American Gas - February 2011 - (Page 5)

PeoPle Trends evenTs news five-year OCs leasinG Plan exCludes easTern Gulf Of MexiCO, aTlanTiC energy needs while protecting our oceans and coastal communities,” Salazar said. The plan, announced Dec. 1, also confirmed a number of actions announced in March 2010, including environmental analysis to determine whether seismic studies should be conducted in the Mid- and South Atlantic and rigorous scientific analysis of the Arctic to determine if future gas and oil development could be conducted safely. Lease sales in the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico under the 2007–2012 program are scheduled to resume in approximately 12 months, Salazar said, after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) completes environmental analyses that take into account effects of the Deepwater Horizon spill. Analyses and public meetings also will take place to help determine if additional lease sales in these areas should proceed as part of the 2012–2017 program. In a related development, BOEMRE Director Michael R. Bromwich said he is in the process of completing an agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under which NOAA will collaborate with BOEMRE in environmental analyses for OCS planning. www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/salazar-Announcesrevised-Ocs-Leasing-Program.cfm industry The easTern Gulf of Mexico and the Mid- and South Atlantic Ocean will be excluded from the 2012–2017 five-year Outer Continental Shelf leasing plan, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has announced. The western and central Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Cook Inlet and Chukchi and Beaufort Seas will continue to be considered for potential leasing through 2017, the announcement said. “As a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, we learned a number of lessons, most importantly that we need to proceed with caution and focus on creating a more stringent regulatory regime,” Salazar said. “As that regime continues to be developed and implemented, we have revised our initial March leasing strategy to focus and expand our critical resources on areas with leases that are currently active. “Our revised strategy lays out a careful, responsible path for meeting our nation’s AmericAn GAs february 2011 5 http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/Salazar-Announces-Revised-OCS-Leasing_Program.cfm http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/Salazar-Announces-Revised-OCS-Leasing_Program.cfm

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of American Gas - February 2011

American Gas - February 2011
Contents
Chairman’s Message
Industry News
Safety First
Return on Investment
Be Prepared
Working Smarter
Places to Be
Noteworthies
Advertisers' Index
Jobline
Marketplace
Facts on Gas

American Gas - February 2011

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