| Abstract: | The Federal Government has proposed to lease 1,172,795 acres of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lands on Georges Bank off the New England Coast for oil and gas development. Estimated recoverable petroleum resources for the proposed 206 tract sale area range from 180 to 650 million barrels. Contingent upon actual discovery of this quantity of oil, production is expected to span a period of about 20 years. An oilspill risk analysis was conducted to determine relative environmental hazards of developing oil in the North Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf lease area. The study analyzed probability of spill occurrence, likely path of pollutants from spills, and locations in space and time of recreational and biological resources likely to be vulnerable. These results are combined to yield estimates of the overall oilspill risk associated with development of the lease area. (Woodard-USGS) |
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| ProdID: | 11232 |
| Citation Author: | Smith, Richard Allmon; Slack, James Richard; Davis, Robert K. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | vii, 50 leaves :ill., maps ;27 cm.; (38 p. - PGS) |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 76-620 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | An oilspill risk analysis for the North Atlantic outer continental shelf lease area; 1976; OFR; 76-620; Smith, Richard Allmon; Slack, James Richard; Davis, Robert K. |
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| Text: | An oilspill risk analysis for the North Atlantic outer continental shelf lease area; 1976; OFR; 76-620; Smith, Richard Allmon; Slack, James Richard; Davis, Robert K. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/usgs_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015018204787?urlappend=%3Bseq=3 |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
