Accountability

Two Democratic energy lawmakers have called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review why so many federal onshore and offshore oil and natural gas leases are going undeveloped, as well as determine if the federal government is receiving a “fair price” for its energy resources.

The General Accountability Office (GAO), the research and investigative arm of the Congress, has issued a report finding that actions by the FERC, CFTC and the Congress have resulted in reforms to privately published natural gas price indices to the point that industry stakeholders “in general, are reasonably confident in the short-term prices now reported by trade publications and the improved quality of overall information.”

The General Accountability Office (GAO) said it has agreed to a request by five House lawmakers to investigate the potential for terrorist attacks on tankers transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in U.S. harbors, as well as the efforts by governmental and private sector entities to step up security.

The General Accountability Office (GAO) said it has agreed to a request by five House lawmakers to investigate the potential for terrorist attacks on tankers transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in U.S. harbors, as well as the efforts by governmental and private sector entities to step up security.

A bipartisan group of five powerful House lawmakers last Monday called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to undertake an investigation of the “vulnerabilities” of tankers bringing liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) into U.S. harbors to attacks by terrorists, as well as the efforts by governmental and private sector entities to step up security.

A bipartisan group of five powerful House lawmakers on Monday called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to undertake an investigation of the “vulnerabilities” of tankers bringing liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) into U.S. harbors to attacks by terrorists, as well as the efforts by governmental and private sector entities to step up security.

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report issued last week, which highlighted the failure of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to keep close tabs on public challenges of agency permitting and leasing decisions, revealed that BLM “[is] operating a program here with lackadaisical oversight,” said a spokesman for the House Resources Committee.

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report issued earlier this week, which highlighted the failure of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to keep close tabs on public challenges of agency permitting and leasing decisions, revealed that BLM “[is] operating a program here with lackadaisical oversight,” said a spokesman for the House Resources Committee.

Apache Corp. Chairman Raymond Plank continues to blast energy marketing firms, saying the U.S. Department of Justice must follow through on corporate crime and punishment. “The Justice Department appears to be moving very slowly, and occasionally netting a small fry, while letting the larger guys — the guys who take the elevator to the top floor — continue” to move freely.