... engines. A petroleum company has therefore launched a green logistics program and adopt diesel-electric engine into the marine logistic process to be an initiative of the environmental friendly offshore operation. The Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) operate in the Gulf of Thailand for supporting...

... Abstract Oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico face a number of important risks. Traditionally, social performance and third-party stakeholder risks do not tend to be among those that receive the highest priority attention. While this level of attention is likely appropriate under normal...

... ). The focus of this study is on one of Shell's deepwater assets in the Gulf of Mexico. The fixed jacket platform has been in operation for more than 35 years and extends to over 1,000 feet of water depth of the coast of Louisiana. Few studies have been published on the ecology of marine life inhabiting...

... Abstract The Gulf of Mexico is a unique cultural, ecological, and oceanographic environment and host to diverse stakeholders from public to private users. The balance between an expanding coastal population and increasing demands on its natural resources requires diligent, and ideally real-time...

... Abstract Summer hypoxia (dissolved oxygen < 2 mg/L) in the bottom waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico has received considerable scientific and policy attention because of potential ecological and economic impacts. This hypoxic zone forms off the Louisiana coast each summer and has...

... on the natural conditions of the surrounding marine areas and assemblages living in it, more specifically, pelagic and soft-bottom benthic assemblages. The FSO will be located in the Gulf of Paria, Venezuela. The proposed sampling design consists of one potentially impacted location (1 km radius area around...

... Abstract In recent years there has been an increased number of E&P activities in the Western Gulf of Mexico near the international Mexico – U.S. boundary, particularly the Alaminos and Keathely Canyons. Likewise, there is interest from the Mexican government and private enterprise...

... Abstract Recent growth in deepwater E&P activities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico has drawn operators from around the world. Many of these, particularly large multinational corporations with roots outside the U.S., bring with them existing Safety and Environment (SE) Management Systems. Having...

... Abstract The Gulf of Mexico Comprehensive Synthetic Based Muds Monitoring Program used a combination of physical, chemical, and biological measurements to survey fourteen drill sites on the continental shelf and continental slope of the Gulf of Mexico where cuttings generated during drilling...

... to the plan. A discussion of all seven steps ( Figure 1 ) follows: Expectations Data and cost analysis Modeling Setting goals Planning Execution Review Abstract Meeting the new Gulf of Mexico NPDES environmental regulations (maximum 6.9% oil-on-cuttings), while simultaneously...

... Abstract Zero discharge regulations for non-aqueous drilling fluids used in EPA Region 4 of the Gulf of Mexico have changed the way operators manage drilling fluid and cuttings waste handling and disposal, especially in deepwater. These regulations were considered heavily during the planning...

.... Inorganic mercury, Hg 2+ , can form a dissolved salt in water or occurs as the mineral cinnabar, HgS. Mercury also can combine with small, organic molecules, such as methane, to form organic mercury compounds like methylmercury. society of petroleum engineers organism mercury poisoning mercury gulf...

... Abstract Deepwater exploration and development activities in the Gulf of Mexico have been increasing significantly over the past 5 years and the trend is expected to continue in the future. Early in 2000, the Minerals Management Service released the Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Operations...

... to evaluate the environmental effects of oil and gas activities on the OCS. This paper is designed to present some of the environmental issues in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Emphasis is placed on several sensitive and important biological and habitat resources of special concern. These include topographic...

... years oil and gas companies have donated 128 platforms for construction of reefs in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Through partial platform removals and the elimination of explosives in the RTR conversion process, companies can now conserve reefs with higher profiles and less trauma to platform-associated...

... ABSTRACT This presentation will address the Minerals Management Service (MMS), Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Region's Letter to Lessees and Operators (LTL) concerning removal and disposal of produced well solids that contain naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM...

... ABSTRACT Since 1987 EPA regulations applying to produced water discharge in the Gulf of Mexico have become increasingly stringent and have made it increasingly difficult for many platforms to remain in compliance with respect to oil content in the overboard produced water. In the North Sea...

... ABSTRACT The Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Offshore Continental Shelf (OCS) Regional Office of the Minerals Management Service (MMS) published a Letter to Lessees and Operators (LTD dated November 20, 1990, concerning the reporting, disposal, and transportation of produced well solids containing...