U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Ken Salazar Thursday offered the final version of the department’s OCS [Outer Continental Shelf] Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017, sticking to tried and true areas in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) and holding out delayed possibilities in Alaska.
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Interior to Finalize New Five-Year OCS Leasing Program Within Days
U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Ken Salazar said Tuesday the finalized version of the five-year program for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leasing expected to be released within days will follow a “targeted” format. He also affirmed it was “highly likely” that Royal Dutch Shell plc will be granted the permits to drill exploratory wells in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea this summer.
June 27, 2012
PADEP Secretary: Enviro Group’s ‘Math Seems to Be Off’
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Michael Krancer said a recent report by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) was “incorrect and inapplicable to Pennsylvania in many respects,” and urged the environmental group to reconsider its labeling of natural gas as a “dirty fossil fuel.”
June 27, 2012
Wyoming Governor Wants More Review of Draft Fracking Rules
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead appealed to U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Thursday for more time to review the proposed Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rules on hydraulic fracturing (fracking). In a letter to the Obama administration cabinet member, Mead asked for an extension of the comment period on the draft BLM rules.
June 25, 2012
Industrials Ask Salazar to Reconsider BLM Regulation of Fracking
A group of industrial energy consumers have urged Interior Secretary Ken Salazar not to impose “duplicative” regulations on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) of oil and natural gas wells on public lands.
June 19, 2012
Louisiana Legislative Action on Energy Praised
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Scott Angelle applauded the recent work of state lawmakers on energy and economic development in the Pelican State.
June 12, 2012
Interior Orders Industry Exercise of Offshore Containment Systems
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Thursday directed the Marine Well Containment Co. (MWCC) to conduct a live drill this summer of its $1 billion oil spill containment system, which was developed following the the Macondo well blowout and deadly rig explosion in in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) in 2010.
May 29, 2012
Interior Orders Industry Exercise of Offshore Containment Systems
The Department of Interior plans to put the offshore industry through the paces this summer to test the reliability of its containment systems.
May 28, 2012
Salazar Calls Anadarko Utah Project ‘Template’ for Industry
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar last Tuesday signed a record of decision (ROD) giving Anadarko Petroleum Corp. the green light to proceed with a major natural gas development project in eastern Utah.
May 14, 2012
Salazar OKs Anadarko’s Utah Project, Calls It ‘Template’ for Industry
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Tuesday signed a record of decision (ROD) giving Anadarko Petroleum Corp. the green light to proceed with a major natural gas development project in eastern Utah.
May 9, 2012
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