History of Coastal Alabama Natural Gas Exploration and Development: Final Report (open access)

History of Coastal Alabama Natural Gas Exploration and Development: Final Report

This report tracks the history of the coastal region of Alabama following interest in oil drilling from 1969 to 1997. Mobil Oil Company sought to lease tracts to drill for oil in Mobile Bay from the state of Alabama, and later the oil companies Exxon, Chevron, and Shell became a part of the competition in the area.
Date: April 1999
Creator: Wade, William W.; Plater, Jason R. & Kelley, Jacqueline Q.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bluewater Fishing and OCS Activity: Interactions between the Fishing and Petroleum Industries in Deepwaters of the Gulf of Mexico (open access)

Bluewater Fishing and OCS Activity: Interactions between the Fishing and Petroleum Industries in Deepwaters of the Gulf of Mexico

A report describing bluewater fishing endeavors and practices and deepwater outer continental shelf energy development activities.
Date: August 2003
Creator: Continental Shelf Associates, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Climate Change on Energy Production and Use in the United States (open access)

Effects of Climate Change on Energy Production and Use in the United States

"This report summarizes what is currently known about effects of climate change on energy production and use in the United States."
Date: February 2008
Creator: Climate Change Science Program (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Climate Change on Energy Production and Use in the United States (open access)

Effects of Climate Change on Energy Production and Use in the United States

"This report summarizes what is currently known about effects of climate change on energy production and use in the United States."
Date: February 2008
Creator: Climate Change Science Program (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Climate Change on Energy Production and Use in the United States (open access)

Effects of Climate Change on Energy Production and Use in the United States

This report focuses on how climate change has impacted energy production and use in the United States.
Date: October 2007
Creator: Wilbanks, Thomas J.; Bhatt, Vatsal; Bilello, Daniel E.; Bull, Stanley R.; Ekmann, James; Horak, William C. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Labor Needs Survey (open access)

Labor Needs Survey

This report details the efforts to create a statistically sound and standardized survey methodology for labor needs that could be repeated every five years.
Date: December 2008
Creator: ICF Consulting
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lafourche Parish and Port Fourchon, Louisiana: Effects of the Outer Continental Shelf Petroleum Industry on the Economy and Public Services, Part 1 (open access)

Lafourche Parish and Port Fourchon, Louisiana: Effects of the Outer Continental Shelf Petroleum Industry on the Economy and Public Services, Part 1

A study which looked at the OCS deepwater oil and gas exploitation in the Central Gulf of Mexico and its effect on Port Fourchon and the adjacent human community.
Date: May 2001
Creator: Keithly, Diane C.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Workshop on Deepwater Environmental Studies Strategy: A Five-Year Follow-Up and Planning for the Future (open access)

Workshop on Deepwater Environmental Studies Strategy: A Five-Year Follow-Up and Planning for the Future

The purpose of the workshop was to 1) review the current status of industry activity in deepwater; 2) discuss any new environmental and/or social issues that have come to light since the first workshop; and 3) to examine information syntheses and data gaps identified during objectives one and two.
Date: May 2003
Creator: United States. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
OCS-Related Infrastructure Fact Book, Volume 1: Post-Hurricane Impact Assessment (open access)

OCS-Related Infrastructure Fact Book, Volume 1: Post-Hurricane Impact Assessment

"This report examines a wide range of energy infrastructure assets along the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) that supports, or is supported by, offshore oil and gas production."
Date: December 2011
Creator: Dismukes, David E.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dynamics of the Oil and Gas Industry in the Gulf of Mexico: 1980-2000, FInal Report (open access)

Dynamics of the Oil and Gas Industry in the Gulf of Mexico: 1980-2000, FInal Report

A study of the oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico from 1980-2000 with a focus on oil and gas prices and corporate practices and strategies. A thorough review of pertinent publications and communications with industry individuals as the primary resources for this report.
Date: February 2003
Creator: Wallace, Barbara; Duberg, John & Kirkley, James
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proceedings: Twenty-Second Annual Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting (open access)

Proceedings: Twenty-Second Annual Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting

Proceedings of the 22nd Information Transfer Meeting on environmental issues related to the offshore oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico. Summary reports include studies of marine life, coastal environmental issues, air quality, Gulf current, and more.
Date: January 2003
Creator: McKay, Melanie & Nides, Judith
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Environmental and Socioeconomic Data Search and Literature Synthesis, Volume 1: Narrative Report (open access)

Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Environmental and Socioeconomic Data Search and Literature Synthesis, Volume 1: Narrative Report

A report addressing the need for a comprehensive search and integration of environmental and socioeconomic data for the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
Date: July 2000
Creator: Continental Shelf Associates, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Idle Iron in the Gulf of Mexico (open access)

Idle Iron in the Gulf of Mexico

Offshore structures are required to be removed within a year after production ceases and recently the Minerals Management Service has asked for removal of structures no longer "economically viable." This paper seeks to identify the amount of idle iron that exists in the Gulf of Mexico as well as describe the geographic distribution and ownership patterns.
Date: May 2007
Creator: Kaiser, Mark J. & Pulsipher, Allan G.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Archival Investigations for Potential Colonial-Era Shipwrecks in Ultra-Deepwater within the Gulf of Mexico (open access)

Archival Investigations for Potential Colonial-Era Shipwrecks in Ultra-Deepwater within the Gulf of Mexico

A report on the primary archival material relative to early vessel losses in Ultra-Deepwater within the Gulf of Mexico.
Date: June 2011
Creator: Krivor, Michael C.; de Bry, John; Linville, Nicholas J. & Wells, Debra J.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic Impact in the U.S. of Deepwater Projects: A Survey of Five Projects (open access)

Economic Impact in the U.S. of Deepwater Projects: A Survey of Five Projects

This survey report discusses deepwater projects centered in the Gulf Coast. Their study is interested in vendors or contractors supplying the equipment used on the deck and process in extracting oil. The authors are also interested in the socioeconomic effects of the oil extracting on local communities.
Date: May 2004
Creator: Stiff, John J. & Singelmann, Joachim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Modeling Waves and Currents Produced by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma (open access)

Modeling Waves and Currents Produced by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma

A report of a study assessing the impacts of the waves and currents of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Date: November 2009
Creator: Oey, Lie-Yauw & Wang, Dong-Ping
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPA Base Case v.5.15 Using IPM Incremental Documentation (open access)

EPA Base Case v.5.15 Using IPM Incremental Documentation

A paper that describes the updates to the EPA Base Case v.5.15 using Integrated Planning Model (IPM) incremental to the EPA Base Case v.5.13 that was developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Date: August 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Environmental and Socioeconomic Data Search and Literature Synthesis, Volume 2: Annotated Bibliography (open access)

Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Environmental and Socioeconomic Data Search and Literature Synthesis, Volume 2: Annotated Bibliography

An annotated bibliography of environmental, socioeconomic, and technological literature for the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Agency for International Development Research and Development Progress Report: 2015 (open access)

U.S. Agency for International Development Research and Development Progress Report: 2015

Annual progress report describing programs and funding for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) broken down by toical categories and work in specific regions.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assessment 2007: Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic - Effects and Potential Effects. Volume 1. (open access)

Assessment 2007: Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic - Effects and Potential Effects. Volume 1.

This assessment report details the results of the 2007 Assessment of Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic conducted under the auspices of the Arctic Council and coordinated by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP).
Date: 2010
Creator: Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proceedings: Twenty-Third Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting (open access)

Proceedings: Twenty-Third Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting

A report including summaries of presentations that were given at the annual Information Transfer Meeting in 2005. Topics included benthic ecology and deepwater technology.
Date: December 2005
Creator: McKay, Melanie & Nides, Judith
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proceedings: Twenty-first Annual Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting (open access)

Proceedings: Twenty-first Annual Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting

Proceedings of the 21st Information Transfer Meeting on environmental issues related to the offshore oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico. Summary reports include studies of marine life, coastal environmental issues, socioeconomic impact of offshore drilling on coastal communities, removal of offshore structures, technology allowing expansion into deepwater, Gulf currents, and more.
Date: January 2002
Creator: McKay, Melanie & Nides, Judith
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assessment of Historical, Social, and Economic Impacts of OCS Development on Gulf Coast Communities: Volume 2. Narrative Report (open access)

Assessment of Historical, Social, and Economic Impacts of OCS Development on Gulf Coast Communities: Volume 2. Narrative Report

"This study examines historical, social, and economic changes in three coastal areas -- South Louisiana (Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes), Coastal Bend, Tex. (San Patricio County), and Mobile Bay (Baldwin and Mobile counties) -- since 1930 and the roles of the offshore oil industry in those change."
Date: April 2001
Creator: Wallace, Barbara; Kirkley, James; McGuire, Thomas; Austin, Diane & Goldfield, David
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitats and Benthic Ecology Study (open access)

Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitats and Benthic Ecology Study

A study examining the topography, geology, geophysics, currents, hydrography, chemistry and biota of the Northern Gulf of Mexico continental slope.
Date: July 2009
Creator: Rowe, Gilbert T. & Kennicutt, Mahlon C., II
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library