of California covering a total of 1,013,386 acres. Three future lease sales are planned in the region through June 1987. Much of the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf development has occurred and will continue to occur off the coast of Santa Barbara County. In an effort to mitigate potential negative impacts accruing onshore from increased offshore industrial activities, the county has drafted an Oil Transportation Plan. Preliminary conclusions of this long-range, comprehensive study include a preference for the shipment of oil by pipeline over shipment by tanker or train; an allowance for the use of tankers on an interim basis; and a belief that offshore operators should consolidate their onshore facilities to the greatest extent possible. 24 refs., 11 figs., 8 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Rogers, Golden and Halpern, Inc., Reston, VA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5875124
- Report Number(s):
- OCS/MMS-84-0075; ON: TI85901419
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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