Major oil and gas companies are shifting to foreign exploration and production, which is leading to smaller companies ("independents") playing a larger role in domestic exploration and production. This report addresses concerns about independent companies producing oil and gas less aggressively and less efficiently to assess their productivity.

This publication is an alert by the EPA to notify possible hazards from carbon adsorption deodorizing systems.

This is an ALERT report on possible catastrophic failure of storage tanks.

A report that discusses lightning strikes which could impact storage spaces and equipment that can cause devastating accidents in facilities.

A report about the hazards of maintaining pressure vessels. Improperly operated pressure vessels can kill and injure workers and others, and cause extensive damage even if the contents are benign.

Summary describing the work completed at Texas A&M University Center for Coastal Studies for 'Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks.' It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

Report describing a study of the genotypes two plants (Spartina Patens and Spartina Alterniflora) that are tolerant to oil spills that have occurred in the coastal marshes of Louisiana. The research was to determine if these two plants could utilized for restoration and bioremediation of areas effected by oil spills. A plants tolerance to oil is determined by three factors: growth response and plant production, superior vegetative regrowth in soil effected by oil, and superior oil degradation potential.

Summary describing the work completed at Southeastern Louisiana University for 'Potential for Accelerated Bioremediation and Restoration of Oil-Impacted Marshes Through the Selection of Superior Oil-Tolerant Vegetation.' It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

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.

This document summarizes an economic projection model is third in a series of investigations concerning the social and economic impacts of the Coastal Alabama offshore gas industry. In addition to Alabama, this forecast concerns the economies of Texas and Louisiana as well. The results are based off the results from the study "Economic Effects of Coastal Alabama and Destin Dome Offshore Natural Gas Exploration, Development and Production."

"This report reflects the advice and recommendations that resulted from pre-meeting preparations, on-site discussions, public comments, and subsequent analysis."

Summary describing the work completed at Louisiana State University for 'A Socioeconomic Analysis of the Port Expansion at Port Fourchon'. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

Summary describing the work completed at Foster Associates, Inc. for 'The Social and Economic Consequences of Onshore - OCS-Related Activities in Coastal Alabama.' It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

"The purpose of this study was to develop a projection of the effects of this potential offshore activity on the Florida Panhandle."

"The purpose of this study was to develop a projection of the effects of potential offshore activity on the Florida Panhandle."

A user's guide for the MMS Florida Panhandle Model.

This report provides the third formal national communication under the Framework Convention, as envisioned under Articles 4 and 12 of the Convention. It describes our national circumstances, identify existing and planned policies and measures, indicate future trends in greenhouse gas emissions, outline expected impacts and adaptation measures, and provides information on financial resources, technology transfer research, and systematic observations.

Report summary describing the work completed at Louisiana State University, Center for Energy Studies for 'Modeling the Economic Impacts of Offshore Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico: Methods and Applications'. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

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.

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.

"The purpose of this alert is to introduce small and medium-sized facilities to a simple method developed by the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), to screen facilities for chemical reactivity hazards."

This report is to formalize the REA/MMS forecast models used in the Gulf Coast. With these models they forecast GOM infrastructure like number of exploratory wells and number of development wells.

Report summary describing the work completed at ABS Group, Inc. for 'Deepwater Program: The Technology and Economics of Deepwater Production Projects'. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

Report summary describing the work completed at Louisiana State University, Center for Energy Studies for 'Economic Effects of Changes in Oil and Gas Prices and Petroleum Development in Onshore Louisiana and State Offshore Waters'. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.