Oil Development on Federal Lands and the Outer Continental Shelf.

Reviews legislative proposals to increase domestic oil production by opening areas of the outer continental shelf (OCS), which are currently under leasing moratoria; and to encourage companies holding oil and gas leases to diligently develop leases to bring them into production. Summarizes recent sh...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Reviews legislative proposals to increase domestic oil production by opening areas of the outer continental shelf (OCS), which are currently under leasing moratoria; and to encourage companies holding oil and gas leases to diligently develop leases to bring them into production. Summarizes recent shifts in oil production, provides oil lease data for Federal lands, and provides background on the OCS moratoria.
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