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Arctic Oil and Gas : Development and Concerns.
Title:
Arctic Oil and Gas : Development and Concerns.
Author:
Shumenko, Roman.
ISBN:
9781614700173
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (150 pages)
Series:
Energy Science, Engineering and Technology
Contents:
ARCTIC OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT AND CONCERNS -- ARCTIC OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT AND CONCERNS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 OFFSHORE DRILLING IN THE ARCTIC: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE CONSIDERATION OF OIL AND GAS ACTIVITIES* -- Staff Working Paper No. 13 -- I. Oil and Gas Development in Alaska and the Arctic -- The Beginnings of Oil and Gas Development in Alaska -- Exploration and Development in the Beaufort Sea -- Exploration and Development in the Chukchi Sea -- II. The Economics of Oil in Alaska -- III. Challenges of Oil Spill Response in the Arcticx -- IV. Alaskan Native Subsistence Resource Issues in the Arctic -- V. Arctic Ecological Resources -- VI. Filling Scientific Data and Oil Spill Response Research Gaps in the Arctic -- Marine Mammals Data Gaps -- Marine Fisheries and Habitat Data Gaps -- Oil Spill Response Research Gaps -- VII. Summary and Findings -- End Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 THE CHALLENGES OF OIL SPILL RESPONSE IN THE ARCTIC* -- Staff Working Paper No. 5 -- I. Background -- A. The Region at Issue -- B. Industry Interest -- C. Status of Exploration and Leasing -- A. Beaufort Sea -- B. Chukchi Sea -- D. Overview of Applicable Regulatory Requirements Related to Spill Response37 -- A. Boemre and Alaska Regulations -- B. Shell's Chukchi Sea Regional Exploration Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan -- II. Challenges of Spill Response -- A. Adverse Weather -- B. Locating the Oil -- C. Mechanical Recovery Technology -- D. In Situ Burning -- E. Chemical Countermeasures -- F. Bioremediation and Natural Processes -- III. Geographic and Cultural Issues -- A. Response Posture and Readiness -- B. Subsistence Resource Use -- IV. Areas for Commission Inquiry -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 ANALYSIS OF CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION IN THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE* -- Preface -- Introduction -- Summary -- Background.

Methodology and Assumptions -- Timing of First Production -- Timing of Continuing Development -- Field Size Distributions -- Production Profiles -- Current Oil Market Conditions -- Results -- ANWR Production Uncertainties -- Appendix A: Request Letter from Alaska Senator Ted Stevens -- End Notes -- Chapter 4 POSSIBLE FEDERAL REVENUE FROM OIL DEVELOPMENT OF ANWR AND NEARBY AREAS* -- Summary -- Introduction -- Key Assumptions and Caveats -- Projected Total Revenues: Corporate Tax Receipts and Royalties -- Projected Corporate Income Tax Revenues -- Oil Output -- Production Costs -- Federal Royalties -- End Notes -- Chapter 5 POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF PROPOSED OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT ON THE ARCTIC REFUGE'S COASTAL PLAIN: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW AND ISSUES OF CONCERN* -- History of the Arctic Refuge as it relates to Oil in Alaska -- How much Oil is in the Arctic Refuge? -- The Unique Conservation Values of the Arctic Refuge -- Potential Impacts of Oil and Gas Development on Refuge Resources -- Impacts of Winter Exploration -- Muskoxen -- Polar Bear -- Vegetation -- Impacts of Year-Round Oil Field Development -- Caribou -- Birds -- List of Reports General Overview -- Caribou -- Muskox -- Polar Bear -- Predators -- Birds -- Fish -- Vegetation -- Water -- INDEX -- Blank Page.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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