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US to open 3.9m acres in Alaska for drilling
Financial Times ^
| July 16, 2008
| Sheila McNulty
Posted on 07/16/2008 7:18:15 PM PDT by bobsunshine
The US federal government on Wednesday said it would open 3.9m acres of land in a designated petroleum reserve in Alaska for drilling as a means to help curb rising petrol prices.
This is welcome news at a time when Americans are paying record prices at the pump, said C. Stephen Allred, assistant US Secretary for Land and Minerals. Together with proposed new production from other offshore and onshore areas, these increased supplies will help to stabilise energy costs.
The Alaska decision follows one by President George W. Bush on Monday to lift a presidential ban on drilling on the US outer continental shelf, off Florida. That decision still requires Congress to lift a separate ban on the area before the area can be leased for development.
But the Bureau of Land Management, an agency within the US Department of the Interior, said the Alaskan land that will now be offered requires no other approvals and will be up for leasing in the autumn.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: 110th; alaska; beeber; blm; bush; drillheredrillnow; drilling; energy; oil; stuned; term2; thanksgovhacks
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To: bobsunshine
Mr. GOP President, what took you so long. Talk about the untimely closing of the barn door - them hosses are way gone.
61
posted on
07/16/2008 7:49:11 PM PDT
by
CHEE
(Stink, Steam and All)
To: ken21
democrats DO NOT want gasoline prices to drop. They want the American people be squeezed as tight as possible. Some are environmental zealots, and want to destroy all the big, bad polluting technology. Some want to see America go down in a hard crash, because America's capitalist system is evil, and must be destroyed. Most are of both ilk.
Almost all democrats are sick, pathetic people.
62
posted on
07/16/2008 7:49:15 PM PDT
by
TruthFactor
(The Death of Nations: Pornography, Homosexuality, Abortion)
To: mouse1
“Thats one way to piss off congress”
The more Congress is pissed off, the better it is for the country.
63
posted on
07/16/2008 7:49:42 PM PDT
by
popdonnelly
(Does Obama know ANYONE who likes America, capitalism, or white people?)
To: o_zarkman44
I know that the Pacific Legal Foundation has tackled litigious greenies before. It may be time to donate some cash to them to battle the envirobastards.
64
posted on
07/16/2008 7:49:44 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
Comment #65 Removed by Moderator
To: Squantos
Ask how many years the permits have been held up for building the pipelines into the NPRA? They are adding to the leases already sold, will they finally approve the permits?
I was on the design team for the first Wellpad Production Facility to be built in NPRA by ConocoPhillips years ago. Construction for it is still not approved.
66
posted on
07/16/2008 7:50:19 PM PDT
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: o_zarkman44
“Dont you hear the sound of a herd of green tied lawyers rushing to file a lawsuit to block the decision?” Now you don't think the commie's are going to bring a bunch of watermelon lawyers to a fight against 250 million angry Americans do you?
My moneys on the angry Americans.
67
posted on
07/16/2008 7:51:36 PM PDT
by
DaveTesla
(You can fool some of the people some of the time......)
To: o_zarkman44
We have been griping for tort reform forever.
68
posted on
07/16/2008 7:51:55 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Army Air Corps
How about a coalition of outraged gasoline consumers picking up some of the costs of litigation?
Remember, if you want energy, you first have to defeat the environmental lobby.
69
posted on
07/16/2008 7:51:55 PM PDT
by
popdonnelly
(Does Obama know ANYONE who likes America, capitalism, or white people?)
To: thackney
So the pacifier from the polidiots analogy was close.......?:o)
Thanks T !
70
posted on
07/16/2008 7:52:18 PM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
To: Man50D
71
posted on
07/16/2008 7:52:22 PM PDT
by
b4its2late
(Ignorance allows liberalism to prosper.)
To: bobsunshine
From
The Dept. of the Interior..........
Office of the Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2008 |
Contact: Sharon Wilson or Ruth McCoard (907) 271-5555 Celia Boddington (202) 208-6913 Frank Quimby (202) 208-7291 |
Record of Decision Sets Stage for Major Lease Sale in National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a Record of Decision issued today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that it will make land available for oil and gas leasing in the northeast portion of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). This action sets the stage for a major lease sale this fall. This is welcome news at a time when Americans are paying record prices at the pump, said C. Stephen Allred, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals, in signing the ROD. At the same lease sale, the BLM also plans to offer land in the northwest portion of the NPR-A. The rapid increase in energy costs facing our nation is driven by a worldwide imbalance in energy supply and demand, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne said. Developing the NPR-A in an environmentally sound manner will contribute to our domestic oil and natural gas supplies. Together with proposed new production from other offshore and onshore areas, these increased supplies will help to stabilize energy costs. The lands made available for leasing under plans for NPR-A northeast and northwest could result in a much as 8.4 billion barrels of oil being developed. The lands could also provide trillions of cubic feet of natural gas for shipment to North American markets through gas pipelines currently in the planning stages. This decision provides for the protection of high value wildlife, including waterfowl and caribou, and meets the subsistence needs of North Slope residents while making lands with oil and gas potential available for leasing," said BLM-Alaska State Director Tom Lonnie. The plan includes protections for the polar bear, including requirements to consider impacts on areas used by polar bears for denning. Additionally, with the listing of the polar bear the agency will continue to work closely with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on future oil and gas activities. According to the Record of Decision, the BLM defers leasing for 10 years on land currently unavailable for leasing north and east of Teshekpuk Lake. The Record of Decision for the Northeast NPR-A Final Supplemental Plan can be reached through a link on BLM-Alaskas home page at www.blm.gov/ak. The BLM, an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior, manages more land 258 million surface acres than any other Federal agency. Most of this public land is in 12 Western states, including 80.8 million surface acres in Alaska. The Bureau also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLMs multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on the public lands.
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To: bobsunshine
Well, this poses a problem for the liberal MSM. Do they report it, at the same time oil prices are dropping thereby verifying that increased supply will indeed have an effect on prices? That of course totally negates the Democrats/Obama bogus argument that we “can’t drill our way out of this.”
...Or they could spin it and say...”Oh well, look we opened this land up. Prices will go down. Problem solved. No need to drill offshore and hurt the seahorsies or open ANWR and kill the caribou now. Issue closed.”
73
posted on
07/16/2008 7:53:52 PM PDT
by
SMCC1
To: bobsunshine
I want the ANWR project authorization carved in stone before the election.
There is no way in hell we can trust Congress after the election.
To: popdonnelly
I am game. Maybe the lawyers on FR can tell us whether we can file a class action suit against the greenies. Interference of commerce and all that. I would love to see citizens sue the living $#@* out of the buggers.
75
posted on
07/16/2008 7:56:38 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: meyer
Is that 3.9 Million, or 3.9 milli acres? Little M usually means milli, as in 1/1000.Yeah, I too wondered why they were using 'm'.
76
posted on
07/16/2008 7:57:58 PM PDT
by
Right Wing Assault
("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
To: bobsunshine
The start of GOP’s major political offensive in the election year?
77
posted on
07/16/2008 8:02:55 PM PDT
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: TruthFactor
yeah, some people enjoy pain and things not going well.
i have a democrat tv-viewer friend who delights in disasters.
she fears everything.
78
posted on
07/16/2008 8:04:30 PM PDT
by
ken21
(people die and you never hear from them again.)
To: hole_n_one
WOW! Okay, so I’m not going to hold my breath for the price at the pump to drop but it sure is encouraging!!
79
posted on
07/16/2008 8:07:24 PM PDT
by
samiam1972
("It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish."-Mother Teresa)
To: samiam1972
All these lands were previously authorized to be leased to oil companies.
This is good news, but it's not anything representing a reversal of former policy.
But there's no reason why this couldn't be as big as opening ANWR, either. The drillbit will tell us.
80
posted on
07/16/2008 8:16:05 PM PDT
by
Dog Gone
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