| Date |
Report No. |
Title |
| Date Sept. 19, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-95-257R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Offiee Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-265654 September 19, 1995 The Honorable Ron Wyden Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Commerce House of Representatives The Honorable Elizabeth Furse House of Representatives This letter responds to your request that we review t... |
| Date Dec. 21, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-95-39 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1994 Report to the Chairman, Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives NATURAL GAS REGULATION Little Opposition to FERC’s Recent Policies on Transportation-Related Services GAO/RCED-95-39 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Com... |
| Date Nov. 8, 1993 |
Report No. RCED-94-11 |
Title
Uni$~d f$tates General Accounting Office GAO
I Report .to Congressiond Requesters r m I’ Ti?AT, ,r,A.S 1 : . GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-253254 November 8,1993 Congressional Requesters Since the late 1970s the Congress and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) have taken a number of steps t... |
| Date May 27, 1993 |
Report No. RCED-93-122 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 1993 Report to the Chairman, Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives NATURAL GAS FERC’ Compliance s and Enforcement Programs Could Be Further Enhanced Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-252344 May 27,1993 The Honorable Mike Synar Chairman, Environme... |
| Date May 18, 1993 |
Report No. T-RCED-93-41 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Investigations, and Oversight Committee on Public Works U.S. House of Representatives Dclivq PIPELINE SAFETY Use of Instrumented Technology to Inspect Pipelines
Statement of Allen Li Associate Director, Transportation Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division 149236 f .- Mr. Chairman and Members o... |
| Date Oct. 30, 1992 |
Report No. RCED-93-1 |
Title
Unitid States General Accounting Office GAO
October 1992 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources, Committee on Interior and Insular fkl!fkirs, House of Representatives
'&fJ&#J&& RESOURCES
Meeting Federal Needs for Helium GAO/RCED-93-l " 1 I lY7993 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division ... |
| Date Sept. 28, 1992 |
Report No. RCED-92-237 |
Title
GAO
I Report to Congressional Committees NATURAL GAS PIPELINES Greater Use of Instrumented Inspection Technology Can Improve Safety 147632 . ., ,. RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specificallj+ approved by the Office of Congressional Relations. GAO/RCElD-92-237 Besources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-249333 September 28, 1992 The Honorab... |
| Date Feb. 26, 1992 |
Report No. RCED-92-100 |
Title
i 1FGKwaryI!)!)2 NATURAL GAS Factors Affecting Approval Times for Construction of Natural Gas Pipelines IllI Ill
146363 RESTRICTED--Not to be release ou SI e General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional Relations. I$ELgAjE&, 1 _,_ .__..._ ..--_.ll--. ~...” “.._-_ -..--. ..-_____-.._ _-.-.I-.--_-.------. ‘ GAO United States General Accounting OfXlce Wa... |
| Date Jan. 16, 1992 |
Report No. T-OGC-92-1 |
Title
.- -em -__” _-.-_ I___&.-_ -. --- -.- .--.- . .._ _ -.._____- A ‘-GAO
For Release on Delivery Fxpecredat 930 a.m.EST Testimony
BeforetheEnvironment,EnergyandNaturalResources subcoml&tee, Committeeon Govelnxnent operatioIls,House
of Rcpresentativcs January 16,1992 NATURAL GAS RlZGUL,ATION Ex ParteCommunications During FERC’s Iroquois PipelineProceeding
Statement Martin J. Fitzgerald,SpecialAs... |
| Date Nov. 8, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-92-44 |
Title
ll_y..“l_l-, 11IniWtl ISt,al,r?sr_--_m”. G~nPritI I_ II.lll~~***,,. I“,I,,“-_I11_Li~,-Y**,.,I*31,Y-“,”II-,.I-*-II~- Account,ing Office GAO Report t,o the Chairman, Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources, Cornrnittck on Interior and Insular ACl’airs, House of Representatives Federal Helium Purity Should Be Maintained GAO United States General Accounting Offlce Washington, D.C. 2... |
| Date June 27, 1991 |
Report No. T-RCED-91-73 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony .ro; Release on Delivery
Expected at 9:30 EDT Thursday June 27, I991 NATURAL GAS Factors Affecting the Time It Takes to Approve Construction of Natural Gas Pipelines Statement of Victor S. Rezendes Director, Energy Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division
wore the Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources ... |
| Date May 3, 1991 |
Report No. NSIAD-91-212 |
Title
IJnjted States Gemral Accounting Office GAO Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee ‘on International Economic Policy and Tradt:, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Mouse of’ Ikpresentatives U.S.-MEXICO ENERGY The U.S. Reaction to Recent Reforms in Mexico’s Petrochemical Industry GAO General Accounting OffIce Washington, D.C. 20648 National Security and Intmnational AiT& Division united states
E&243... |
| Date April 16, 1991 |
Report No. T-NSIAD-91-22 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. EST Tuesday April 16, 1991 Retomsinthe&xicanPetrcckm Have Not Increased U.S. Investment 'callrKhs~y Statement of Allan 1. Mendelowitz, Director. lnternational Trade, Energy, and Finance &sues National Security and international Miairs Division Subcoxmittee on lnternational Econcmic Policy and on Wes... |
| Date Oct. 23, 1990 |
Report No. RCED-91-35 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office : t GAO
October 1990 Report to the Administrator, Services Administration General ., NATUIZAL GAS Opportunities for Federal Cost Savings Through Competitive Purchases United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-240575 October 23, 1990 The Honorable Richard G. Austin Administrator Ge... |
| Date March 9, 1989 |
Report No. T-RCED-89-15 |
Title
The Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision
Matterof:
File: Chesapeake B-224228, February and Potomac Telephone B-224228.2 5, 1987 Company Date: DIGEST A protest filed with the General Accounting Office more 1. than 10 working days after the contracting agency denied the firm's agency-level protest is untimely and will not be considered.
3 GAO will not consider the... |
| Date March 7, 1989 |
Report No. RCED-89-107 |
Title
’ .I : -I GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-214352.2 March 7, 1989 The Honorable Frank R. Lautenberg Chairman, Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Honorable William Lehman Chairman, Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies Comm... |
| Date Feb. 26, 1988 |
Report No. RCED-88-97 |
Title
,, United States General Accounting -- Office Report to the Honorable Byron L. Dorgan, House of Representatives
--,“,-,lf--ll- Febmary 1988 PUBLIC UTILITIES Information on the Cash Position of the Natural Gas and Telephone Industries 135120 --,_(_ II-~~-“.““..“.~--~-GA /RCED-8847 0 04\~L3R --111 . GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, I&C, 20548 Resources, Community, Ec... |
| Date June 13, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-85-49 |
Title
Problems Identified In FERC’s Incentive Pricing Program For Natural Gas From Tight Formations
Under the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission established a program to provide an incentive price to producers of natural gas from tight geologic formations. A tight formation contains gas that generally seeps out slowly, under normal conditions. The incentive price-... |
| Date Sept. 18, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-85 |
Title
B\/ ;%-IE COMPTROLLERGENERAL (?qmrt ToThe Congress
QF THEUNITED STATES
Status Of The Great Plains Coal Gasification Project--May 31, 1984
The Great Plains coal gasification project in t$lorth Dakota was 99 percent complete and ssentially on schedule on May 31, 1984. d umulative project costs were $164 million I’ ss than originally estimated for this date, rimarily due to reduced material, intere... |
| Date March 1, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-3 |
Title
p* iv:.*,.&, By 4&a f&;&Q, $... ,,” ,*,, /) UNITED STATES GENERAL
WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING
D.C. 20548 OfFlCE March
RESOURCES. COMIvlUNITY. 4NO ECONOMIC DEVELOPVENT ClVlSlOh 1, 1984 B-212010 The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable ... |
| Date Jan. 27, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-10 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL
WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING
D.C. 20548 OFFICE I RESOURCES. COMMUNITV AND ECONOMIC OEVELOPMLNT OIVISION January 27, 1984 Dear Senator Subject: Baucus: Interior Department Activities Concerning Natural Gas Tight Formations in Montana (GAO/RCED-84-10) Proposed Your letters of May 4 and June 23, 1982, raised questions about natural gas tight formations, in general, and about proposed ... |
| Date Sept. 20, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-212 |
Title
c mPwcl * BY THE CC)MPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Status Of The Great Plains Coal Gasification Project--Summer 1983
Construction of the Great Plains coal gasification plant in North Dakota was 3 weeks behind schedule as of May 31, 1983, but cumulative project costs were less than originally estimated. A March 1983 analysis by Great Plains raised questions about the pr... |
| Date Aug. 18, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-3 |
Title
BYTHE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Need To Revise Eligibility Criterion For One Natural Gas Price Category And Eliminate Backlog In Refund Control Work
The Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 created categories for natural gas and set for charging each price. GAO Commission’s implementing one higher priced category gas that the Congress di... |
| Date May 16, 1983 |
Report No. ID-83-31 |
Title
Report To Senator Lloyd M. Bentsen European Alternatives ‘7% Importing Soviet Natural Gas For the Europeans, there is no simple alternative to natural gas from the Soviet pipeline. Problems, such as those associated with security of supply, technical feasibility, and cost, eliminated alternatives as either not readily available or not in line with basic European energy strategies. This is not to... |
| Date April 25, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-142 |
Title
State And Local Responses To Natural Gas Price Increases Increasing natural gas prices affect gas customers, the distribution companies that supply them, and the State or local commissions that regulate such sales. This report provides information on State and local responses to higher gas costs in the areas of --rates charged by pipelines tion companies, --recovery of purchased distributors, --ra... |
| Date April 8, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-112 |
Title
Ei’ Ti-lECOMPTROLLEkGENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITED STATES
Status Of The Great Plains Coal Gasif ication Project
Construction of the Great Plains coal gasification plant in North Dakota was 4 weeks behind schedule as of December 31, 1982, but cumulative project costs were less than originally estimated as of that date. The Great Plains project administrator established an extensive o... |
| Date Feb. 22, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-5 |
Title
REPORT BY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Information On Contracts Between Natural Gas Producers And Pipeline Companies
Under the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, price controls are scheduled to expire in 1985 for as much as half of the domestic gas supply. At that time, the provisions of existing natural gas contracts between producers and pipeline companies will determine the price to... |
| Date May 14, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-23 |
Title
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| Date April 6, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-53 |
Title
I% THEU.i. G’ENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Fleport To Senator Howard
except ’ M. Metzenbaum
RELEASED
released outside the General on the basis of specific approv& &elation* Piipeline Purchases Of High-Cost Gas: Extent And Contested Issues
gas produced under certain highnditions is not subject to Federal regulation. However, pipeline com8 still need Federal approval to pass gh such costs to their cu... |
| Date Nov. 19, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-82-17 |
Title
E , BY THECOlVlP~R~LLERGENER The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES
. Annual Report On Outer Continental Shelf Shut-InOr Flarin ells Is No Longer Needed
The Outer ContInental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978 require (1) the Secretary of the Interior to submit annually a report on shut-in (not producing) or flaring (burning off) natural gas OCS wells, and (2) the Comp troller General to annually examine... |
| Date Oct. 29, 1981 |
Report No. AFMD-82-6 |
Title
REPORT BY THE RELEASED Comptroller General
OF THE UNITED STATES Oil And Gas Royalty Collections-Longstanding Problems Costing Millions
Since 1959, GAO has been reporting on the need for major improvements in the Geological Survey's oil and gas royalty accounting system. Possibly hundreds of millions of dolars in royalties due from Federal Government and Indian leases are not being collected annual... |
| Date July 30, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-88 |
Title
I Accounting
C Should Improve The Natural Gas Well Determination P
The Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 established different maximum lawful price ceilings for eight categories of natural gas covering every natural gas producing well in the lJ.S To qualify, producers must apply to the appropriate Federal or State jurisdictional agency for a well determination. The determinations made by these agenci... |
| Date June 1, 1981 |
Report No. 119344 |
Title
. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 2:00 P.M. MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1981 . STATEMENT 0F J. DEXTER PEACH, DIRECTOR ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION
SUBCOMMITTEE ON FOSSIL AND SYNTHETIC FUELS ROUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE. ,,,., >.,*.,,.. .-.-119344 . . Mr. Chairman ang Members of the Subcommittee: to be here . today policy to discuss c... |
| Date April 23, 1981 |
Report No. 115033 |
Title
:- I 6- - WNSTEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOWNTING OFFICE 20548 ~ASHlNGTQ=UN, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO A.M. THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1981 STATEMENTOF J. DEXTER PEACH, DIRECTOR ENERGYAND MINERALS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUB~COMMITTEE ENEkGY REGULATION ON SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGYAND NATURAL RESOURCES Mr. Chairman and Members of the the opportunity Subcommittee:
i I appreciate our review to be ... |
| Date Feb. 20, 1981 |
Report No. 114430 |
Title
TITLE: Minerals Critical to Developing Suture Energy Technologies, Their Availability, and-Projected Demand Charles S. Cotton, Senior Evaluator Energy and Minerals Division pjc4 U.S. General Accounting Office Tel. 275-4959 * Contact: 2 21 / / BACKGROUND 4 C- The next 20 to 30 years are expected to be a period of transition from major dependence on conventional energy sources such as oil and natura... |
| Date Nov. 13, 1980 |
Report No. 113743 |
Title
Report To The President And The Congress Activities Of The Energy Information Administration
Department of Energy ky The $rofessional Audit Review T earn
NOVEMBER 13,198O 1 , PROFESSIONALAUDIT REVIEW TEAM 441 G Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20548 To the President of the United States, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This report describes the results of t... |
| Date Aug. 29, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-111 |
Title
COMF’TRCLLttR GENERAL
WASHINGTON. OF’ THE
D.C. UNITED
20548 STATES B-199993 /'The Honorable Henry M. Jackson Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate 114' The Honorable Morris K. Udall Chairman, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives Subject: AUGUST 29,198O ’ llJ172 4 () ( '1 I, CT) III Oil and Gas Exploration of t e National rPetro... |
| Date May 21, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-39 |
Title
EY THECOMPTROLL~l?‘~i!!NERAL. OF THEUNITEDSTATES ’ ’ Report ToThe Congress
Emergency Allocation Rules Fail To Recognize Needs Of Petrochemical Industry
The petrochemical industry uses petroleum and natural gas for making its products as well as meeting its fuel needs. However, current Government allocation programs pertain solely to fuel uses, not to the industry’s material feedstock requi... |
| Date Nov. 21, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-80-3 |
Title
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 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 March 24, 1978 |
Report No. EMD-78-51 |
Title
DOCUIBIT RESUME
05359 - [B0865785] [(Iprover.nts eeded in Data anagement by tha DepaLtsent of Energy]. EBD-78-51; -178205. larch 2, 1978. 9 FP. Report to Secretary, Department of Energy; by Boate Canfield, Jr., Director, Energy and Minerals Div. Issue Area BEnergy: Role of Fossil Fuels in eetihg Future eeds (1609). conta^.- Energy ad inerals Div. Budget Function: atural Resources, EnviroDpent, and... |
| Date Feb. 27, 1978 |
Report No. 105076 |
Title
DOCOUEWT RBSU!E
05076 -- [B0665552] The Effectiveness of the Federal Pipeline Safety PLogramo February 27. 1978. 12 pp. Testimopy before the Senate Committee cn Commerce, Science, and Director, Community and Transportation; by IHerry Eschveg, Economic Development Div. Contact: Community and Economic Development Div. Organization Concerned: Department of Transportation. Congressional Relevance: Sen... |
| Date Jan. 6, 1978 |
Report No. EMD-78-10 |
Title
DOCUMENT BESUBE
04552 - (B0104991] Esergency Natural Gas Purchasest Actions Program Abuses and Consumer Inequities. Needed to Correct END-78-10; B-178205. January 6,
1978. 32 pp. + 4 appindices (S pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, comptroller General. Issue Area: Energy: Effect of Federal Efforts on Energy Conservation (1607); Energy: Role of Fossil Future Needs (1609);laterials: A... |
| Date July 11, 1977 |
Report No. EMD-77-53 |
Title
DOCUMENT 02783 [ A1993062] RESUME [Survey of Accounting Practices Used by the Petroleum Industry]. EMD-77-53; B-178726. Jujy 11, 1977. 6 pp. + 2 enclosures (33 PP.) Report to Rep. Farlay . Staggers, Chairman, House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce; Rep. John E. Moss, Chairman, House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce: Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee; by Llmer B, Sta... |
| Date June 8, 1977 |
Report No. EMD-77-45 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME t2452 A1672672] (Comments on H.R. 6831, "The National Energy Act"]. ED-77-45; B-179851. June , 977. 6 pp. + 3 enclosures (9 pp.). Report to Rep. Jack Brooks, Chairmen, House Committee on Government Operations; by Elmer B. Staa;.s, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Energy (1600); Transportation Systems and Policies (2400). Contact: Energy and Minerais Div. Budget Function: Natural Re... |
| 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 Dec. 15, 1976 |
Report No. 089083 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING DC 2O!X8 OFFICE WASHINGTON
ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION The Honorable Jack 0. Horton Assistant Secretary, Land and water Resources Department of the Interior r Dear Mr. Horton. Because the United States faces a shortage of domestic 011 and natural gas, both the President and Congress have emphasized the natIona goal of reducing the consumption of these fuels rn ord... |
| Date March 16, 1976 |
Report No. 099415 |
Title
GAO'B Energy Role Presented by Monte Canfield, Jr. Director, Office of Special. Programs U.S. General Accounting Office before The Monthly Meeting of the Society of Petroleum Engineers of the T-?American Institute of Mining Engineers Washington, D.C. March 16, 1976 Total energy consumption has more than doubled in about
20 years; per capita energy consumption increased by about 40 percent during t... |
| Date Feb. 25, 1976 |
Report No. OSP-76-15 |
Title
COMPTRG~LER GE;UERi;l WASKI.NGTCN. DC. The natural gas liquid industry is pxtiar. of the energy industry. ?ropar;e Sas processirq p'ants and 30 refi ceries are used 21 prr;duce :3.s, and processes m&r dffferinc; contractua! arra~~er;en:s sorters, and clant c3x2r5. ?!3 a;reenei cperation cf iGL plar,ts are c3~~lex and parti ci par, ts . and the a iz~e, extrezly cm37ex alore is prcdzced in ever 7% V... |
