All Posts Tagged With: "U.S. Department of Interior"
Fed Oil and Gas Leasing Reforms on Tap
The administration is set to reveal new federal leasing practices it hopes will increase confidence in the system. “We are not just about the business of letting the oil and gas industry run the Department of Interior,” Secretary Salazar said in the New Year’s Eve interview.
4Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | ContinuedInterior Terminating Royalty-in-Kind Program
Interior Secretary Salazar said at a House Natural Resources Committee hearing today that the scandal-ridden Royalty-in-Kind program, which allows industry to provide oil and natural gas directly to the Interior Department in lieu of cash royalty payments, will be terminated.
16Sep2009 | admin | 0 comments | ContinuedFederal Court Blocks Drilling in Baca
Wildlife Refuge
The Bush administration approved the plan, deciding that drilling and gas exploration would have no significant impact on the refuge or groundwater, and that a full environmental impact analysis was not necessary. Records obtained under the Freedom of Information Act later showed that industry officials helped draft parts of the government’s analysis.
4Sep2009 | admin | 4 comments | Continued


