My last experience with a federal public commenting event was a few years ago when EPA sought inputs on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). I felt a little sorry for EPA staff assigned to sit at the front of the room and listen as hundreds of folks took turns getting things off their chests about… Keep reading →
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is moving toward the prospect of leasing sites for commercial wind energy development in federal waters offshore California.
U.S. ocean energy regulators are advancing plans to lease sites off New York for potential commercial wind energy development.
Two charts – as the Obama administration prepares to unveil its offshore oil and natural gas leasing program that will guide U.S. offshore energy development from 2017 to 2022: The above is a snapshot of tremendous U.S. energy potential – potential that’s being limited by Washington red tape, with 87 percent of federal offshore acreage… Keep reading →
Last year, when federal officials released the proposal for the next five-year offshore drilling plan, we said the draft had some positive aspects but fell short of the kind of strategic offshore planning that would adequately serve America’s role as an energy superpower. We also noted strong support for offshore development by mid-Atlantic states, where… Keep reading →
Some observations on this week’s federal oil and natural gas lease sale in the Western Gulf of Mexico, reported with alarm by some media outlets because it wasn’t as large as other recent sales. First, every lease sale is welcome. Access to U.S. offshore reserves represents opportunity for energy development, job creation, economic growth and… Keep reading →
Last summer we posted on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s gentle pushback against various voices that objected to BOEM’s decision to allow safe, carefully regulated seismic testing to map offshore energy reserves in the Atlantic. The pushback apparently prompted some pushback, because last month BOEM reasserted the facts on safe seismic in its online… Keep reading →
Insight for Industry – New Offshore Regulations Respond to Key Failure On April 13, 2015, the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) proposed new offshore oil and gas regulations that will cost the industry hundreds of millions of dollars. However, offshore oil and gas producers will have several years… Keep reading →
A couple of important points on Arctic energy development from U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska at an event hosted recently by CSIS: The biggest obstacle to U.S. development of its Arctic energy reserves is the U.S. Development of Arctic energy resources will occur regardless of whether the United States engages in it. A discussion of… Keep reading →
BOEM Lease Sale 246 to Offer all Available Acreage in Western GOM for Oil and Gas Activity The Gulf of Mexico (GOM) accounts for the majority of oil and gas production on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). On March 2, 2015, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that its proposed Gulf of Mexico… Keep reading →
