Senate and House Democrats introduced bills Tuesday that would require oil and natural gas producers to disclose to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the chemicals they use in their hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing) processes. Disclosure currently is required at the state level, but not all states enforce this, said a Capitol Hill aide.
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Senate Dems’ Energy Bill Ducks Issue of Offshore Access
The oil and natural gas title unveiled by Democrats on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee last Thursday ignores the controversial issue of increasing access to offshore resources, said a major producer group.
Draft Bill Would Revamp Federal Oil, Gas Leasing
Democrats on the House Committee on Natural Resources are circulating a discussion draft bill that would almost entirely revamp the way the Department of Interior (DOI) operates, as well as raise onshore royalties for oil and gas by 50%, cut onshore lease terms from 10 years to five, raise minimum onshore bonus rates, eliminate all royalty-in-kind programs and set up planning for the leasing of federal lands on a state-by-state basis.
Draft Bill Would Revamp Federal Oil & Gas Leasing
Democrats on the House Committee on Natural Resources are circulating a discussion draft bill that would almost entirely revamp the way the Department of Interior (DOI) operates, as well as raise onshore royalties by 50%, cut onshore lease terms from 10 years to five, raise minimum onshore bonus rates, eliminate all royalty-in-kind programs and set up planning for the leasing of federal lands on a state-by-state basis.
House Republicans Say Democrats’ Bill Would Raise Energy Prices
House Energy and Commerce Committee ranking member Joe Barton (R-TX) and other Republicans Tuesday took pot shots at the Democrats’ proposed cap-and-trade system for controlling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, saying it would deepen the nation’s economic turmoil by driving up energy prices and sending millions of jobs overseas.
House Dems Seek to Reinstitute Ban on Drilling off Atlantic Coast
Six House Democrats have introduced legislation that would bar drilling for oil and natural gas in federal waters off the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic coastlines.
Lawmakers Seek to Bar Drilling Off Northern California Coast
Two U.S. House Democrats from California introduced separate bills during the first week of the 111th Congress seeking to bar oil and natural gas drilling off the state’s northern coast.
Lawmakers Seek to Bar Drilling Off Northern California Coast
Two U.S. House Democrats from California introduced separate bills during the first week of the 111th Congress seeking to bar oil and natural gas drilling off the state’s northern coast.
‘Gang of 10’ Calls for Drilling Off Virginia, Georgia and Carolinas
A coalition of five Senate Republicans and five Democrats — known as the “Gang of 10” — Thursday unveiled comprehensive, bipartisan legislation offering what appeared to be the first real compromise on offshore drilling, proposing to open additional Gulf of Mexico areas and allow the states of Virginia, North and South Carolina and Georgia to opt into leasing off their shores. The measure would not open coastal areas off states such as New Jersey and California, which have bitterly opposed offshore drilling.
House Anti-Speculation Measure Defeated
House Democrats Wednesday failed to get the majority vote needed to move forward with their bill (HR 6604) aimed at curbing excessive speculation in the energy and agriculture markets.