Final environmental statement: proposed 1979 Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas lease sale 58A

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:6031925

This proposed oil and gas lease sale in the western and central Gulf of Mexico includes 122 tracts located on the Outer Continental Shelf in federal waters offshore of the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. These proposed tracts comprise approximately 582,529.75 acres ranging from 3 to 165 nautical miles (6 to 189 kilometers) from shore in water depths of 6 to 500 meters. Pending the Secretary of the Interor's decision, this proposed lease sale is tentatively scheduled for November 1979. Discussion is presented on the following topics: description of the proposal, description of the environment, environmental impacts of the proposed action, mitigating measures, adverse impacts which cannot be avoided, relationship between local short-term uses of environment and enhancement of productivity, irreversible commitment of resources, alternatives to proposed action, and consulation and coordination. This proposed lease sale may result in incremental damage to localized marine and terrestrial biological organisms and habitats, air and water quality, cultural and recreational resources, commercial fishing, shipping and military operations, as a result of exploratory drilling, platform and pipeline construction, production drilling and accidents. (JGB)

• Research Organization: Bureau of Land Management, New Orleans, LA (USA). New Orleans Outer Continental Shelf Office
• OSTI ID: 6031925
• Report Number(s): NP-23837(Vol.1)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ALABAMA
ATLANTIC OCEAN
CARIBBEAN SEA
COASTAL WATERS
CONTINENTAL MARGIN
CONTINENTAL SHELF
DATA
DATA COMPILATION
DATA FORMS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GULF OF MEXICO
INFORMATION
LAND LEASING
LAND USE
LEASING
LOUISIANA
MISSISSIPPI
NATURAL GAS
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
OFFSHORE SITES
PETROLEUM
SEAS
SOUTHEAST REGION
SOUTHWEST REGION
SURFACE WATERS
TABLES
TEXAS
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