Report on the Compatibility of Department of Defense (DoD) Activities with Oil and Gas Resource Development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
Abstract
On 18 September 2009, the DoD Principals for the OCS sent an overview letter and interim response describing the Department's OCS study to the Director of the Minerals Management Service. The information contained in this final report and in the associated geospatial data files provides the DoD's detailed response to the call for comments on the "Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 2010-2015 Oil and Gas Leasing Program." This study identifies locations within six MMS Planning Areas where there are potential conflicts between testing, training, and other DoD activities, with offshore oil and gas development. Most of these potential conflicts are attributable to the frequent use of live munitions in support of fleet gunnery exercises; air-to-surface bombing; and anti-submarine warfare and test operations. This report focuses on the six MMS Planning Areas where DoD has determined that its offshore activities are not be compatible with oil and gas activities and infrastructure. Information on areas where DoD would request Site-Specific Stipulations or No Permanent Oil and Gas Surface Structures is contained in the geospatial data and depicted on the maps in Appendix 2. The DoD analysis and this report do not address offshore renewable energy.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 15, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA534592
Entities
Organizations
- Office Of The Under Secretary Of Defense