The American Public Gas Association (APGA) praised the Bush administration in a letter to the president on Wednesday for providing leadership in pushing through a new roadless rule governing national forest access and management. APGA estimates the new rule will provide access to as much as 11-23 Tcf of natural gas resources that were previously off limits. However, a Department of Agriculture (USDA) official said it is premature to draw that conclusion.
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APGA Urges President Bush to Make All Moratoria Areas Available for Leasing
The American Public Gas Association (APGA) last Wednesday called on President Bush to include all offshore areas currently under moratoria or “administrative discretionary withdrawal” in the upcoming five-year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas leasing program for 2007-2012.
APGA Urges President Bush to Make All Moratoria Areas Available for Leasing
The American Public Gas Association (APGA) on Wednesday called on President Bush to include all offshore areas currently under moratoria or “administrative discretionary withdrawal” in the upcoming five-year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas leasing program for 2007-2012.
MMS Head: Administration Would ‘Seriously’ Review Moratorium if States Seek to Opt Out
The Bush administration “would seriously again study” its own moratorium on oil and natural gas drilling for an individual coastal state if Congress “signified that the state wanted to move off the moratorium,” the head of the Minerals and Management Services (MMS) told a Senate panel last Tuesday.
MMS Head: Administration Would ‘Seriously’ Review Moratorium if States Seek to Opt Out
The Bush administration “would seriously again study” its own moratorium on oil and natural gas drilling for an individual coastal state if Congress “signified that the state wanted to move off the moratorium,” the head of the Minerals and Management Services (MMS) told a Senate panel Tuesday.
Kelliher Likes Idea of FERC Having Some Jurisdiction Over TVA Power Lines
FERC Commissioner Joseph Kelliher last Wednesday said that a proposal forwarded by the Bush Administration earlier this year that would give FERC some jurisdiction over the transmission system of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), similar to what the Commission already has over public utilities, is a “good idea.”
Former Anti-Terrorism Czar Analyzes Threats of LNG Projects in New England
Richard Clarke, former anti-terrorism czar for both the Bush and Clinton administrations, is preparing a threat analysis of the proposed marine transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) through Narragansett Bay, said Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch. The U.S. Coast Guard has requested a copy of the analysis, which is due to be completed by mid-April.
Former Anti-Terrorism Czar Analyzes Threats of LNG Projects in New England
Richard Clarke, former anti-terrorism czar for both the Bush and Clinton administrations, is preparing a threat analysis of the proposed marine transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) through Narragansett Bay, said Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch. The U.S. Coast Guard has requested a copy of the analysis, which is due to be completed by mid-April.
DOE Phases Out Oil, Gas R&D in Budget; Interior Raises Use Fees by $27M
The nation’s top three energy-related agencies, the departments of Energy, Interior and Transportation, shared in the general cutback for domestic spending in President Bush’s $2.57 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2006, which featured increased funding for the military and for international programs.
Bush Says ‘Four Years of Debate is Enough’ on Energy Bill
In declaring that “four years of debate is enough,” President Bush Wednesday night urged both houses of Congress to pass broad energy legislation during the upcoming months.