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Date Oct. 28, 2011 Report No. GAO-12-37 Title

Maritime Security: Coast Guard Should Conduct Required Inspections of Offshore Energy Infrastructure

United States Government Accountability Office GAO October 2011 Report to Congressional Requesters MARITIME SECURITY Coast Guard Should Conduct Required Inspections of Offshore Energy Infrastructure GAO-12-37 October 2011 MARITIME SECURITY Coast Guard Should Conduct Required Inspections of Offshore Energy Infrastructure Highlights of GAO-12-37, a report to congressional requesters Why GAO Did This...
Date March 8, 2010 Report No. GAO-10-276 Title

Offshore Oil and Gas Development: Additional Guidance Would Help Strengthen the Minerals Management Service's Assessment of Environmental Impacts in the North Aleutian Basin

United States Government Accountability Office GAO March 2010 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT Additional Guidance Would Help Strengthen the Minerals Management Service’s Assessment of Environmental Impacts in the North Aleutian Basin GAO-10-276 March 2010 OF...
Date June 29, 1988 Report No. RCED-88-104 Title

Offshore Oil and Gas: Environmental Studies Program Meets Most User Needs but Changes Needed

. . “( - United States General Accounting Office L . ;. 1 GAO June 1988 Report to the Chairman, Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives OFFSHOREOILAND GAS Elnvironmentd Studies Program Meets Most User Needs but I. Changes Needed ’ Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-207556 June 29, 1988 The Hono...
Date April 10, 1986 Report No. GGD-86-65 Title

Tax Policy: Investment Tax Credit for Offshore Drilling Rigs Needs Clarification

.. . I ‘. United States General Accounting Office 34m l - GAO April 1986 Report to the Joint Committee on Taxation Congress of the United States -~~~ TAX POLICY ” Investment Tax Credit for Offshore Drilling Rigs Needs Clarification cJ35J&yj GAO/GGD-86-65 1 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 General Government Division E-222291 April 10, 1986 The Honorable Bob Packwo...
Date March 14, 1986 Report No. RCED-86-78BR Title

Offshore Oil and Gas: Views on Interior's Comments to GAO Reports on Leasing Offshore Lands

. ’ 3 _-__-.__-._-._-._-._ ---.---------fl: G& United States General Accounting OfTice wi6%2~ _-v-March 1986 ---~.----^ Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives OF’F’SHORE AND OIL GM Views on Interior’s Comments to GAO Reports on Leasing Offshore Lands Ill lllllll 11111 129682 tic3 relea8edoutl...
Date Oct. 15, 1985 Report No. RCED-86-30 Title

Natural Resources: Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale 82--Sale Preparation and Subsequent Cancellation

BY THE US. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Committee Merchant Marine And Fisheries House Of Representatives On Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale 82--Sale Preparation And Subsequent Cancellation The Department of the Interior cancelled Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale 82 in September 1984 when no industry bids were received. The companies that GAO contacted said that the main re...
Date Sept. 30, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-161 Title

Natural Resources: Our Seventh Annual Review of Interior's Methodology for Allowing OCS Wells To Be Shut In or To Flare Natural Gas

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON 0F D.C THE UNITED 20548 STATES B-202428 SEPTEMBER 3O,t985 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives Subject: Our Seventh Methodology or to Flare Annual Review of Interior's for Allowing OCS Wells to be Shut Natural Gas (GAO/RCED-85-161) in In accordance with the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act Amendments of 1978, we are pr...
Date July 15, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-66 Title

Natural Resources: Early Assessment of Interior's Area-Wide Program for Leasing Offshore Lands

, KtLEASE~ BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairmaq, Subcommittee On Oversight And lnvestigatlons Committee On Energy And Commerce House of Representatives OF THE UNITEDSTATES Early Assessment Of Interior’s Area-Wide Program For Leasing Offshore Lands More offshore lands have been leased for oil and natural gas exploration as the result of a new Department of the Interior area-wide appr...
Date May 10, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-6 Title

Energy: Selectively Reducing Offshore Royalty Rates in the Gulf of Mexico Could Increase Oil Production and Federal Government Revenue

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Committee On Energy And Natural Resources United States Senate OF THE UNITEDSTATES Selectively Reducing Offshore Royalty Rates In The Gulf Of Mexico Could Increase Oil Production And Federal Government Revenue The U.S. government leases large areas in the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico for the development of oil resources and receiv...
Date April 30, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-78 Title

Energy: Improvements Needed in the Department of the Interior's Measurement of Offshore Oil for Royalty Purposes

p-gyr; 1’ id”’ ’ ,p f AM: : COM’TROLLER py ti,cr I:, ‘1 GENERAL WASHINGTON u OF THE D C 20548 UNITED STATES ~-207556 APRIL 30, 7984 The Honorable Mike Synar Chairman, Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Improvements Needed in the Department of the Interior's Measurement of Off...
Date March 24, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-9 Title

Energy: Offshore Lease Sale 59 Affected by Differing Views on Oil and Gas Potential

General Accounting Office 8 Offshore Lease Sale 59 Affected By Differing Views On Oil And Gas Potential The Department of the Interior’ higher than s normal rejection rate of bids for offshore lease sale tracts in mid-Atlantic Sale 59 could have been caused by many factors. The most likely explanation is that Interior viewed the quantity of potential oil and gas resources located in the sale are...
Date March 31, 1981 Report No. 114752 Title

Natural Resources: Leasing and Development of OCS Lands

FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. Tuesday, March 31, 1981 United States General Accounting Washington, DC 20548 Office Statement of Douglas L. McCullough Deputy Dir-ector, Energy arid Minerals Division Before the Subcomm' tee on the Panama Canal and the i!!i uter Continental Shelf House Committee on Merch Marine and Fisheries Mr . Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: the opportun...
Date May 5, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-47 Title

Energy: Some Issues Affecting Southern California Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 48

Report To The Chairman, Committee On Interior And Insular Affairs House Of Representatives OF THEUNITED STATES “- * * ” Some IssuesAffecting Southern California Outer Continental Shelf Oil And Gas Lease Sale 48 This report discusses the value and effect of the Interior Department’s Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program on decisions leading up to leasing 148 Outer Continental ...
Date Nov. 21, 1979 Report No. EMD-80-3 Title

Energy: Interior Lacks Adequate Oversight of Shut-In or Flaring Natural Gas Wells on the Outer Continental Shelf

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Interior Lacks Adequate Oversight Of -. Shut-In Or Flaring Natural Gas Wells On The Outer Continental Shelf The Department of the Interior’s methods allowing Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas wells to be shut-in (not producing) or to flare (burn off gas) are based primarily on operators’ reports. GAO reviewed and evaluated the...
Date March 19, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-22 Title

Energy: Georgia Embayment--Illustrating Again the Need for More Data Before Selecting and Leasing Outer Continental Shelf Lands

. I ’ ’ IOU66 REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Georgia Embayment--Illustrating Again The Need For More Data Before Selecting And Leasing Outer Continental Shelf Lands The Nation relies heavily on Outer Continental Shelf lands to increase its domestic oil and natural gas production. The Department tracts to industry natural resources. of the Interior leases the for the right...
Date Jan. 12, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-23 Title

Energy: Outer Continental Shelf Pipeline Permitting and Regulating

- ‘UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFlCE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 mmtar AN0 DIVISION MlNlLMI B-118678 The Honorable Charles B. Curtis Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Dear Shelf within Mr. / Chairman: 4 xl& a review of Outer Continental and regulatory functions We found that the Federal ) was not aware Z!f-ZiZtain ject to its responsibilities for enforcing nondiscriminatory oversig...
Date March 30, 1976 Report No. RED-76-90 Title

Government Operations: Department of the Interior Study of Shut-In Oil and Gas Well Completions and Leases--GAO Observations

REPORT OF THE @OMPTROLLER GENERA-L OF THE UiVITED STATES 1~~‘~~~~~~~~~~~ Department f The In Study Of Shut-In Oil letions And Leases Well co tions TC the s and methodology of the Department’%a study. The Department verified the operators’ reasons for shut-in by a records check only and did not independently verify any of the reasons for shut-in. The Department believes’ that verification b...
Date Sept. 28, 1974 Report No. 094570 Title

Natural Resources: National Ocean Policy Study