Oil and Gas Development

Oil and Gas Development
Author: Anu K. Mittal (au)
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2005-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781422302347

Rising U.S. energy consumption & concerns about dependency on foreign energy sources have prompted the admin. to aggressively pursue domestic oil & gas (O&G) prod., incl. prod. on public lands, which in turn has generated concern that the impacts of this activity may compromise the use of public land for other purposes. This report determined: (1) the extent to which the level of O&G develop. on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Mgmt. (BLM) has changed in recent years, & how the change has affected BLM's ability to mitigate impacts; (2) what policy changes related to O&G develop. BLM recently made & how these policies affected BLM's environ. mitigation activ.; & (3) what challenges BLM faces in managing its O&G program. Ill.

Developments in Oil Shale

Developments in Oil Shale
Author: Anthony Andrews
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2011
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1437939724

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Rising oil prices and concerns over declining petroleum production worldwide revived U.S. interest in oil shale after a two-decade hiatus. In addition to technological challenges left unsolved from previous development efforts, environmental issues remained and new issues have emerged. Challenges to development also include competition with conventional petroleum production in the mid-continent region, and increasing petroleum imports from Canada. Contents of this report: Background; Oil Shale Resource Potential; Challenges to Development; Commercial Leasing Program; R&D Program; Programmatic Environ. Impact Statement; Mineral Leasing Act Amendments; Commercial Lease Sale and Royalty Rates. Illus.

Entrega Pipeline Project

Entrega Pipeline Project
Author: United States. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Publisher:
Total Pages: 814
Release: 2005
Genre: Natural gas pipelines
ISBN:

Congressional Record

Congressional Record
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2008
Genre: Law
ISBN:

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)