Shell 2012 Exploration Plan - Beaufort Sea

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) received a revised Exploration Plan (EP): 2012 Outer Continental Shelf Lease Camden Bay Exploration Plan and related Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan from Shell Offshore Inc., on May 4, 2011, in support of a proposed exploration drilling program on Outer Continental Shelf leases located north of Point Thomson near Camden Bay, Alaska.

• Aug. 4, 2011: Environmental Assessment - Shell Offshore, Inc., 2012 Revised Outer Continental Shelf Lease Exploration Plan, Camden Bay, Beaufort Sea, Alaska, Flaxman Island Blocks 6559, 6610 & 6658, Beaufort Sea Lease Sales 195 & 202, and Finding of No Significant Impact
• Aug. 4, 2011: BOEMRE Issues Conditional Approval for Shell Exploration Plan for Beaufort Sea
• Aug. 4, 2011: BOEMRE Letter of Conditional Approval to Shell Offshore, Inc. for the Camden Bay, Beaufort Sea, Exploration Plan
• July 5, 2011: BOEMRE Calls for Public Comment to Inform New Beaufort Sea Environmental Assessment

Primary Documents

• Shell Offshore Inc.'s Camden Bay Revised Exploration Plan  
• Appendix A - OCS Plan Information Forms  
• Appendix B - NPD Notice of Intent  
• Appendix C - NMFS Incidental Harassment Authorization  
• Appendix D - Marine Mammal Plan  
• Appendix E - USFWS Letter of Authorization  
• Appendix F - Environmental Impact Analysis  
• Appendix G - US Army Corps of Engineers Permit  
• Appendix H - Plan of Cooperation Addendum  
• Appendix I - Bird Plan  
• Appendix J - Critical Operations and Curtailment Plan  
• Appendix K - Ice Management Plan  
• Appendix L - Well Control Plan  
• Appendix M - Fuel Transfer Plan  

Beaufort Sea Regional Exploration Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan