Minerals Management Service
Natural Gas Development Upsets Conventional Thinking on America’s Energy Future
Should Louisiana primarily export or import the vast natural gas supplies that have been harvested in [...]
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Guest Commentary: BP Awarded First Gulf Permit to Drill Since Deepwater Horizon Incident
The long-awaited permit gives BP the green light to begin drilling a 6,034-foot exploratory well off the [...]
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Vitter to Feds: Lower Deficit by Increasing Energy Production
ven as the Obama administration postures on behalf of deficit reduction and job creation, it continues to [...]
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Vitter Calls Out Renegade Federal Agencies to Obtain Congressional Consent
Federal agencies that have unilaterally curtailed energy production in the Gulf of Mexico should obtain [...]
Read moreLouisiana Energy Leader Describes Obama Administration as Hostile
If the Obama Administration actually favored increased production in the Gulf of Mexico, it would be [...]
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Uncertainty Permeates Hearing on Gulf Oil and Gas Leases
Environmental impact statement set to delay all auctions until 2012 NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Interior [...]
Read moreGulf State Residents Bring Message to Capitol
Victims, activists, and trade representatives join forces to oppose shut-down of Gulf oil industry [...]
Read moreThe Stealth Moratorium
"DOI has already begun imposing heightened regulatory requirements, which may effectively bypass the [...]
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