DEIS Crude Oil Transportation System: Valdez, Alaska to Midland, Texas . 

 It appears that unless NAS production is sold entirely to the international 

 market, Alaskan crude will exceed California refinery requirements (assum- 

 ing no long-term importation disruptions). Hence, there seems to be little 

 doubt that a surplus will exist; however, the magnitude of the surplus 

 cannot be estimated at present. 



TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT NEEDS AND POTENTIALS 



Special problems have been identified by The OCS Task Force identi- 

 fied special problems relating to future development of offshore oil and 

 gas in Southern California, including navigation dangers, implementation 

 of consolidation policy and air pollution from tanker loading. The 

 following technological advancements are needed to resolve all three. 



1. Traffic Control . Estimates of traffic in the Santa Barbara 

 Channel will run as high as 8,500 trips a year if transportation of North 

 Slope oil through the Channel and the development of an LNG facility at 

 Point Conception becomes a reality. Tanker traffic in the Channel, 

 enlarged by additional oil and gas development and aggravated by the 

 presence of new platforms and drillships, will present high potential 

 for collisions and spills. Although, sea lanes are charted, the tanker 

 captains often deviate from them. The OCS Task Force and local planners 

 have recommended the development of a traffic monitoring system in the 

 Channel. The system will guide vessels by ship-to-shore communications, 

 as well as by using regional, land-based enforcement service boats and 



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