Ocs-Related Infrastructure Fact Book, Volume I: Post-Hurricane Impact Assessment and Volume II: Communities in the Gulf of Mexico

Publication Title: Ocs-Related Infrastructure Fact Book, Volume I: Post-Hurricane Impact Assessment and Volume II: Communities in the Gulf of Mexico

Subject: Socio-economic and Infrastructure
Employment & Income
Gulf of Mexico; Outer Continental Shelf; Offshore Structures; Shipyards; Port Facilities; Pipelines; Natural Gas Processing; Refineries; Petrochemical Plants; Liquefied Natural Gas

CSE Reference: Dismukes DE(Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA). 2011. OCS-related infrastructure fact book, volume I: post-hurricane impact assessment and volume II: communities in the Gulf of Mexico. New Orleans (LA): US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. 4 p. Obligation No.: M08AC12280 (1435-01-04-CA-32806-39641). Report No.: OCS Study BOEM 2011-043 & OCS Study BOEM 2011-044. URL: https://espis.boem.gov/Technical%20Summaries/5159.pdf

Abstract: While the origins of oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) date back to the turn of the 20th century along the Gulf Coast, the history of the offshore oil and gas business is commonly dated to 1947 when Kerr McGee, an Oklahoma independent oil and gas company, drilled the first well out of the sight of land in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM or Gulf). Since that time, the offshore GOM has been a vibrant area of oil and gas exploration, development, and production with an ever increasing share of this activity being devoted to exploring the new frontier areas in the deepwater depths of the region. The purpose of this research has been to examine the wide range of energy infrastructure assets along the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) that supports, or is supported by, offshore oil and gas production.