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| Date May 13, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-10-700T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, May 13, 2010 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives HELIUM PROGRAM Key Developments Since the Early 1990s and Future Considerations
Statement of Anu K. Mittal, Director Natural Resources and Environment ... |
| 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 May 1, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-601R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 May 1, 2008 The Honorable Mary L. Landrieu Chair The Honorable Lamar Alexander Ranking Member Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Honorable Debbie Wasserman Schultz Chair The Honorable Tom Latham Ranking Member Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Committee on Appropriations House ... |
| Date May 1, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-676R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 May 1, 2007 The Honorable Jeff Bingaman Chairman Committee on Energy & Natural Resources United States Senate The Honorable Nick J. Rahall II Chairman Committee on Natural Resources House of Representatives The Honorable Stevan Pearce Ranking Member Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Committee on Natural Resources House ... |
| Date April 12, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-590R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 April 12, 2007 Congressional Requesters: Subject: Oil and Gas Royalties: Royalty Relief Will Cost the Government Billions of Dollars but Uncertainty Over Future Energy Prices and Production Levels Make Precise Estimates Impossible at this Time Oil and gas from federal lands and waters is critical to meeting the nation’s energy n... |
| Date Sept. 8, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-968 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
September 2006 Report to the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate NATURAL GAS Roles of Federal and State Regulators in Overseeing Prices GAO-06-968 September 2006 NATURAL GAS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-968, a report to the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Commi... |
| Date Feb. 13, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-420T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 8:30 a.m. CST Monday, February 13, 2006 Testimony Before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate NATURAL GAS Factors Affecting Prices and Potential Impacts on Consumers
Statement of Jim Wells, Director Natural Resources and Envir... |
| Date July 14, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-809 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
July 2004 Report to the Honorable Jeff Bingaman, Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate NATURAL GAS FLARING AND VENTING Opportunities to Improve Data and Reduce Emissions GAO-04-809 a July 2004 NATURAL GAS FLARING AND VENTING Opportunities to Improve Data and Reduce Emissions Highlights of GAO-04-809, a rep... |
| Date Sept. 30, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-1148 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2003 Report to the Ranking Democratic Member, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, U.S. Senate NATURAL GAS Domestic Nitrogen Fertilizer Production Depends on Natural Gas Availability and Prices GAO-03-1148 a September 2003 NATURAL GAS Domestic Nitrogen Fertilizer Production Depends on Natural Gas Availability and Prices Highlights ... |
| Date Dec. 18, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-03-46 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 2002 Report to Congressional Committees and Members of Congress NATURAL GAS Analysis of Changes in Market Price GAO-03-46 December 2002 NATURAL GAS Analysis of Changes in Market Price
Highlights of GAO-03-46, a report to congressional committees and members of Congress. During the winter of 2000-2001, the wholesale price of natural gas peaked at... |
| Date Oct. 24, 2000 |
Report No. GAO-01-101R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 October 24, 2000 The Honorable Carolyn B. Maloney House of Representatives Subject: Royalty Payments for Natural Gas From Federal Leases in the OuterContinental Shelf Dear Ms. Maloney: As requested, we are providing you with information on how the Minerals Management Service (MMS) of the Department of the Interior determines and monitors... |
| Date Dec. 15, 1998 |
Report No. RCED-99-30 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1998 Report to Congressional Requesters ENERGY DEREGULATION Status of Natural Gas Customer Choice Programs GAO/RCED-99-30 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-281423 December 15, 1998 The Honorable Jeff Bingaman United States Senate The Honorable Dale L. Bump... |
| Date Sept. 24, 1998 |
Report No. RCED-98-260 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1998 Report to Congressional Requesters ENERGY POLICY ACT Including Propane as an Alternative Motor Fuel Will Have Little Impact on Propane Market GAO/RCED-98-260 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-280779 September 24, 1998 The Honorable Dale Bumpers The H... |
| Date March 11, 1998 |
Report No. RCED-98-105R |
Title
1
JT A0 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division I&oocTo B-279299 March 11, 1998 The Honorable Jeff Bingaman United States Senate The Honorable Dale Bumpers United States Senate Subject: Energv Policv: Natural Gas Prices During the Winter of 1996-97 As requested, we are providing you with information nationwide and for N... |
| 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 May 20, 1993 |
Report No. T-RCED-93-44 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office r442ws- GAO
For Releaseon Delivery Expectedat 10:00a.m., EDT ThUIXhy May 20,1993 Testimony
Before the Subcommitteeon Energy and Mineral Resources, Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives MINISAL RESOURCES Meeting Federal Needs for Helium
JamesDuffus III, Director, Natural ResourcesManagementIssues Resources,Community, and Economic Developmen... |
| 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 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 June 9, 1987 |
Report No. RCED-87-133BR |
Title
GAO
-_--..-. ..-... Jnited States General Accounting OfIke m- Briefing Report to the Honorable Bill Richardson House of Representatives _ June 1997 I / NATURAL GAS REGULATION Pipeline Transportation Under FERC Order 436 . GAO United Staterr General Accounting OflIce Washington, D.C. 20,548 Renourcew, Community, Economic Development and Division B-226737 June 9, 1987 The Honorable Bill Richardson H... |
| Date Nov. 4, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-86-12 |
Title
About Our New Look . . This GAO report was produced using a new design and printing process to help you get the infkmation you need more easily.
GAO will phase in this new design during 1985. As we do so, we welcome any comments you wish to share with us. GAO- United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Reeources,,Community, Economic Development and Division B-220470
November 4... |
| 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 Jan. 11, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-85-48 |
Title
BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Honorable Carl Levin United States Senate And The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. House Of Representatives Natural Gas Price Increases In Detroit
Natural gas prices increased an average 38 percent in the Detroit, Michigan, area between January 1981 and January 1983. GAO found that about two-thirds of the price increase was due to (1) the depletion of ... |
| Date July 31, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-178 |
Title
- REPORi BVTK-dS. General Accounting Office
Natural Gas Price Increases In Los Angeles
/Vatural gas prrce Increases In recent years captured bongressronal and public attention. To determine hrhrch factors contributed to an average price increase bf 61 percent In the Los Angeles, California, area between April 1981 and April 1983, GAO obtained land analyzed mformatron from the drstrrbution com;pany... |
| Date May 23, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-135 |
Title
BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Honorable Arlen Specter United States Senate Natural Gas In Philadelphia: qources, Uses, And Prices
Natural gas prices Increased substantrally bath at the natronal level and In Phrladelphra during the past 8 years. To provide Information on the natural gas situation In Phrladelphra from 1975 to 1983, G 0 focused on the munrcrpally owned a Rd regul... |
| Date Feb. 13, 1984 |
Report No. 123386 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:OO a.m. February 13, 1984 STATEMENTOF JAMES DUFFUS III, SENIOR GROUPDIRECTOR RESOURCES,COMMUNITY,AND ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE COMMERCE, ON CONSUMER AND MONETARY AFFAIRS HOUSECOMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS IN WARREN, PENNSYLVANIA ON NATURAL GAS PRICES; Mr. Chairman and M... |
| Date Feb. 10, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-77 |
Title
k’ THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Honorable Thomas F. Eagleton And The Honorable Nancy L. Kassebaum United States Senate Natural Gas Price Increases In Kansas City Substantial recent increases in natural gas P’k : ,‘. ““4. . ,* ‘. I’. prices have focused considerable congres..p ~sional and public attention on natural gas ~issues. To determine which factors contributed ... |
| 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 Nov. 15, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-84-70 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20648 OFFICE 1983 The Honorable Charles H. Percy Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and Government Processes Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: RELEASED ‘ *
123130 11111 llll
to Residential Disconnection of Natural Gas Service Customers (GAO/RCED-84-70) In your July 22, 1983, re... |
| Date Oct. 24, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-84-19 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASNINGTON OF THE UNITED STATES D.C. 2054. B-202428 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
Subject: OCTOBER 24, 1983 Congress Should Consider Eliminating Requirement for Interior's Report on Shut-in or Flaring Wells (GAO/RCED-84-19) As required by section 601(b) of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act Amendments of 1978, this is ou... |
| Date Aug. 31, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-237 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL
WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING
D.C. 20548 OFFICE August 31, 1983
RESOURCES. COMMUNITY. PrVO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OlVlSlON ~-205030 The Honorable Charles U* Percy Chairman, Subcommittee on Enekgy, Nuclear Proliferation and Government Processes Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject:
Capital Cost Associated With the Trunkline Liquefied Natural... |
| 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 May 12, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-102 |
Title
Issues Facing The Future Use Of Alaskan North Slope Natural Gas
The North Slope of Alaska contains over 26 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. In 1977, the President and the Congress approved construction of a 4,800-mile gas pipeline to bring this gas to U.S. consumers by 1983. However, completion of the project is not now expected until late 1989 at the earliest. This report examines the status a... |
| Date May 9, 1983 |
Report No. 121313 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED MAY 9, 1983
121313 STATEMENT OF JAMES DUFFUS III, SENIOR GROUP DIRECTOR RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE,CONSUMER AND MONETARYAFFAIRS COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN ON NATURAL GAS PRICES Mr. Chairman and Members of ... |
| Date April 25, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-146 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL
WASHl,~GTON, ACCOUNTING
D.C. 20548 OFFICE AN0 RESOURCES. COMMUNITY. BCONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OlVlSlON psril 25, 1983 The Honorable Philip R. Sharp Chairman, Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: RELEASEd i,-'"' Potential Administrative Impact of Implementing %elected Provisions of the Admin... |
| Date April 11, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-140 |
Title
c- .* .
UNITED STATES GENERAL
WASHINGTON, /z I 172
ACCOUNTING
D.C. 20548 OFFICE RESOURCES. COMMUNITY. AN0 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION B-211402 APRIL 11,1983 The Monorable James McClure Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Analysis of the Administration's Natural Gas Decontrol Plan' (S.615) (GAO/RCED-83-140) This letter responds to y... |
| Date March 23, 1983 |
Report No. 120855 |
Title
GAO AND ENERGY
/- - Speech by F. Kevin Boland
Senior Associate Director Resources, Community and Economic Development Division
U.S. G e n e r a l Accounting O f f i c e at The International Energy Conference of
The International Research Center for Energy and Economic Development March 23, 1983 c . ,-. The U . S . General Accounting Office may not be a "household word" to all of you. For this reas... |
| Date Feb. 3, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-13 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Subcommittee On Environment, Energy And Natural Resources, House Committee On Government Operations OF THE UNITEDSTATES
An Analysis Of Natural Gas Pricing Policy Alternatives Volume I Of 2 Volumes (Analysis And Conclusions)
Several alternatives have been proposed to the Natural Gas Policy Act, which established a schedule for decontrol of natural gas prices... |
| Date Jan. 1, 1983 |
Report No. 123324 |
Title
r, mt The REVIEW P 9 t Corntents Volume 18 Issue 4 1 From Our Briefcase
Accounting Update
GAO Revises Accounting Systems Approval Process GAO Issues Accounting Statement GAO Publishes Internal Control Standards Networking The Job Interview GAO Review Articles Make Another Appearance 8 On Location
Comptroller General Establishes New Division JFMIP Conference on Financial Management Reform Seattle R... |
| Date Dec. 9, 1982 |
Report No. RCED-83-76 |
Title
++L * I REPORTi THEUS. General Accounting Office
N ‘turd Gas Price Increases: A reliminary Analysis
Natural gas prices in many cities are expected to increase substantially this winter. This-preliminary analysis addresses --how much prices have increased since 1 70 to residential, industrial, and other u ers nationwide and to residential users in s lected cities; --w at factors have affected the... |
| Date April 27, 1982 |
Report No. AFMD-82-55 |
Title
Comptroller General
C$ THE UNITEDSTATES
CM And Gas Royalty AccountingImprovements Have Been Initiated But Continued Emphasis Is Needed Tb Ensure Success
T e Department of the Interior’s royalty a counting system has been plagued with m ny serious financial management proble s for over 20 years. The Department is c rrentty making a serious effort to correct these problems by designing and implem ... |
| 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 Oct. 19, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-82-12 |
Title
RELEASED , , 1-.---. -. -w.-"Y
bv ti E UNITED STATES GENERAL
WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING OFFICE
DC. 20548 tNtRGY AND MINERALS DIVISION B-205130 The Honorable John D. Dingell Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman, and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Costs and Financial Natural Gas Import and Gas Consumers Risks of Certain Projects to U.S.... |
| 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 4, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-73 |
Title
I I V BY ;HE CbtiPTROLLER GENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES / Report ToThe Congress
Changes In Natural Gas Prices And Supplies Since Passage Of The Natural Gas Policy Act Of 1978
The Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 was intended to stimulate production and exploration for reserves by permitting producers higher prices for natural gas. This congressionally requested study assesses the extent of changes in n... |
| Date Dec. 16, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-81-34 |
Title
REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
c OF THE UNITEDSTATES
RESTRICTED 2 Aoeounting Office -Not to be releaskxl
except on the basis outside: the Genera] of specific Impli&f$f ~~@~.$.““Algerian Liquefied Natural Gas Price Dispute And. LNG Imports
In early 1980 Algeria demanded a 299 percent increase in the price of its liquefied natural gas, When the U.S. company involved refused to pay this price, ... |
| Date Sept. 4, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-96 |
Title
. . BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Fkzqzxxt The Congress To
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Natural Gas Incremental Pricing: A Complex Program With Uncertain ResultsAnd Impacts
The Natural Gas Policy Act calls for industrial customers of interstate natural gas pipelines to pay a surcharge on their fuel purchases. The legislation provides an incentive for the industrial users--who want to keep their costs low-to prrs... |
| Date July 25, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-53 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES ’ - Report ToThe Congress
Guidance Needed On Use Of Natural Gas Price Escalator Clauses
Congressional intent has been unclear concerning the use of price escalator clauses in existing natural gas contracts to obtain Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 prices. In December 1978, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued interim regulations disallowing t... |
| Date Dec. 7, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-80-24 |
Title
Report ToThe Congress :
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Analysis Of Current Trends In U.S. Petroleum And Natural Gas Production
Given the realities of the U.S. resource base, it appears that U.S. petroleum and natural gas production will decline steadily through the 198Os, but could be stabilized in the 1990s provided there is reasonable success in new enhanced oil recovery techniques as well as frontier explo... |
| Date Nov. 6, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-80-5 |
Title
110714'
/I/Z *;-w1 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 * ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION NOVEMBER 6,1979 B-178205 The Honorable Charles B. Curtis Chairman, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission D ( 110794
10794 Dear Mr. Curtis: Subject: Review of FERC's control over interstate
gas supplies (EMD-80-5) Although the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA) was recently passed, nat... |
