EPRINC briefing
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico and Offshore Governance
9 publications
Briefing summary
The Gulf of Mexico is a major U.S. offshore oil and gas province spanning federal, state, and Mexican waters, where deepwater exploration and post-Macondo regulatory decisions on drilling moratoria carry significant consequences for domestic production and energy security.
What were the costs of the deepwater drilling moratorium?
ReportDo Higher Oil and Gas Taxes Pose a Threat to U.S. Energy Security?(For Footnotes Please Download the PDF Version of This Report) Policy debates over taxes on domestic oil and natural gas operations are a…Aug 2009CommentaryA Proposed Agenda for the Presidential CommissionEPRINC recommends the Commission give careful review to the following agenda items: The Deepwater and Offshore Arctic Drilling Moratorium The costs…Jun 2010PressEPRINC’s Economic Analysis of the Deepwater Drilling Moratorium Published in ENI’s Oil TabloidEPRINC’s economic analysis of the offshore deepwater drilling moratorium following the BP-Macondo spill was published in abbreviated form in the…Nov 2010
Who is in charge of offshore oil-spill response and governance?
CommentaryOil Spill in the Gulf – Who is in Charge?As a result of the Macondo blowout, the federal government has ordered a six month moratorium on deepwater drilling. A forthcoming EPRINC report…Jun 2010AnnouncementRepository for EPRINC’s Macondo AnalysisEPRINC Publications Oil Spill in the Gulf – Who is in Charge? An EPRINC Briefing Memorandum – June 3, 2010 Proposed Agenda for…Jun 2010
What is the production outlook for the deepwater Gulf?
ChartU.S. Crude Oil Production by States/Region: Legacy Producers vs Shale/Offshore – the 40 Year ViewU.S. crude oil production over the past forty years has shifted markedly in both scale and geography, as legacy output from Alaska and California…Chart 2023-16CommentaryRafael Sandrea and Peter Stark on Mexico’s Offshore Gulf of Mexico ProductionOffshore oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico extends from the United States into Mexico. Resources from U.S. offshore lands (federal and state) have…Nov 2020CommentaryDeepwater Oil Exploration in the Gulf of MexicoPeter Stark and EPRINC Fellow Raphael Sandrea have published this piece, entitled “Deepwater Oil Exploration in the Gulf of Mexico: A Spatial…Jul 2020