Currently there are more than 7,000 leases in the Gulf Outer Continental Shelf that account for 27 percent of the Nation’s domestically produced oil and 15 percent of the domestically produced natural gas. More than 30,000 jobs are directly related to Gulf energy exploration and production. The areas under a congressional ban contain an additional 18 billion barrels of oil and 76 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in yet-to-be-discovered fields.
Interior's Minerals Management Service, which oversees offshore leasing, has raised the rate for leases in two March 2008 gulf sales to 18.75 percent. The move comes roughly nine months after MMS announced that the royalty rate for new deepwater leases would be increased from 12.5 percent to 16.7 percent. Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas will share 37.5 percent of the revenues from leases in this sale.
Minerals Management Service
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006
FAQ
March 19, 2008 Lease/Sale
August 19, 2008 Bid
Minerals Management Service
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006
FAQ
March 19, 2008 Lease/Sale
August 19, 2008 Bid
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