引言由于国内陆上石油生产已经达到最大量,因而愈来愈大的注意力已经集中在美国附近的水下地区。在这篇文章中,我们将讨论大西洋和墨西哥湾内新开辟的外陆架(OCS)地区(图1)。墨西哥湾的外陆架已由D.S.何兰达母在去年学会上进行了讨论,因此注意力将主要集中于 INTRODUCTION As domestic land oil production has reached its maximum volume, increasing attention has focused on the underwater areas near the United States. In this article, we discuss the newly opened Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) region in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico (Figure 1). The outer shelf of the Gulf of Mexico has been discussed by D.S. Hendaland in last year’s Institute, so attention will be mainly focused on