Atlantic City, New Jersey; Cape Hay, New Jersey; Lewes, Delaware; Ocean City, 

 Maryland and Cape Charles, Virginia would be capable of serving as centers 

 for crew boats and smaller supply needs. 



Land needs for an average work boat supply and crew staging area would 

 require about 40 to 60 acres, counting the usual secondary facilities also 

 required (housing, gas stations, roads, etc. ) (19,42) . Based on estimates 

 made by BLM for the Northeast Gulf area 4 to 5 times that acreage might 

 be required in the general vicinity (several miles radius) of the onshore 

 logistic support site as exploratory operations proceed. Barge, rail, and 

 road access would be required. 



■ The land-use impact of product delivery facilities has been estimated 

 by BLM as being 40 acres for a tanker terminal with 500,000 barrels of stor- 

 age and 40 acres per pipeline terminal, including 120,000 to 200,000 barrels 

 of storage. The number of such sites will depend on the number and location 

 of pipelines (13, p. 28). Due to the unknown levels of oil and gas production 

 which will occur in either the Mid or South Atlantic regions, the numbers, 

 types and locations of onshore facilities are as yet unknown. However, Goodman 

 (13, p. 29) states: 



...based on the estimated level of resource recovery (for the 

 Mid Atlantic 0CS area), the total population increase due to 

 exploration, drilling and production activity will probably be 

 about 60,000 people for the entire Mid Atlantic region. Second, 

 the total land use requirement in support of 0CS exploration and 

 drilling activity is quite small, about 500 acres; less than 

 100 acres need be at the water's edge. The requirements for 

 production facilities also would be about 500 acres of land. 



In the Mid Atlantic region, certain large land-use activities already 

 have been committed, such as a 2,000 acre land acquisition by Brown and 

 Root in Northampton County, Virginia, intended for platform and pipeline con- 

 struction. Also, Offshore Services, Inc. is negotiating for a 600-slip 



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