| Date |
Report No. |
Title |
| Date March 31, 1986 |
Report No. IMTEC-86-13 |
Title
'GAO
March United _..-. ---.-.Report to the Chairman, Committee on
States General Accounting Office w Government Operations House of Representatives 1986 INDIAN ROYALTIES Interior Has Not Solved Indian Oil and Gas Royalty Payment Problems !Illlll ll I Ml
129706 RE8TRJO’BD=-- Not to be released outside the (l)enerti Amating Office emept onthe ba&e of specifio approval by ths, Offloe of Congmmlona... |
| Date March 24, 1986 |
Report No. RCED-86-69 |
Title
,
las745 l I United States General Accounting Office w GAO
Mardh 1986 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives MINERAL REVENUES
Delays in Processing and Disbursing Onshore Oil and Gas Bid Revenues I Ill II llllll
129745 . ---.i---..-.--...-- . -._--~ --. _ ..-..__ ___--_ -_-_-- ..__. --.-.-- --~ GAq/RCED-8669 , . GAO United States General Accountin... |
| Date April 4, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-85-88 |
Title
Not to be released eutsfde we a-1 Accounthrp Offfce exCept on the h&3 at specific approve;! by the Offlce of Congressional &~ntisma RmTRICTsD - BY THE U.S.GENERAL ilcCOUl#&@j OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Committee On Interior And Insular Affairs House Of Representatives Issues Surrounding Continuation Of The Noncompetitive Oil And Gas Lottery System
The Bureau of Land Management is responsible f... |
| Date Feb. 20, 1985 |
Report No. 126278 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C; 20548 , RESOURCES, COMMUNlTY. AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION ._ ..." I The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce Hous,e of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman:
We have enclosed, as requested by your office on November 2 1 , 1 9 8 4 , our views on the Secretary of th... |
| Date June 15, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-108 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations, House Committee On Energy And Commerce OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Economic Uses Of The National Wildlife Refuge System Unlikely To Increase Significantly
Approxrmately89 mlllron acres of land are part of the NatIona! Wrldlrfe Refuge System Thus report answers a series of questronsfrom the Chairman concerning ... |
| Date Sept. 6, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-94 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL
WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING
O.C. 20548 OFFICE ANP HESCIURCES. COMMUNITY. ECON |
| Date April 28, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-77 |
Title
w 'REPORT THEUS. BY General Accounting Office
Opportunity To Increase Oil hd Gas Exploration And Lease Rental Income
As a general policy, the Federal Government does not issue oil and gas leases on lands that have been or may be designated as wilderness. Therefore, the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service generally do not process lease applications that include both nonwilderness lands... |
| Date March 24, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-9 |
Title
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 Dec. 20, 1982 |
Report No. RCED-83-30 |
Title
Interior Should Continue Use Of Higher Royalty Rates For Offshore Oil And Gas Leases
Over the past few years, State governments, and In a few cases the Interior Department, have Increased the royalty rate for offshore oil and gas production. GAO examined the basrs for Interior’s traditronal use of a 16-2/3 percent royalty rate, the results of Interior’s and States’ leasing experiences in usi... |
| Date Sept. 15, 1982 |
Report No. AFMD-82-107 |
Title
. 1 \ UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 //9Y9s7 B-208421 The Honorable Morris I |
| Date Sept. 3, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-124 |
Title
Report To The Subcommittee On Oversight And investigations, Commi,ttee On Interior And Insular Affairs, House Of Representatives Possible Effects Of Increased Royalty Rate For Federal Onshore Oil And Gas Leases
The Commission on Fiscal Accountability of the Nation’s Energy Resources recently recommended increasing the current 12-l 12 percent onshore Federal oil and gas royalty rate. By the year ... |
| Date Aug. 26, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-122 |
Title
UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION B-208518 The Honorable The Secretary James G. Watt of the Interior 119389 AUGUST 26,1982 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Improvements Needed in the Cash Management Practices of Interior's Simultaneous Oil and Gas Leasing Program in Wyoming'(GAO/EMD-82-122) While reviewing the Department of the Interior's subjec... |
| Date Aug. 23, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-82 |
Title
REPORT THEUN BY S. General Accounting Office
Are Leaseholders Adequately Exploring Oil And Gas On Federal Lands?
Changes to the onshore oil and gas leasing system are periodically proposed based on perceived inadequacies of leaseholder activity. This report provides data, previously lacking, concerning the diligence of industry operations and the speculator’s impact on lease development. GAO fou... |
| Date March 19, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-67 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, DC. 20548 ENERGY AND NINERALIP DIVISION Xarch 19, 1982 B-206772
The Honorable Jim Mattox The Honorable W e s W a tkins The Honorable Frank Annunzio The Honorable W illiam M . Brodhead The Honorable Martin Frost The Honorable Albert Gore, Jr. House of Representatives Subject: Effects of Increasing Noncompetitive Cnshore (END-82-67) Filing Fees for... |
| Date Feb. 8, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-34 |
Title
t . ’ .) BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report ToTheChairman, Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives Accelerated Onshore Oil And Gas Leasing May Not Occur As Quickly As Anticipated
One of President Reagan’s goals is -to encourage development of the Nation’s energy resources by providing greater access to Federal lands and st... |
| Date Dec. 18, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-82-26 |
Title
(romptroller General
OF/ THE UNITEDSTATES Pitfalls In Interior’ New s Accelerated Offshore Leasing Program Require Attention /
Inter or’ new proposed 5-year offshore oil s and as leasing program is another in a long line f efforts to accelerate offshore hydrocarb !I n exploration and development. In addition to accelerating leasing, the new proposal calls for changes reducing the time for envi... |
| Date Oct. 20, 1981 |
Report No. 116696 |
Title
FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 20, 1981 United States General Accounting Washington, DC 20548 Office Deputy Statement of Douglas L. McCullough Director, Energy and Minerals Division Before the Subcommittee on Mines and Mining House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs on Management of Federal Energy and Mineral We appreciate management H.R. 3364. of Federal th... |
| Date Aug. 11, 1981 |
Report No. 091107 |
Title
UNITED STAT& G&ERAL ACCOUNTXNGOFFICE . 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 11, 1981 STATEMENTOF JOHN F. SIMONETTE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR 1
091107 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MtiAGEMENT DI'VISION BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
ON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY'S OIL AND GAS ROYALTY COLLECTION SYSTEM Mr. Chairman 4 and Members of the Committe... |
| Date March 31, 1981 |
Report No. 114752 |
Title
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 March 26, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-59 |
Title
, \’ BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITED STATES Issues In Leasing Offshore Lands For Oil And Gas Development
Despite the significant increase during the 1970s of leasing Outer Continental Shelf lands for oil and gas development, accelerated leasing goals were not met. Environmental issues and limited industry interest in theareas proposed for leasing were two major factor... |
| Date Feb. 11, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-40 |
Title
/( / & BY THECOMP7RO’ LERGENERAL {” OF THEUNITED STATES 114 3Ls Report Td’i’he Congress
Actions Needed To Increase Federal Onshore Oil And Gas Exploration And Development
The Nation’s need for more oil and gas development from Federal lands will not be met unless Federal agencies act to --make more lands, now closed to leasing, available for oil and gas development, --reduce the number a... |
| Date Sept. 25, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-116 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON OF
D.C. THE UNITED
ZC+Wi STATES B-196523 SEPTEMBER 25,198O The Honorable Cecil D. Andrus Secretary of the Interior Dear Mr. Secretary:
3 &&+',W""~ This is in response to your letter of June 16, 1980, taking issue with our March 14, 1980, report "Impact of Fk, ing the Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing System More Competitive Following is a point-by-point analysis of the (BM... |
| Date July 24, 1980 |
Report No. 112916 |
Title
112916 -9 ' United .. 1 . FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OQ a.m. Thursday, July 24, 1980 - 1rtq16 States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office . . . Mr. Statement of Douglas L. McCullough Energy and Minerals Division Deputy Director, Before the Subcommittee on Mines and Mining House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs . on Federal Leasing Policy r . 3, Chairman and Members... |
| Date June 2, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-79 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON. Of THE UNITED
2OSdI STATES D.C. B-198902 The Honorable Mark 0. Hatfield Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Natural United States Senate JUNE 2,198O Resources The Honorable Wendell H. Ford Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy
and Materials Production ---Committee on Energy and Natural ‘IllI lllllllll
i ’ 112589 Resources
United States Subject:
1 Senate 1... |
| Date May 5, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-47 |
Title
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 March 24, 1980 |
Report No. B-118678,B-197998 |
Title
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| Date Oct. 26, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-80-10 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE \r~r~~cb
ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION ~WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 | 6 B-178205
OCTOBER 26, 1979 The Honorable Charles B. Curtis
Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Dear Mr. Curtis: Subject: ; 110699 The Special Rate Treatment Allowed Natural Gas Pipeline Production Programs (EMD-80-10) We reviewed certain policies and practices of the Federal Energy R... |
| Date July 11, 1979 |
Report No. 109849 |
Title
109849 FOR RELEASE ON 'Expected at 1O:OO a.m. Wednesday, July 11, 1979 Office United States General Accounting Washington, DC 20548 Deputy Statement of Douglas L. McCullough Director, Energy and Minerals Division B Before the Subcommittee on Energy Resources and lYaterials Production Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on G Federal Leasing Policy J Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subc... |
| Date June 15, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-78-86 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL ort ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Policy Needed To Guide Natural Gas Regulation On Federal Lards
The Government needs to establish (1) regulations to guide lessees’ activities for the exploration, development, and production of natural gas from Federal lands and (2) a policy on the role of natural gas produced from Federal lands in the context of a national gas polic... |
| Date April 13, 1979 |
Report No. FGMSD-79-24 |
Title
IlUllh 44-0 8, I ,+ ‘, Y BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress@
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Oil And Gas Royalty CollectionsSerious Financial Management Problems Need Congressional Attention
The Geological Survey collected about $1.2 billion for oil and gas removed from Federal and Indian lands in 1977. However, the Survey is not collecting all that is owed by the oil and gas industry because ... |
| Date March 8, 1979 |
Report No. 108772 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. m For Release on Delivery Expected at 1O:OO a.m. Thursday, March 8, 1979 108772 STATEMENT OF J. DEXTER PEACH, DIRECTOR ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND POWER Dear Mr. Chairman pleased 2620, and Members to have a bill Policy of... |
| Date March 7, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-78-98 |
Title
I .* BY THE’COMPTROLLER GENERAL c 8 i Report To The Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Unique Helium Resources Are Wasting: 1 A New Conservation Policy Is Needed
Large amounts of unique, nonrenewable helium are lost each year as its most economical source, natural gas, is used as fuel. The Government should act on available alternatives to conserve helium because of its large contin u i ng investment ... |
| Date June 8, 1978 |
Report No. EMD-78-48 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME 06231 - (B1606648] Lower Cook Inlet: Another xalmple of nore Data Needed for Appraisinq Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Resources. EMD-78-48; B-118678. June 8, 1978. 34 pp, + 5 appendices (11 pp. ) . Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: -nergy: Role of Fossil Fuels in (1609). Meeting Future Needs Contact: Enerqy and Minerals Div. Budget F... |
| Date April 25, 1978 |
Report No. EMD-78-54 |
Title
DOCUENT 'AESUR! 07096 B2687751] [Royalty Rates Applied to uter Continental Shelf Leases]. END-78-54; E-118678. April 25, 1978. 4 pp. Report to Rep. Elizabeth Holtzsaan; by Director, Inergy and inerals Div. onte Canfield, Jr., Issue Area: Energy: Effect f Federal Financial Incentives, Tax Policies, and Regulator! Policies on Energy Supply (1610). Cotact: Energy and inerals Div. Budget Function: Nat... |
| Date March 16, 1978 |
Report No. EMD-78-39 |
Title
DOCIBENT BRBSOB
05358 B07656931 Opportunities To esolve Some Basic Conflicts over Outer Continential Shelf Leasing and Development. BD-78-39; B-11%678. appendix (12 pp.). March 16, 1978. 4 pp. Report to Secretary, Departaent of the Interior; by Canfield, Jr., Director, Energy and inerals Div. onte Issue Area: Energy: Role of Fossil Fuels in eeting Future eeds (1609). Contact: Ene:gy and inerals Di... |
| Date March 7, 1977 |
Report No. EMD-77-19 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
00178 - [A10516841 outer Continental Shelf Sale #35: Problems Selecting and 1977. 45 Evaluating Lan. to Lease. EMD-7719; B-11867e. March 7, pp. + appendices (22 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Robert F. Keller, General. Acting Comptroller Contact: Energy and Minerals Div. Budget Function: Natural Resources, Environment, and Eneigy: Energy (305). Organization Concerned: Department ... |
| Date March 30, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-90 |
Title
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 March 19, 1975 |
Report No. RED-75-343 |
Title
Outlook e
Department Federal of the Ititerior Adm inistration Energy elf COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON, OF THE
D.C. UNITED STATES ZfX48 B-118678 ,’ Ir ,.l To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives leasing Shelf. ing Act Our report of oil concerns the outlook for accelerating Federal and gas resources on the Outer Continental and Accountand Auditing , ,, We m... |
| Date Jan. 1, 1975 |
Report No. 090910 |
Title
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| Date July 12, 1974 |
Report No. RED-74-250 |
Title
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| Date Aug. 20, 1964 |
Report No. B-118678 |
Title
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REPORT TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES CRI',I'1'AIN I)IC'I:I,1N('IIIES IN I'INAN(:IAIL MANA(IEMEN'I' O1' 011, ANI) (;AS ACT'IVI'I'IES (;I;OLOI(;,cAL, Si IRVIY IID'PAITMENT;O'I'1 TIll'] INTI'EIII(OIR BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
GAICT1964 /~~~~ COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 B- 18678 AUG 2 0 1964
To the Speaker of the House of Represent... |
