Lifting of Offshore Drilling Moratorium - Key to Exploiting the Oil and Gas Resources of the US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf

1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 3
1.2 List of Figures 4
2 GlobalData Viewpoint 5
2.1 Summary 5
3 Lifting of Offshore Drilling Moratorium – Key to Exploiting the Oil and Gas Resources of the US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf 6
3.1 The US Pacific OCS Has the Second Largest Proven Reserves and Production of Oil and Gas among the OCS Areas 7
3.2 The US Pacific OCS Has 79 Active with 43 Producing Leases 8
3.3 Cumulative Oil and Gas Production of the Major Companies in the US Pacific OCS has increased between 2003 and 2008 9
3.4 Conclusion 11
4 Recent Developments 12
4.1 Feb 10, 2009: Salazar Details Strategy for Comprehensive Energy Plan on US Outer Continental Shelf 12
5 Appendix 14
5.1 Methodology 14
5.1.1 Coverage 14
5.1.2 Secondary Research 15
5.1.3 Primary Research 15
5.1.4 Expert Panel Validation 16
5.2 Contact Us 16
5.3 About GlobalData 16
5.4 Disclaimer 16

1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: The US OCS Region, Comparison of Total Hydrocarbon Endowment by Type, Area and Resource Category 7
Table 2: The US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf, Active Lease Details, 2009 8
Table 3: The US Pacific OCS, Crude Oil Production by Major Companies in Million Barrels, 2003-2008 9
Table 4: The US Pacific OCS, Natural Gas Production by Major Companies in Bcf, 2003-2008 10

1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: The US Outer Continental Shelf Region 6
Figure 2: The US Pacific OCS, Crude Oil Production by Major Companies in Million Barrels, 2003-2008 9
Figure 3: The US Pacific OCS, Natural Gas Production by Major Companies in Bcf, 2003-2008 10
Figure 4: GlobalData Methodology 14