The Benefits of Offshore Oil and Gas Development: Oversight Field Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources of the Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, Saturday, August 13, 2005, in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, Volume 4 |
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Page 15 - Act shall be construed in such a manner that the character of the waters above the outer Continental Shelf as high seas and the right to navigation and fishing therein shall not be affected; (3) the outer Continental Shelf is a vital national resource reserve held by the Federal Government for the public, which should be made available for expeditious and orderly development, subject to environmental safeguards, in a manner which is consistent with the maintenance of competition and other national...
Page 15 - US Department of the Interior Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, I am Craig Manson, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks at the US Department of the Interior.
Page 1 - STATEMENT OF THE HON. JIM GIBBONS, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF NEVADA Mr. GIBBONS.
Page 55 - Subcommittee, for this opportunity to testify. I look forward to answering any questions you may have.
Page 43 - Orleans with the assistance of the US Army Corps of Engineers and the US Geological Survey...
Page 21 - The offshore oil and gas industry routinely moves equipment, rigs and personnel from one part of the world to another in pursuit of investment opportunities. A company's investment dollars will go where the prospects are and where the regulatory regime is favorable.
Page 1 - House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Committee on Resources Washington, DC The Subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 2:00 pm, in Room 1334, Longworth House Office Building, Hon.
Page 16 - ... contrast to the developing world, slower growth in energy demand is projected for the industrialized world, averaging 1.2 percent per year over the forecast period. Generally, the nations of the industrialized world can be characterized as mature energy consumers with comparatively slow population growth. Gains in energy efficiency and movement away from energy-intensive manufacturing to service industries result in the lower growth in energy consumption. In the transitional economies of Eastern...
Page 18 - ... to providing and managing access to the OCS, MMS administers and enforces the financial terms for all Federal mineral leases, both onshore and offshore and on Indian lands. These activities have generated an average of more than $8 billion in revenue per year over the past five years, representing one of the largest sources of non-tax revenue to the Federal Government. (In FY 2006, $12.6 billion was collected, and 60 percent of that was from offshore activities). Since 1982, the MMS has distributed...