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1 CIS H 65113
TITLE: Oversight
Hearing on Compromising Our National Security by Restricting Domestic
Exploration and Development of Our Oil and Gas Reserves
CIS-NO: 2001-H651-13
SOURCE: Committee on Resources. House
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve
the full text of testimony
DATE: Apr. 12, 2000
LENGTH:
iv+288 p. il.
CONG-SESS: 106-2
ITEM-NO: 1023-A; 1023-B
SUDOC: Y4.R31/3:106-91
CIS DOCUMENT ON DEMAND:
1-800-227-2477 (Full Text Reproductions)
SUMMARY:
Committee Serial No. 106-91. Hearing to review policy options to increase
domestic oil and gas exploration and production to reduce U.S.
dependence on foreign oil imports.
Examines proposals to open the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) coastal plain area in Alaska to oil and
gas development.
Supplementary material (p.
286-287) includes a submitted statement.
CONTENT-NOTATION: Oil and natural gas
exploration and production, domestic incentives review
DESCRIPTORS:
PETROLEUM
AND PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; NATURAL GAS AND GAS INDUSTRY; FOREIGN
ECONOMIC RELATIONS; ENERGY SECURITY; ENERGY REGULATION; ALASKA; COASTAL ZONE;
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS LEASES; ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE
REFUGE; WILDLIFE REFUGES; ARCTIC
01-H651-13 TESTIMONY NO: 1
Apr. 12, 2000 p. 10-65
WITNESSES (and witness
notations):
LARGENT, STEVE (Rep, R-Okla)
GEKAS, GEORGE W. (Rep, R-Pa)
DELAY,
TOM (Rep, R-Tex)
FOSSELLA, VITO (Rep, R-NY)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Need to revise Federal
energy policies to encourage exploration and production of domestic oil and
gas, with recommendations; concerns about U.S. dependence on
foreign oil, focusing on national security implications.
INSERTION:
-- H.R. 4035, the National Resource
Governance Act of 2000, to establish the National Energy Self-Sufficiency
Commission to study problems related to U.S. dependence on foreign oil and
evaluate strategies to enable the U.S. to achieve self-sufficiency in energy
production, text (p. 28-36).
CONTENT NOTATION:
Oil and natural gas exploration and
production, domestic incentives review
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
NATIONAL DEFENSE; NATIONAL RESOURCE GOVERNANCE ACT;
NATIONAL ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENCY COMMISSION; FEDERAL ADVISORY BODIES; GOVERNMENT
REORGANIZATION; ENERGY RESEARCH
01-H651-13 TESTIMONY
NO: 2 Apr. 12, 2000 p. 66-131
WITNESSES (and
witness notations):
JOHNSTON, J. BENNETT (representing
Johnston and Associates)
HAYES, DAVID J. (Deputy
Secretary, Department of Interior)
GEE, ROBERT W.
(Assistant Secretary, Fossil Energy, DOE)
STATEMENTS AND
DISCUSSION:
Recommendations for policy actions to enhance
domestic energy supplies; explanation of Administration policies regarding oil
and gas leases for onshore and offshore Federal lands;
differing perspectives on development of oil and gas resources
in Alaska; explanation of Administration policies to strengthen domestic energy
security and minimize price volatility.
INSERTION:
-- Derman, Andrew B. and Johnston, Daniel,
"Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Royalty Relief: A Critical Policy Crossroad" draft,
Apr. 10, 2000 (p. 81-93).
CONTENT NOTATION:
Oil and natural gas exploration and
production, domestic incentives review
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
JOHNSTON AND ASSOCIATES; DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; PETROLEUM
AND NATURAL GAS IN SUBMERGED LANDS; PUBLIC LANDS; ENERGY
PRICES; GULF OF MEXICO; DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
01-H651-13 TESTIMONY NO: 3 Apr. 12, 2000 p.
132-185
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
THOMASSON, M. RAY (President, American Association of
Petroleum Geologists)
EBEL, ROBERT E. (Director, Energy
Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies)
JORDAN, JERRY (Chairman, Independent Petroleum
Association; also representing National Stripper Well Association and numerous
other organizations)
GELLER, HOWARD (Executive Director,
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy)
HOOD,
GERALD L. (Secretary-Treasurer, Local 959, International Brotherhood of
Teamsters)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Recommendations for policy actions to encourage
development of domestic oil and gas resources; concerns about
U.S. dependence on foreign oil; outlook for oil and gas
development in light of public lands access issues.
Need
to reduce consumption of petroleum products by improving motor vehicle fuel
economy and strengthening fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks;
differing perspectives on proposals to open up the ANWR coastal plain area to
oil and gas development.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Oil and natural gas exploration and
production, domestic incentives review
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION; AUTOMOBILES
AND AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; TRUCKS AND TRUCKING INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM CONSERVATION;
TRANSPORTATION REGULATION; PUBLIC LANDS
01-H651-13
TESTIMONY NO: 4 Apr. 12, 2000 p. 185-285
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
HEGNA, JOSEPH H.
(representing ARCO Alaska and Alaska Oil and Gas Association)
BECKER, DANIEL F. (Director, Global Warming Energy
Program, Sierra Club)
BEDELL, CHARLES (representing
National Ocean Industries Association)
MCCORMICK, WALTER
B., JR. (President and CEO, American Trucking Associations)
SURPRENANT, MONICA T. (Chairwoman, Louisiana Mineral
Board)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Differing
views on proposals to open up the ANWR coastal plain to oil and
gas development; explanation of strategies to minimize
environmental impact of oil and gas development in Alaska; need
to strengthen fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks to reduce
consumption of petroleum products.
Importance of policies
to encourage domestic oil and gas development and reduce
foreign oil dependence; perspectives on technologies used to minimize
environmental effects of oil development in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana.
INSERTION:
-- Rothe, Ann L. (Trustees for
Alaska), "Senate Bill 2214: "The Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security
Act of 2000"' testimony before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Committee, Apr. 5, 2000 (p. 219-256).
CONTENT NOTATION:
Oil and natural gas exploration and
production, domestic incentives review
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
TRUSTEES FOR ALASKA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND CONTROL; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS; AUTOMOBILES AND
AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; TRUCKS AND TRUCKING INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM CONSERVATION;
TRANSPORTATION REGULATION; ARCTIC COASTAL PLAIN DOMESTIC ENERGY SECURITY ACT;
FUEL; GULF OF MEXICO; LOUISIANA
LOAD-DATE: May 23, 2001
