A group of House Democrats, led by Reps. Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Maurice Hinchey of New York, has called on Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to support a measure that would foreclose producers from bidding on future oil and natural gas leases if they refuse to renegotiate their royalty-free lease contracts.
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IECA Urges Kempthorne to Focus on Gas Development
The Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) has called on Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to focus his attention on expanding natural gas development in both onshore and offshore lands.
September 8, 2006
Interior Asked to Table Plans for Alaska Reserve Lease Sale
Sixty-six House lawmakers asked Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne Friday to table plans for a tentatively scheduled September oil and gas lease sale in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPRA) around the environmentally sensitive Teshekpuk Lake area.
August 14, 2006
Interior Asked to Table Plans for Alaska Reserve Lease Sale
Sixty-six House lawmakers urged Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne Friday to table plans for a tentatively scheduled September oil and gas lease sale in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPRA) around the environmentally sensitive Teshekpuk Lake area.
August 8, 2006
Senate Dems Cite Concerns with Planned Alaska Lease Sale
A coalition of 19 Senate Democrats led by Sen. Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico has called on Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to take a closer look at several issues surrounding an oil and natural gas lease sale that is scheduled for September in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A).
July 6, 2006
Kempthorne Sworn in as Interior Secretary
Dirk Kempthorne, former governor of Idaho, was officially sworn in Wednesday as the secretary of the Department of Interior in a ceremony at the White House. He succeeds former Interior Secretary Gale Norton who departed in March.
June 9, 2006
Kempthorne Approved for Interior; Hearings Slated for FERC Nominees
The U.S. Senate Friday confirmed by voice vote the nomination of former Idaho governor, Dirk Kempthorne, to be Secretary of the Interior. The voice vote occurred immediately following an 85-8 vote to invoke cloture, overriding a hold on the nomination.
May 30, 2006
Interior Nominee Urged Not to Take Sides in Eastern Gulf Dispute
Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, warned Interior secretary nominee Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne Thursday not to side with one coastal state against another in the ongoing, heated dispute over whether to allow greater oil and natural gas leasing in the gas-prone eastern Gulf of Mexico.
May 5, 2006
Nelson, Kempthorne Fail to Reach Agreement on Eastern Gulf Leasing
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Interior secretary nominee Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne failed to reach any agreement on leasing in the eastern Gulf of Mexico during a nearly one-hour meeting Wednesday, a Nelson spokesman said.
May 4, 2006
Hearing to Consider Interior Nomination Set for May 4
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee said it plans to consider the nomination of Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne for secretary of Interior at a hearing next Thursday (May 4).
April 28, 2006
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