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• An Assessment of Techniques for Removing Offshore Structures, by National Research Council Marine Board (page images at NAP)
• Offshore oil and gas operations site clearance and rig disposal : hearing before the Subcommittees on Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf and Fisheries Management of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, first session ... June 29, 1993 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, 1993), by Gulf of Mexico United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Oceanography and United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Fisheries Management (page images at HathiTrust)
• The role of the Interior Department in the Deepwater Horizon disaster : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, July 20, 2010., by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Environment (page images at HathiTrust)

• Rigs-to-Reefs: The Use of Obsolete Petroleum Structures as Artificial Reefs (New Orleans: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Regional Office, 1987), by Villere Reggio (page images at HathiTrust)

• On scene coordinator report : Deepwater Horizon oil spill ([Washington, D.C.] : [U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard], [2011]), by National Response Team (U.S.) and United States Coast Guard (page images at HathiTrust)

• A method for surveying drill holes by oriented drill rods / ([Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, 1944), by L. A. Dahners and C. J. Cohen (page images at HathiTrust)
• Shaft sinking with a shot drill, Idaho Maryland Mine, Grass Valley, Calif. / ([Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, 1936), by J. B. Newsom and C. F. Jackson (page images at HathiTrust)

• An Assessment of Techniques for Removing Offshore Structures, by National Research Council Marine Board (page images at NAP)
• Proceedings from the Symposium on the Safety of Life Offshore : June 8-10, 1983, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California / (La Jolla : The Institution ; Houston Tex. : Available, The Association, 1983), by Symposium on the Safety of Life Offshore (1983 : Scripps Institution of Oceanography), International Association of Drilling Contractors, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography (page images at HathiTrust)
• Offshore platform jackets and piles from the Republic of Korea and Japan : determination of the Commission in investigation no. 701-TA-248 (final) under the Tariff Act of 1930, together with the information obtained in the investigation : determinations of the Commission in investigations nos. 731-TA-259 and 260 (final) under the Tariff Act of 1930, together with the information obtained in the investigations. (Washington, DC : U.S. International Trade Commission, [1986]), by United States International Trade Commission (page images at HathiTrust)
• Offshore platform jackets and piles from the Republic of Korea and Japan : determination of the Commission in investigation no. 701-TA-248 (preliminary) under the Tariff Act of 1930, together with the information obtained in the investigation, determinations of the Commission in investigation nos. 731-TA-259 and 260 (preliminary) under the Tariff Act of 1930, together with the information obtained in the investigations. (Washington, DC : U.S. International Trade Commission, [1985]), by United States International Trade Commission (page images at HathiTrust)
• Biological study of oil platforms Hilda and Hazel, Santa Barbara Channel, California : a final report to the Institute of Marine Resources, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego / (San Diego : The Institute, 1976), by Alan J. Mearns, Michael Moore, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, and University of California (System). Institute of Marine Resources (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Foreign vessel operations in the U.S. exclusive economic zone : hearing before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, June 17, 2010 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2010), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation (page images at HathiTrust)
• Fishing offshore platforms, central Gulf of Mexico : an analysis of recreational and commercial fishing use at 164 major offshore petroleum structures / ([Washington, D.C.] : U.S Dept. of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, [1984]), by Robert B. Ditton, Janice Auyong, United States. Minerals Management Service. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, and Gulf of Mexico Offshore Operators Committee (page images at HathiTrust)
• Public meeting/workshop : effects of an OCS oil and gas production platform on rocky reef fishes and fisheries : proceedings report ([California?] : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, [1988?]), by United States. Minerals Management Service. Pacific OCS Region (page images at HathiTrust)
• Association of sea turtles with petroleum platforms in the north-central Gulf of Mexico / (New Orleans : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Regional Office, [1990]), by Renne R Lohoefener, United States. Minerals Management Service. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, and Southeast Fisheries Center (U.S.). Mississippi Laboratories. Pascagoula Facility (page images at HathiTrust)
• Disturbance of deep-water reef communities by exploratory oil and gas operations in the Santa Maria Basin and Santa Barbara Channel : final report / (Camarillo, CA : The Service, [1995]), by Suzanne V Benech and United States. Minerals Management Service. Pacific OCS Region (page images at HathiTrust)
• National Science Foundation Ocean Margin Drilling Program : Fiscal Year 1981 : technical reports / ([Washington?] : The Foundation, 1981), by Ocean Margin Drilling Program, Santa Fe Engineering Services Co, and Joint Oceanographic Institutions Incorporated (page images at HathiTrust)
• Assuring the safety of domestic energy production : lessons learned from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill : hearing before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, November 2, 2011 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2012), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation (page images at HathiTrust)
• The politics, economics, and ecology of decommissioning offshore oil and gas structures : final technical summary ; final technical report / (Camarillo, Calif. Minerals Management Service, Pacific OCS Region, [2001]), by Michael Vincent McGinnis, Carla Navarro, Sam Hitz, Caroline Pomeroy, Linda Fernandez, and United States. Minerals Management Service. Pacific OCS Region (page images at HathiTrust)
• The ecology of petroleum platforms in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico : a community profile / ([Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, [1982]), by B. J. Gallaway, George S. Lewbel, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Biological Services Program (U.S.), United States. Bureau of Land Management. New Orleans Outer Continental Shelf Office, and National Coastal Ecosystems Team (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Model study of the flotation and stability characteristics of the platform tower / (Berkeley, Calif. : University of California, Institute of Engineering Research, [1954]), by Alan D. K. Laird and Berkeley. Institute of Engineering Research University of California (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• On scene coordinator report : Deepwater Horizon oil spill ([Washington, D.C.] : [U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard], [2011]), by National Response Team (U.S.) and United States Coast Guard (page images at HathiTrust)

• Deep Water: The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling (2011), by United States National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling (PDF with commentary at govinfo.gov)
• Confronting Space Debris: Strategies and Warnings from Comparable Examples Including Deepwater Horizon (c2010), by Dave Baiocchi and William Welser (PDF with commentary at rand.org)
• Foreign vessel operations in the U.S. exclusive economic zone : hearing before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, June 17, 2010 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2010), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation (page images at HathiTrust)
• Macondo : the Gulf oil disaster : Chief Counsel's report / ([Washington, D.C.] : National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, 2011), by United States National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling (page images at HathiTrust)
• Review of the use of dispersants in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, special hearing, July 15, 2010, Washington, DC (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2011), by Justice United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Commerce (page images at HathiTrust)
• DHS planning and response : preliminary lessons learned from Deepwater Horizon : hearing before the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, September 22, 2010 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2011), by United States House Committee on Homeland Security (page images at HathiTrust)
• Outer continental shelf oil and gas strategy and implications of the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion : parts 1 and 2 : oversight hearing before the Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, Wednesday and Thursday, May 26 and 27, 2010 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2010), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources (page images at HathiTrust)
• Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice : hearing before the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, June 24, 2010 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2010), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Deepwater Horizon incident : are the minerals management service regulations doing the job? oversight hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources of the Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, Thursday, June 17, 2010 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2010), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources (page images at HathiTrust)
• Deep impact : assessing the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on states, localities, and the private sector : hearing before the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, June 10, 2010 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2011), by Local United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State (page images at HathiTrust)
• Liability and financial responsibility for oil spills under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and related statutes : hearing before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, June 9, 2010 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2010), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (page images at HathiTrust)
• Gulf Coast recovery : an examination of claims and social services in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill : hearing before the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, January 27, 2011 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2011), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery (page images at HathiTrust)
• Gulf of Mexico : a focus on community recovery and new response technology : oversight field hearing before the Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, Monday, April 18, 2011, in Houma, Louisiana (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2011), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources (page images at HathiTrust)
• Gulf Coast catastrophe : assessing the nation's response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill : hearing before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, May 17, 2010 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2011), by United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
• Deluge of oil highlights research and technology needs for effective cleanup of oil spills : hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, June 9, 2010 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2010), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Energy and Environment (page images at HathiTrust)
• Exxon Valdez to Deepwater Horizon : protecting victims of major oil spills : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, July 27, 2010 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2011), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
• Full committee hearing on recovery in the gulf : what the $20 billion BP claims fund means for small businesses : hearing before the Committee on Small Business, United States House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, hearing held June 30, 2010 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2010), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business (page images at HathiTrust)
• Assuring the safety of domestic energy production : lessons learned from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill : hearing before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, November 2, 2011 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2012), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation (page images at HathiTrust)
• Offshore drilling : will Interior's reforms change its history of failed oversight? : hearing before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, July 22, 2010 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2011), by United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (page images at HathiTrust)
• Deepwater Horizon : oil spill prevention and response measures and natural resource impacts : hearing before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, May 19, 2010 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2010), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (page images at HathiTrust)
• Improving oil spill prevention and response, restoring jobs, and ensuring our energy security : recommendations from the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Spill and Offshore Drilling : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation and the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, February 11, 2011 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2011), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation and United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Gulf of Mexico oil spill : ensuring a financially responsible recovery, part I and II : hearing before the Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Subcommittee of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, June 16 and July 22, 2010 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2011), by Government Information United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management (page images at HathiTrust)
• Deep water : the Gulf oil disaster and the future of offshore drilling : recommendations / ([Washington, D.C.] : National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, [2011]), by United States National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling (page images at HathiTrust)
• Inquiry into the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Coast oil spill : hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, May 12, 2010., by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (page images at HathiTrust)
• The BP oil spill : human exposure and environmental fate : hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, June 10, 2010., by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Environment (page images at HathiTrust)
• Local impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill : hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, June 7, 2010., by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (page images at HathiTrust)
• Legislation to respond to the BP oil spill and to prevent future oil well blowouts : hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, June 30, 2010., by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Environment (page images at HathiTrust)
• The BP oil spill : accounting for the spilled oil and ensuring the safety of seafood from the Gulf : hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, August 19, 2010., by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Environment (page images at HathiTrust)
• Turning ideas into action : ensuring effective clean up and restoration in the Gulf : hearing before the Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, July 21, 2010. (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2011), by Science United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Deepwater Horizon tragedy : holding responsible parties accountable : hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, June 30, 2010. (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2011), by United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (page images at HathiTrust)
• Combating the BP oil spill : hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, May 27, 2010., by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Environment (page images at HathiTrust)
• HHS actions to identify and address health effects of the BP oil spill : hearing before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, June 16, 2010., by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Health (page images at HathiTrust)
• Drilling down on America's energy future : safety, security, and clean energy : hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, June 15, 2010., by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Environment (page images at HathiTrust)
• The role of the Interior Department in the Deepwater Horizon disaster : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, July 20, 2010., by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Environment (page images at HathiTrust)
• The role of BP in the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill : hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, June 17, 2010., by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (page images at HathiTrust)
• Looking to the future : lessons in prevention, response, and restoration from the Gulf oil spill : hearing before the Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, July 20, 2011. (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2012), by Science United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce (page images at HathiTrust)
• On scene coordinator report : Deepwater Horizon oil spill ([Washington, D.C.] : [U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard], [2011]), by National Response Team (U.S.) and United States Coast Guard (page images at HathiTrust)
• National Commission report on the BP oil spill : hearing before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, to review the report and recommendations, including any recommendations for legislative action, issued by the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, January 26, 2011 (Washington D.C. : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2011), by United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (page images at HathiTrust)
• Response efforts to the Gulf oil spill : hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, May 18, 2010 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2011), by United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (page images at HathiTrust)

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