DOE issued a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for Marine Geophysical Surveys in the Northwestern Gulf of America (DOE/EA-2267).
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
February 17, 2026
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Marine Geophysical Surveys; Northwestern Gulf of America
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) issued a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) based on the final environmental assessment (EA) for Marine Geophysical Surveys in the Northwestern Gulf of America (DOE/EA-2267). This EA assesses the potential environmental impacts of partially funding the University of Texas at Austin (UT) to conduct high-resolution 3-dimensional (HR3D) marine seismic surveys in the Gulf of America as part of the Partnership for Offshore Carbon Storage Resources and Technology Development in the Gulf of Mexico (GoMCarb). The surveys would be used to study the geologic environments beneath the Gulf of America for secure, long-term, large-scale carbon dioxide (CO2) storage.
For more information, see Marine Geophysical Surveys in the Northwestern Gulf of America.