Exploration and Production

API has compiled a Fact Sheet to explain the case and the implications of the decision if the court’s decision were left standing and the views of those who filed the lawsuit were to prevail.

Facts About Non-Producing Leases

The development of America’s vast domestic oil and natural gas resources that had been kept off-limits by Congress for decades could generate more than $1.7 trillion in government revenue, create thousands of new jobs and enhance the nation’s energy security by significantly boosting domestic production, a study released Monday shows.

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Oil and natural gas from federal lands and waters is critical to meeting the nation’s energy needs, providing approximately 30 percent of all oil and 38 percent of all natural gas produced in the United States. In terms of future production potential:

In an energy interdependent world, we need common sense energy policies that provide access to conventional energy supplies, encourage energy efficiency, and promote continued development of new energy technologies.

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Does the government receive revenue from oil and gas development on public lands?

Increasing access to domestic resources will mean more jobs, more revenues to help cash-strapped local, state and federal governments and greater energy security. With our economy in trouble, we need to take action now. API has assembled this fact sheet to highlight the need for access to America's domestic reserves.