Conundrum

President Bush handed the incoming Obama administration a political conundrum Friday as the U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) issued a draft five-year plan to allow oil and natural gas leasing in long-banned areas offshore. Obama, who previously voiced support for “responsible drilling” now has to decide whether to allow the draft plan to move forward, or explain how reinstating a decades-old moratorium would help the United States gain its independence from foreign energy supplies.

President Bush handed the incoming Obama administration a political conundrum Friday as the U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) issued a draft five-year plan to allow oil and natural gas leasing in long-banned areas offshore. Obama, who previously voiced support for “responsible drilling” now has to decide whether to allow the draft plan to move forward, or explain how reinstating a decades-old moratorium would help the United States gain its independence from foreign energy supplies.

The permitting and supply and pipeline contracting for the Quoddy Bay liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Town of Perry, ME, has given its backers a chicken-or-the-egg conundrum, according to Project Manager Brian Smith.

The permitting and supply and pipeline contracting for the Quoddy Bay liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Town of Perry, ME, has given its backers a chicken-or-the-egg conundrum, according to Project Manager Brian Smith.