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Title Oil and gas development on federal and Indian lands : oversight and production issues / Aaron Spearing, editor
Published New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2014]
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Description 1 online resource
Series Energy policies, politics and prices
Energy policies, politics and prices series.
Contents OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT ON FEDERAL AND INDIAN LANDS: OVERSIGHT AND PRODUCTION ISSUES -- OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT ON FEDERAL AND INDIAN LANDS: OVERSIGHT AND PRODUCTION ISSUES -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: OIL AND GAS: UPDATED GUIDANCE, INCREASED COORDINATION, AND COMPREHENSIVE DATA COULD IMPROVE BLM'S MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS -- BACKGROUND
""FEDERAL AND SELECTED STATE AGENCIES HAVE TAKEN SOME ACTIONS TO CHANGE RULES IN RESPONSE TO TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES""""BLM�S MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF FEDERALAND INDIAN OIL AND GAS RESOURCES IS HINDERED BY SEVERAL FACTORS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION""; ""AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION""; ""APPENDIX I. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY""; ""Chapter 2: U.S. CRUDE OILAND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION IN FEDERAL AND NON-FEDERAL AREAS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""U.S. CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION: FEDERAL AND NON-FEDERAL AREAS (FISCAL YEAR)""
""U.S. NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION: FEDERAL AND NON-FEDERAL AREAS (FISCAL YEAR)""""Chapter 3: OIL AND GAS LEASE UTILIZATION, ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE, UPDATED REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT""; ""INTRODUCTION AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASES""; ""OFFSHORE SPOTLIGHT: CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO""; ""ONSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASES""; ""ONSHORE SPOTLIGHT: BAKKEN SHALE OIL""; ""APPENDIX 1. BOEM � DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES INCLUDED IN THE MARCH 2010 CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO LEASE SALE""; ""APPENDIX 2. MAPS""; ""INDEX""
Summary Federal and state regulatory agencies manage and oversee the development of federal and Indian oil and gas resources by issuing rules and guidance, reviewing drilling applications, and inspecting wells to ensure compliance with environmental, safety, and other regulations. In fiscal year 2013, federal and Indian energy production, including oil and gas, generated almost 15 billion in revenue. Recent advances in drilling technologies have greatly expanded the ability to develop oil and gas resources, particularly from shale and tight sandstone rock formations. This book discusses the changes to
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Subject Public lands -- Government policy -- United States
Public lands -- United States -- Management
Reclamation of land -- United States
Energy development -- United States
Oil and gas leases -- United States
Natural resources -- Government policy -- United States
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
Energy development
Natural resources -- Government policy
Oil and gas leases
Public lands -- Government policy
Public lands -- Management
Reclamation of land
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Spearing, Aaron, editor
ISBN 9781633218086
1633218082