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| Date Jan. 27, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-10-245 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
January 2010 Report to Congressional Requesters OIL AND GAS BONDS Bonding Requirements and BLM Expenditures to Reclaim Orphaned Wells GAO-10-245 January 2010 OIL AND GAS BONDS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-10-245, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Bonding Requirements and BLM Expenditures to Reclaim Orphaned ... |
| Date July 21, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-849R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 July 21, 2008 The Honorable Harry Reid Majority Leader United States Senate The Honorable Jeff Bingaman Chairman Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate The Honorable Nick J. Rahall II Chairman Committee on Natural Resources House of Representatives Subject: Hardrock Mining: Information on State Royalties an... |
| Date June 5, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-792R |
Title
DRAFT United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 June 5, 2008 Congressional Requesters Subject: Oil and Gas Royalties: Litigation over Royalty Relief Could Cost the Federal Government Billions of Dollars Oil and gas production from federal lands and waters is critical to meeting the nation’s energy needs. This production provided about 31 percent of all oil and 29 percen... |
| Date March 11, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-560T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives MINERAL REVENUES Data Management Problems and Reliance on SelfReported Data for Compliance Efforts Put MMS Royalty Collections at Risk
Statement of Fr... |
| Date Oct. 31, 1997 |
Report No. RCED-98-5R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office
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159558 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-278137 October 31, 1997 The Honorable Frank H. Murkowski Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate The Honorable Don Young Chairman, Committee on Resources House of Representatives Subject: Federal Land Management: Estimates of ... |
| Date April 17, 1997 |
Report No. RCED-97-117R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-276464 April 17, 1997 The Honorable Frank Murkowski Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate Subject: Federal Land Manapement: Authorized Uses in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Dear Mr. Chairman: On September 18, 1996, Preside... |
| Date Feb. 27, 1997 |
Report No. RCED-97-31 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 1997 Report to the Honorable Craig Thomas, U.S. Senate MINERALS MANAGEMENT Costs for Onshore Minerals Leasing Programs in Three States GAO/RCED-97-31 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-275497 February 27, 1997 The Honorable Craig Thomas United States Senate... |
| Date March 29, 1993 |
Report No. RCED-93-109 |
Title
I J M;wc*h 1 !)!Ej MINERAL ROYALTIES Royalties in the Western States and in Major Mineral-Producing Countries
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m-m-.. _. ., RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional Relations. SS68/S RELEASED GAO United States General Accounting Of’ fice Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, ... |
| Date Oct. 29, 1992 |
Report No. RCED-93-3 |
Title
Improvements Made in Interior’ Audit s Strategy, but More Are Needed I RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically ~ approved by the Office of Congressional Rslations.. GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Berourcee, Community, and Economic Development Division B-248626 October 29, 1992 The Honorable GeorgeMiller Chairman... |
| Date Aug. 18, 1992 |
Report No. GGD-92-129 |
Title
GAO UI(RATNE ENERGY Conditions Affecting ’ U.S. Trade and Investment
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147596 RESTRICTED--Not to be release& outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional Relations. 555lbq RELE&D ._... . .“lll” . ---..-- ..----.... -..-.--.. - .--..- “--..-- -.--.--- ---_- ____- - GAO United Statee
Genera) Accounting Of’fice W... |
| Date May 30, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-91-153 |
Title
GAO
-~----.-- Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives Mav I!#!)1 MINERAL REVENUES Interior Used Reasonable Approach to Assess Effect of 1988 Regulations
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143994 L ---- ._.- - .._- -_-I -...-._-.-.- --.-l_” l-l.ll--..~--l--.-.“--.---~--- ~ GAO United States General Accounting Office Was... |
| Date Aug. 2, 1990 |
Report No. RCED-90-7 |
Title
i: United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 1990 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives 1 MINERAL REVENUES Collection and Distribution of RevenuesFrom Acquired Lands RESTRICTED --Not to be released outside General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional... |
| Date July 27, 1990 |
Report No. IMTEC-90-65 |
Title
..I..._.. ._” _..._ _..-~ ._. ..._ ..-I .-_..-_ .- *1II Iv 1!)!)(I MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE Improvements Planned for Automated Royalty Management System 141891 1 -....- ._...- l.--- .----_-.-~_-.~-.“~..--.----~.-” . ..-...- ll-l_-- --- --____-- - ! i ( ;A( ),‘I M’IW :-!WiT, . 4 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Information Management and Technology Div... |
| Date July 22, 1988 |
Report No. RCED-88-165 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 1988 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate MINERAL REVENUES hfomation on Interior’s Royalty Management Program ;. RESTRICTED-Not to be relessed outside the General Accounting Office KY;: or: the his ni’ the specific approval by the OXice of Ccn;zzssmnal Xelnciox~ su~0Q GAO/RCED-W-166 . 1 J GAO united Gene... |
| Date April 19, 1988 |
Report No. RCED-88-123BR |
Title
I *s’ ~yl
United States General Accounting Office Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Mining and Natural ’ Resources, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives
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135599 GAQ/RCED-88”123BR G~i(‘ -j 1I,Jnited Statew C;c!neral Accounting Office Wenhi... |
| Date Nov. 24, 1987 |
Report No. RCED-88-49 |
Title
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| Date June 30, 1987 |
Report No. RCED-87-131 |
Title
Report to Congressional Requesters June 1987 FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT Nonfederal Land and Mineral Rights Could knpaet Future Wilderness Areas 133438 GAO/RCED-87-131 5393a7 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-227441 June 30, 1987 The Honorable Don Young Ranking Minority Member Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives The Honorable Ron Marlenee Ranking ... |
| Date Oct. 15, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-86-30 |
Title
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
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 May 3, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-85-52 |
Title
I%’THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Ranking Minority Member Select Committ’ee On Indian Affairs ’ United States Senate Examination O’f Funds Received ,j?$y The Federal Government ‘Under Leases #@fMineral Rights On The Bullhook Gas Unit
Uncertainties existed in the past as to ownership of mineral rights on certain lands within the Chippewa Cree Indian Reservation in Montana. ... |
| Date March 26, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-85-68 |
Title
BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives Interior Has Taken Steps To Improve The Adequacy Of Data Used For Making Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Decisions
GAO examined the Department of the Interior’s policies and practices for using geological and geophysical data to evaluat... |
| Date Nov. 20, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-85-9 |
Title
COMPTROLLER OF THE UNITED WASHINGTON*D.C. 20646 GENERAL STATES B-21 5060 IIN, NOVEMBER 20, 1984 The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives
Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: RELEASED
of the Data Improvements Needed in the Department Interior's Acquisition of Geophysical (GAO/RCED-85-9) As requested in your... |
| Date July 2, 1984 |
Report No. NSIAD-84-110 |
Title
Report To The Chairman Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigation Committee On Interior And Insular Affairs House Of Representatives Mineral Leasing Act Reciprocity Provision--Implementation And Constraints
The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 allows foreigners to p;irtlclpatc In developlny certain minerals on federally Ie;~sed lands through stock interest In U S corporations, If their country recipro... |
| Date Oct. 5, 1982 |
Report No. RCED-83-10 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES
8 Interior’s Report Of Shut-In ’ Or Flaring Wells Unnecessary, But Oversight Should Continue
The Interior Department’s annual report to the Congress on offshore oil and gas wells shut-in (not producing) or flaring natural gas, as required by the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978, does not satisfy the congre... |
| Date Sept. 10, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-97 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES
Repeal Of Unneeded Outer Continental Shelf Production Rate-Setting Functions Would Cut Costs
Under various laws, the Department of the @erior requires operators of Outer Continental Shelf leases to submit information regarding the rate at which oil and gas can ar$d will be produced. Three different rates of production are currently ... |
| Date July 27, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-104 |
Title
* BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Secretary Of The Interior Interior’s Minerals Management Programs Need Conso.lidation To Improve Accountability And Control
The division of responsibilities between the Bureau of Land Management and the Minerals Management Service for managing Federal fuel and non-fuel mineral resource programs weakens accountability and control of the programs.... |
| Date May 24, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-85 |
Title
UNITEDSTATES GENERAL
WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING OFFICE
D.C. 20548 ENERQY AND DIVISION MINCNALS May 24, 1982 B-207450 The Honorable Jesse Helms Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Potential Cost of Purchasing or Exchanging Phosphate Mining Lease Rights in Florida's Osceola National Forest (GAO/EMD-82-85) of April 2, 1982, you reque... |
| Date May 3, 1982 |
Report No. 118260 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 w
IllIllII llllRll II
118260 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 AM EST May 3, 1982 STATEMENT OF WILBUR D. CAMPBELL ACTING DIRECTOR ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE CHAIRMAN, SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES ON THE -FEDERAL ENERGY AND MINERAL L RESOURCESACT OF 1982 \ ^-, J Mr. Chairman and Mem... |
| 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 Dec. 15, 1981 |
Report No. 117083 |
Title
FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY Expected at 9230 a.m. Tuesday, December 15, 1981 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 statement of J. Dexter Peach Energy and Minerals Division Director, Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Mines and.Mining House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs' Department of the Interior for Management of Federa... |
| Date Dec. 14, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-119S |
Title
SUPPLEMENT WE REPORT TiiE TO BY Comptroller General
OF THF UNITED STATES Mining On National Park Service Lands--What Is At Stake?
This report supplement contains GAO’s analysis and response to the Department of the Interior’s delayed comments on the draft of the issued report. GAO is responding to the comments because Interior failed to address several issues in the report and gave no indicati... |
| Date Dec. 4, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-82-10 |
Title
Report ToTheChairman, Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives OF THEUNITED STATES Streamlining And EnsuringMineral Development Must Begin At Local Land Management Levels
Success in streamlining and accelerating mineral development on Federal lands depends on the Bureau of Land Management State Offices ultimately responsible for the implementation of Interior minerals policies. GA... |
| Date Sept. 24, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-119 |
Title
BYTHE COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Mines And Mining, House Committee On Interior And insular Affairs Of The United States OF THEUNITEDSTATES Mining On National Park Service Lands - What Is At Stake?
The Department of the Interior recommended to the Congress in 1979 that mining claims on certain National Park Service lands be acquired forenvironmental protection. GAO f... |
| Date Sept. 10, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-135 |
Title
‘-. . I c UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND DIVISION MINERALS R&-&k$ember 10, 1981 B-204461 The Honorable James D. Santini Chairman, Subcommittee on Mines and Mining Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives Subject: Improvements in Department of the Interior Leasing of Potential Aluminum Resources are Necessary for More Timely Decisi... |
| Date April 16, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-39 |
Title
t i Y ** ,m E%F ,, BY THE COhi’TROLL Report To The Corn ittee On Merkx And insular Affairs H’ouse Of Representatives
OF THE UNITED STATES The Impact Of Geot,h On Stockraiising Homestead Landowners
Surface use and compensation conflicts have developed at the Geysers in California between owners of surface lands acquired under the Stockraising Homestead Act of 1916 and geothermal lessees with th... |
| Date Jan. 21, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-44 |
Title
BYTHECGMPTROLLER GENERAL
Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Mines And Mining, House Committee On Interior And Insular Affairs OF THE UNITED STATES Possible Ways To Streamline Existing Federal Energy Mineral Leasing Rules
GAO identified
impediments stemming from present Federal energy mineral leasing rules that could be streamlined in preparing new in some cases GAO evaluated legislation; chan... |
| Date Dec. 1, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-81-1B |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNlTED 20541 STATES - WASHINGTON. O.C. B-201298 . _ December 1, 1980 The Honorable Herman E. Talmadge Committee on Agriculture, Chairman, Nutrition and Forestry United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman:
_... Subject: Your request and comments for phosphate information on Section 5 of H.R. 53421 In response to your request of August 29, 1980, we are providing our comments o... |
| Date Nov. 2, 1979 |
Report No. 110831 |
Title
United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 11:OO a.m. Friday, November 2, 1979 ((P STATEMENT OF ,1 4 (7-y 3 J, DEXTER PEACH, DIRECTOR :., ,i ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION /l BEFORE THE rf SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY RESEARCH, AND PRODUCTION HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ON GEOTHERMAL LEGISLATION Mr. Chairman and Members of the the oppor... |
| Date Oct. 26, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-80-13 |
Title
. . : REPORTBY THE //42&s ; Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES i ; How To Speed Development Of Geothermal Energy On Federal Lands
Eight years after enactment of the Geothermal Steam Act, there is no commercial produe ti on of geothermal energy under a Federal lease. Leasing delays are one of several important reasons for this slow pace. Since Federal lands are critical to the development of g... |
| Date Sept. 5, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-79-65 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL P OF THE UNITED STATES 7 ress r inistrative Other
Most of the 011 shale In Colorado’s Plceance Creek basm IS mtermmgled wrth sodium and alummous minerals But Federal mining laws and procedures frustrate the development of methods for extracting these valuable re sources GAO believes that an unequivocal expression of congressional interest in optimal mineral recovery an... |
| Date June 24, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-117 |
Title
-__I --. ---. - -. ._ ._.c.. 2,. -- - COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. Or D C THE UNlTED STATES 2oYC D-118678 The Honoralbl~~ Patsy I’ Mink, Chairperson . Subcommittee O ,I Mlncs and Mining Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives bear Madam Chairperson: agreements 11~ rcsponsr? to your June 6, 1975, request and subseouen r. with your office, we are reporting on rhc chan... |
| Date Feb. 5, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-70 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHI'GTON, D.C. 20548 .,,, f j RESOURCES AN^D ECONOJMIC
DEVELOPMENT DIVIION February 5, 1976 B-118678 The Honorable The Secretary of the Interior Dear Mr. Secretary: 37/ During our review of the appropriateness of and compliance with acreaqe limitations on several minerals for the Chairperson of the Mines and lininq Subcommittee, A4t
.-- House Committee on ... |
| Date June 4, 1975 |
Report No. RED-75-360 |
Title
On k
im Affairs COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED
20548 STATES D.C. g-114868 The Honorable
Li ‘United &J States George McGovern
Senate Dear Senator McGovern: Pursuant to your request of April 3, 1973, we examined the effectiveness of the manner with which the Bureau of Indian Affairs carried out its land management responsibilities at the Rosebud, Pine Ridge, and Cheyenne River India... |
