Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc. - Chukchi Sea

2012 Project

On May 12, 2011, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) received from Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc. (Shell) a Revised Exploration Plan (EP) and associated Revised Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan in support of a proposed exploration drilling program on its Chukchi Sea Outer Continental Shelf leases.

Activities involving Chukchi Sea leases acquired by Lease Sale 193 are restricted because of a remand issued by the Federal Court for the Alaska District on July 21, 2010. Unlike Shell’s recent revised EP for Camden Bay (Beaufort Sea), submitted to BOEMRE on May 4, 2011, BOEMRE cannot approve any EPs in the Chukchi at this time.  Therefore, BOEMRE is treating the Chukchi EP as a draft.

The Bureau will not take any official action on the draft EP unless the Secretary of the Interior chooses to reaffirm Chukchi Sea Lease Sale 193 following the environmental analysis in the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.

 Shell’s draft EP has been posted for information purposes only. BOEMRE will provide notice if and when an EP is deemed submitted. 

Appendix A - Outer Continental Shelf Plan Information Forms (12 pages, 253KB)

Appendix B - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Notice of Intent (104 pages, 3.3MB)

Appendix C - Application for National Marine Fisheries Service Incidental Harassment Authorization (164 pages, 3.4MB)

Appendix D - Marine Mammal Monitoring and Mitigation Plan (32 pages, 2.4KM)

Appendix E - Application for U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serice Letter of Authorization (64 pages, 2.1MB)

Appendix F - Environmental Impact Analysis (526 pages, 25MB)

Appendix G - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit 8 (10 pages, 955KB)

Appendix H - Plan of Cooperation Addendum (180 pages, 33.9MB)

Appendix I - Bird Strike Avoidance and Lighting Plan, Chukchi Sea, Alaska (38 pages, 3.7KB)

Appendix J - Critical Operations and Curtailment Plan (16 pages, 466KB)

Appendix K - Ice Management Plan (40 pages, 3.7MB)

Appendix L - Well Control Plan (6 pages, 228KB)

Appendix M - Fuel Transfer Plan (22 pages, 762KB)

Appendix M - H2S Contingency Plan for M/V Noble Discoverer (186 pages, 3.4MB)

Historical Leasing, Drilling and other information is available in the Reading Room. For current exploration and leasing information go to Current Activities.