Quantifying the ecological value of a standing platform compared with a platform moved to a reef site

Quantifying the ecological value of a standing platform compared with a platform moved to a reef site

In collaboration with the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (Texas A&M), GORI is conducting research to quantify the ecological value of a standing platform compared with a platform moved to a reef site. This collaboration will evaluate how oil and gas platform habitats function to support marine life in the Gulf of Mexico. The Phase I report has been completed and can be found here.

The Gulf Offshore Research Institute (GORI) has entered into an agreement with Peregrine Oil & Gas for the two platforms in the North Padre Island

The Gulf Offshore Research Institute (GORI) has entered into an agreement with Peregrine Oil & Gas for the two platforms in the North Padre Island

The Gulf Offshore Research Institute (GORI) has entered into an agreement with Peregrine Oil & Gas to gain regulatory approval and work towards the conversion of two platforms in the North Padre Island OCS Areas PN 975 and PN 969 to Marine Monitoring, Energy and Environmental Research, Science Education, and Training (MMEERSET) stations and Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Platforms. Regulatory approval will be sought through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) under 30 CFR 585 Subpart J – Rights of Use and Easement for Energy and Marine-Related Activities Using Existing Facilities. GORI will partner with Excipio Energy Inc. to develop ORE.

GORI becomes a participant in the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) Environmental, Social, and Governance Network (ESG Network)

GORI becomes a participant in the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) Environmental, Social, and Governance Network (ESG Network)

GORI becomes a participant in the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) Environmental, Social, and Governance Network (ESG Network). The ESG Network is a programmatic effort to share and develop best practices across the offshore energy industry. GORI is pleased to lend its expertise and its portfolio of offshore platforms to making the U.S. offshore industry the best it can be.