DocumentCode :
2814501
Title :
Blowout 1989
Author :
Vorbach, Joseph E. ; Crowley, John E., Jr.
Author_Institution :
U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, DC, USA
fYear :
1980
fDate :
8-10 Sept. 1980
Firstpage :
428
Lastpage :
433
Abstract :
This paper will review the events surrounding the blowout of IXTOC I, and consider the legal and environmental effects of a Law of the Sea (LOS) Treaty on a potential oil well blowout in 1989. The present LOS negotiating text contains articles which detail specific marine environmental protection responsibilities at the national and international level with respect to seabed exploration and exploitation. The authors believe that a LOS regime will provide the framework within which resource exploitation can be undertaken pursuant to a more uniform set of international rules and standards which will facilitate offshore development and significantly enhance global protection of the marine environment.
Keywords :
environmental legislation; hydrocarbon reservoirs; marine pollution; oil pollution; IXTOC I; LOS negotiating text; Law of the Sea Treaty; international level; international rules; marine environmental protection responsibilities; potential oil well blowout; resource exploitation; seabed exploration; Authorization; Costs; Environmental economics; History; Oil pollution; Petroleum; Protection; Sea measurements; Sea surface; US Government;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '80
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1980.1151368
Filename :
1151368
Link To Document :
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