Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Information Program: Pacific index (January 1962-October 1980)

Open-File Report 80-1201
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Abstract

The United States is currently engaged in an effort to develop the oil and gas resources of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). In the Pacific, State jurisdiction extends for 3 geographical (nautical) miles (5.56 km) from the coastline. The OCS, which comprises the submerged lands of the Continental Shelf seaward of the California, Oregon, and Washington State boundaries, is under Federal jurisdiction. Activities occurring offshore must be supplied and supported from land, and the onshore activities required may have significant effects on the communities in which they occur. For example, oil and gas production might involve the expansion of existing transportation and processing facilities and the construction of new ones, and it might trigger an influx of workers and change employment patterns. These effects, in turn, could influence regional income, demand on public services, tax revenues, and air and water quality.

Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Information Program: Pacific index (January 1962-October 1980)
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 80-1201
DOI 10.3133/ofr801201
Year Published 1980
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Description vi, 111 p.
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