Oil and gas development on federal and Indian lands : oversight and production issues / Aaron Spearing, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Spearing, Aaron, editor.

Series:

Energy policies, politics and prices series.

Energy Policies, Politics and Prices

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public lands--Government policy--United States.

Public lands.

Public lands--United States--Management.

Reclamation of land--United States.

Reclamation of land.

Energy development--United States.

Energy development.

Oil and gas leases--United States.

Oil and gas leases.

Natural resources--Government policy--United States.

Natural resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (94 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Novinka, 2014.

Language Note:

English

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

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""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 13, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63321-808-2

OCLC:

890389580