The Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday approved a Republican amendment that authorizes up to $10 million for the Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service to conduct a seismic inventory of oil and natural gas resources in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Florida senators have vowed to do everything in their power to block the proposal on the Senate floor.
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Natural Gas-Only Drilling Measure Fails in House
The House late Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a Republican amendment that would have lifted the congressional moratorium on natural gas-only drilling off the East and West Coasts.
June 28, 2007
House Defeats Effort to Lift Congressional Drilling Ban
The House Tuesday defeated by voice vote a Republican amendment that sought to lift the 25-year-old congressional moratorium on oil and natural gas drilling 100 miles off U.S. coastlines.
June 27, 2007
House Lawmakers to Offer Bill on Gas-Only Offshore Drilling
House advocates of natural gas drilling plan to introduce legislation soon that would remove the congressional ban on gas exploration and drilling in much of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
June 11, 2007
House Lawmakers to Offer Bill on Gas-Only Offshore Drilling
House advocates of natural gas drilling plan to introduce legislation soon that would remove the congressional ban on gas exploration and drilling in much of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
June 6, 2007
MMS Proposes Expanded Royalty Relief for Deep, Ultra-Deep Gas
Despite the widespread congressional criticism of the Minerals Management Services’ (MMS) royalty-relief program, the Interior Department agency has issued a proposed rule that seeks to expand royalty relief for deep and ultra-deep natural gas production in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
May 28, 2007
MMS Officials Accused of Taking Early Retirement to Avoid Inquiries
Top Minerals Management Service (MMS) officials are opting for early retirement to avoid stinging questions by congressional and federal investigators about the agency’s oil and natural gas royalty recovery and royalty-in-kind (RIK) programs, said the chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee Wednesday.
May 24, 2007
MMS Proposes Expanded Royalty Relief for Deep, Ultra-Deep Gas
Despite the widespread congressional criticism of the Minerals Management Services’ (MMS) royalty-relief program, the Interior Department agency issued a proposed rule Friday that seeks to expand royalty relief for deep and ultra-deep natural gas production in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
May 22, 2007
Natural Resources Subcommittees Hear From Western Landowners
The age-old debate over energy development versus environmental preservation was heard again during a Congressional subcommittee hearing on land use issues and onshore oil and gas leasing and development last Thursday in Washington, DC.
April 30, 2007
Natural Resources Subcommittees Hear From Western Landowners
The age-old debate over energy development versus environmental preservation was heard again during a Congressional subcommittee hearing on land use issues and onshore oil and gas leasing and development Thursday in Washington, DC.
April 27, 2007
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