Alaska Outer Continental Shelf

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The Alaska Outer Continental Shelf is the submerged offshore area adjacent to Alaska that contains significant oil, gas, and other mineral resources managed and leased by the U.S. federal government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf offshore petroleum province
outer continental shelf region
activityType geological and geophysical exploration
offshore oil and gas leasing
adjacentTo State of Alaska
linked to: Alaska
administeredBy U.S. Department of the Interior
boundaryType submerged lands seaward of Alaska state waters
climateContext located in rapidly changing Arctic climate region
contains Beaufort Sea planning area
Chukchi Sea planning area
linked to: Chukchi Sea

Cook Inlet planning area
linked to: Cook Inlet

Gulf of Alaska planning area
country United States of America
dataCollectedBy National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Geological Survey
distanceFromShore beyond state territorial waters of Alaska
economicSignificance potential source of U.S. domestic energy supply
environmentalConcern Arctic marine ecosystem impacts
impacts on marine mammals
impacts on subsistence resources for Alaska Native communities
oil spill risk in Arctic waters
geologicalFeature continental shelf margin of Alaska
governanceLevel federal jurisdiction
hasStatus subject to periodic federal leasing program decisions
leasingAuthority U.S. federal government
legalFramework Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
managedBy Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
oversightBy U.S. Congress (through OCS legislation and oversight)
partOf United States Outer Continental Shelf
planningProcess five-year Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program
policyDebate Indigenous rights and subsistence use concerns
balancing energy development and environmental protection
regulationAuthority Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
resourceType offshore natural gas resources
offshore oil resources
other mineral resources
subjectTo Endangered Species Act
Marine Mammal Protection Act
National Environmental Policy Act
federal environmental review
uses hydrocarbon exploration
potential future production of oil and gas

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Alaska Region (BOEM) operatesIn Alaska Outer Continental Shelf
subject linked to: Alaska Region