Oil Development on Federal Lands and the Outer Continental Shelf.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Continental shelf.

Industries.

Petroleum in submerged lands.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews legislative proposals to increase domestic oil production by opening areas of the outer continental shelf (OCS), which are currently under leasing moratoria; and to encourage companies holding oil and gas leases to diligently develop leases to bring them into production. Summarizes recent shifts in oil production, provides oil lease data for Federal lands, and provides background on the OCS moratoria.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Oil Development on Federal Lands and the Outer Continental Shelf

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