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Title: OCS Resource Management and Sustainable Development


1
OCS Resource Managementand Sustainable
Development
  • Carolita Kallaur, Associate Director
  • Minerals Management Service
  • U.S. Department of the Interior

2
U.S. Outer Continental Shelf
  • Administration
  • 1.5 billion acres 8,000 leases 4,000 platforms
  • Production
  • 22 of U.S. oil 25 of U.S. natural gas
  • Revenue
  • Since 1953 - 123 billion from OCS leases
  • Last 10 years - 78 royalties, 19 bonuses, 3
    rentals

3
MMS Responsibilities
  • Legislative mandate
  • Expedite exploration development on OCS
  • Protect human, marine, coastal environments
  • Obtain fair equitable return for public
  • Preserve maintain competition
  • Balance objectives under all market conditions

4
Sustainable Development
and OCS Program
  • Production - crucial component of energy supply
  • Money from OCS leasing and production
  • Generates wealth for economy
  • Reinvestment can support sustainable development
  • Natural gas a cleaner fuel bridge to future
  • MMS must
  • Enforce standards to protect environment
  • Work with industry to improve processes
  • Promote sharing of best practices

5
Developing a Position
  • Relationship of OCS production energy use to
    Sustainable Development (SD)
  • Important part of a broad-based discussion
  • Implementation of SD concepts
  • Analysis of MMS programs industrys role in
    meeting goals
  • Report available at www.mms.gov

6
Defining Concepts
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Emphasizes preservation of natural capital
  • Economic sustainability
  • Allow substitution of one set of assets and/or
    liabilities for another
  • Net outcome must be better than starting point
  • Sustainable development - evolving process
  • Improves economy, environment, society for
    present future generations

7
Oil Gas Remains Crucial
  • Oil natural gas to meet energy demand
  • Next 20 to 30 years
  • MMS committed to fulfilling its obligations
  • Global climate change concern a factor in SD
    debate
  • Natural gas - a bridge to the future?
  • Cleaner burning fuel
  • Feedstock for promising alternative fuels

8
Wealth Reinvestment
  • OCS production creates wealth for U.S.
  • Wise wealth reinvestment - OCS development can
    support SD
  • Alternative fuels new technologies
  • Economic growth
  • Preservation of land, water, cultural resources
  • Education
  • Social progress in local communities

9
Resource Protection
System Improvement
  • MMS must focus on core responsibilities
  • Environmental protection safe operations
  • MMS must ensure
  • Orderly development process
  • Conservation of resources
  • Improve systems knowledge base
  • Performance-based regulations
  • Environmental technology research programs

10
Getting the Word Out
  • Share information best practices
  • Domestic - workshops, safety alerts, recognition
    of superior performance
  • International - government to government
    interaction meeting/conference participation
  • Recognize globalization of offshore industry
  • Committed to involvement in international
    standard-setting groups
  • International Regulators Forum

11
Where Do We Go From Here?
  • Develop internationally recognized guidelines
  • Comprehensive consistent with SD goals
  • Standardization of SD indicators
  • Develop performance measures consistent with SD
    principles
  • Ensure safe environmentally sound development
  • Create bridge to sustainable future

12
In Summary
  • OCS oil gas program crucial source of energy
    wealth
  • Sustainable development requires long-term action
  • Alternative fuels new technologies
  • Environmental protection
  • Improved human capital processes
  • Cannot achieve sustainability in isolation
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