The Outer Continental Shelf is defined by statute as including all submerged land that is beyond state jurisdiction (normally three mile from shore) and within the limits of national jurisdiction ...

The OCSLA expressly defines the law that applies in the “outer continental shelf,” the area under exclusive federal control. Under 43 U.S.C. § 1333(a)(1) , “[t]he Constitution and laws and civil and ...

Both presidents used their authority under Section 12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 43 U.S.C. § 1341(a), to “withdraw from disposition any of the unleased lands of the ...

The coming months are a critical time for our Arctic communities, as President Obama’s administration will soon finalize the next five-year plan for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and ...

In the final part of this four-part series, economic limits for offshore structures in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Gulf of Mexico (GOM) are computed.

For the future, we must manage Outer Continental Shelf with care by Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) - 06/23/10 11:16 PM ET ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to initiate public engagement for the creation of the 11th … ...

President Trump directed the Treasury Department to freeze new offshore wind leases on the outer continental shelf Monday evening as one of a flurry of executive orders he signed within hours of ...

Outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines: Submissions to the Commission: Joint Submission of the Republic of Benin and the Togolese Republic ...

The study said that in Louisiana the Outer Continental Shelf pipelines covered 480 square miles of wetlands and land, and the navigation channels covered 137 square miles. That represents about 11 ...

The Chinese government submitted to the commission its Preliminary Information Indicative of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf Beyond 200 Nautical Miles in May 2009, ...