Shell Offshore Inc. 2010 Outer Continental Shelf Lease Exploration Plan Camden Bay, Alaska. Beaufort Sea Leases OCS-Y-1805 and 1941

摘要

Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell) submitted to the Minerals Management Service (MMS) an Exploration Plan (EP) (2010 Outer Continental Shelf Lease Exploration Plan, Camden Bay, Alaska, dated June 2009; deemed submitted August 10, 2009; amended September 18, 2009) (Shell Offshore Inc., 2009a) to conduct exploration drilling to evaluate the oil and gas resource potential of two of the companys Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leases north of Point Thompson near Camden Bay in the U.S. Beaufort Sea. Shell acquired these leases through OCS Lease Sales 195 (March 2005) and 202 (April 2007). Under OCS leasing regulations at 30 CFR 256 and operating regulations at 30 CFR 250.180, a lease expires at the end of its primary lease term unless the lessee is conducting operations on the lease. Shells leases have a primary lease term of ten years (30 CFR 256.37). Shells exploration of their Beaufort Sea leases would be consistent with the overall objectives of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to determine the extent of the oil and natural gas resources of the OCS at the earliest practicable time.