[CPEO-MEF] ENCROACHMENT, ENERGY: Eastern Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Exploration and Military Readiness

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

News Release
Securing America's Future Energy
January 19, 2010


Military Leaders Conclude No Harm to Training by Gulf Oil Exploration



WASHINGTON - Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) today released an 
in-depth analysis of the potential impact on military activities, 
including training and weapons testing, deriving from expanded oil and 
natural gas exploration in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. The paper - 
entitled Eastern Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Exploration and Military 
Readiness and produced in collaboration with Commonwealth Consulting 
Corporation, led by Col. Martin Sullivan, USMC (Ret.) - concludes that 
there is no credible evidence that expanded oil and natural gas 
exploration and development in the Eastern Gulf would adversely affect 
military missions in that area.

Based on MMS mean estimates, the Eastern Gulf contains 3.9 billion 
barrels of oil and 21.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas; a confirmed 
discovery in Destin Dome contains enough natural gas to supply 1 million 
households for 30 years.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.secureenergy.org/site/page.php?node=364&id=103

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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