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Eastern Gulf of Mexico O&G Development

Northern caribbean Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration Overview LCDR Shaun E dwards U. S. Coast Guard District Seven. Eastern Gulf of Mexico O&G Development.

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Eastern Gulf of Mexico O&G Development

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  1. Northern caribbeanOffshore Oil and Gas Exploration OverviewLCDR Shaun EdwardsU. S. Coast GuardDistrict Seven

  2. Eastern Gulf of Mexico O&G Development Future exploration work in the Eastern U.S. Gulf of Mexico and the Bahamas, will help validate Cuba’s NW Gulf of Mexico and Eastern Gap hydrocarbon potential

  3. initial Area of Operations Location: SW corner of Block 27~ 16 NM from Cuba ~ 28 NM to US EEZ~ 80 NM to Florida Keys ~ 5,800 ft water depth ~ 75,000 bbls/day WCD

  4. Ocean Currents (and Wind) will Move Oil

  5. Contingency Planning • Incorporated numerous lessons learned from Deepwater Horizon and other recent responses • Heavy external outreach with federal partners • Collaboration with State, local, industry and academia • Added appendix to Regional Response Plans dealing with international sources • Completely revised Area Contingency Plan (local plans), Geographic Response Plans and Inlet Protection Plans • Developed Offshore Response Plan to address nuances from uncontained source of pollution

  6. Offshore Response Plan Creates command structure to direct offshore activities including: • Dispersant & in situ burn ops • Physical recovery ops • OSRO ops coordination • Air ops coordination • Control of Commercial/Recreational vessel movements • International engagement Tabletop Exercise was held November 2011

  7. EEZ Incident US EEZ Foreign EEZ Foreign Coastline US Coastline OPRC/Industry OSRP/VRP • Primary Activities • Source Control • Salvage • Surface/Sub-surface Dispersant Application • ISB Operations • Offshore Skimming Federal Waters Foreign Waters Offshore Response Plan International Coord State Waters • Primary Activities • Source Control • Salvage • ISB/Dispersant Operations • Offshore Skimming • Oiled Vessel Monitoring/Decon • Coordinate State Response • Vessel Traffic Control • Air Traffic Coord USCGACP Foreign Nation Plan • Primary Activities • Source Control • Salvage • Surface/Sub-surface DispApplication • ISB Operations • Nearshore Skimming • Shoreline cleanup • Primary Activities • Nearshore Skimming • GRP Implementation • Tidal Inlet Protection • Vessel Traffic/Decon (Port Specific) • Shoreline Cleanup (pre/post impact) • Wildlife Recovery/Hazing • Coordinate County/Local Response EEZ

  8. International Engagement • Cartagena Convention (1983) • International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response & Co-operation Plan (OPRC 1990) • The 1980 Joint Contingency Plan Between the United States and Mexico Regarding Pollution of the Marine Environment (MEXUS Plan) • Conducting multi-lateral discussions with Mexico, Jamaica, Bahamas, Cuba, U.S., and other Caribbean nations contemplating offshore oil and gas exploration • Focus of discussions on prevention, planning and response to offshore drilling

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