A coalition of western business interests has urged Congress to support legislation (HR 2227) that would promote oil and natural gas activity in the federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). At the same time it called a bill (HR 3534) sponsored by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick Rahall (D-WV) a “frontal attack” on the industry and urged lawmakers to oppose it.
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API to Congress: If It’s Bad for Energy, It’s Bad for Economy
As Congress begins debate on energy issues, such as access to the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and the repeal of tax breaks, the American Petroleum Institute (API) Thursday told lawmakers that any legislative action detrimental to oil and gas would take a significant toll on an already faltering economy.
September 11, 2009
Salazar: Court Ruling Calls into Question GOM, Alaska Leases
The recent appellate court ruling declaring the existing five-year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leasing plan for 2007-2012 to be “legally defective” has called into question the Interior Department leases issued for oil and natural gas development in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska under the plan, said Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Wednesday.
May 14, 2009
Lawmaker: Obama Says OCS Moratorium ‘Not Going to Happen’
President Obama signaled his support for expanded oil and natural gas drilling on the the federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) during a White House meeting with Democratic members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Tuesday.
May 6, 2009
MMS Bars Major Producers from Joint Bidding on OCS Leases
The Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) Monday issued a list of producers that will be restricted from jointly bidding for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and natural gas leases over the upcoming six-month period.
April 21, 2009
Palin: Halting Production Could Worsen Global Warming
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar heard from two polar opposites last week — Anchorage, AK, which was gung-ho for oil and natural gas development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), and San Francisco, which resisted the prospect. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin even went as far as to suggest that halting oil and gas development would exacerbate global warming.
April 20, 2009
House Bill Seeks Ban on Leasing in Federal Waters Offshore California
Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) has introduced legislation to reinstitute the ban on oil and natural gas leasing in the federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) off the coast of California.
April 13, 2009
House Bill Seeks Ban on Leasing in Federal Waters Offshore California
Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) has introduced legislation to reinstitute the ban on oil and natural gas leasing in the federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) off the coast of California.
April 13, 2009
Gulf Coast Congressional Members Blast Producer Tax
On the second leg of a four-city tour to hear from stakeholders as an Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) energy policy is crafted, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Wednesday faced a crowd in New Orleans that was decidedly more friendly to oil and natural gas. Gulf Coast congressional members and industry representatives said the Obama administration’s plans to move toward renewables is a solid idea, but conventional gas and oil production remains paramount to domestic energy security.
April 9, 2009
Renewable Potential Greatest Off East Coast; Gulf Leads in Oil, Gas
The Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) has the greatest renewable energy potential of all the offshore regions, while the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) and Alaska not surprisingly are believed to hold the largest trove of undiscovered technically recoverable resources (UTRR) of oil and natural gas, according to a joint report by two Interior Department agencies that was released last Thursday.
April 6, 2009
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