Vitter to Feds: Lower Deficit by Increasing Energy Production

By Kevin Mooney
10/04/2011
ven as the Obama administration postures on behalf of deficit reduction and job creation, it continues to advance policies that undermine energy production in the Gulf region and lower federal revenue, Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) has pointed out in his correspondence with top officials in Washington D.C.

TAGS: American Petroleum Institute, energy lease sales, Institute for Energy Research, Interior Department, Ken Salazar, Michael Bromwich, Ocean Energy Management Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), President Barack Obama, Sen. David Vitter

20 More Oil Rigs Could Leave the Gulf Unless Permitting Is Increased

By Kevin Mooney
09/13/2011
Up to 20 oil rigs could leave the Gulf of Mexico, in addition to the 11 that have already left, since the Obama Administration imposed a moratorium on deepwater oil and gas drilling in May 2010. Sen. Vitter asks about the impact on small business, and the cost of green lawsuits in letter to feds.

TAGS: British Petroleum, Gulf of Mexico, Interior Department, Ken Salazar, Michael Bromwich, Moratorium, National Federation of Independent Business, oil rigs, Sen. David Vitter

Ten Oil Rigs Have Exited Gulf Since Obama Moratorium Went Into Effect

By Kevin Mooney
07/20/2011
Ten oil rigs have left the Gulf of Mexico since the Obama Administration imposed a moratorium on deepwater oil and gas drilling in May 2010 documentation from Sen. David Vitter's (R-La.) office shows. Companies will not recommit themselves to the Gulf region until the "political uncertainty" recedes.

TAGS: Gulf of Mexico, Heritage Foundation, Louisiana, Moratorium, oil rigs, President Obama, Sen. David Vitter

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