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Exploration for and production of oil and natural gas are the first steps in delivering gasoline to your car, heat to your home, raw materials to business and industry, fertilizer to farmers' fields, and for many other aspects of daily life.  Many people are unaware of the important role that oil and gas exploration and production play in their daily lives.  Without successful exploration and continued production, our nation’s energy security and the economic prosperity that goes along with it will be compromised. More…

 
 
ACCESS RESTRICTION Map
Restrictions on access to oil and natural gas resources on federal lands
(Source: Richard L. Watson, USDI-BLM, USDI-Minerals Management Service)


 

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Important Policy Issues

TR2 Pumping Gas
Why we need to add to production
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EI Offshore Oil Rig
Why we need expanded access for drilling on government lands and offshore
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Strategic Energy Resources

Strategic Energy Resource: Bakken Shale, ND

Adobe PDF Icon The Bakken Shale, N. Dakota
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Strategic Energy Resource: Chukchi Sea

Adobe PDF Icon The Chukchi Sea, Offshore Alaska
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Strategic Energy Resource: Pinedale, WY

Adobe PDF Icon Pinedale Anticline, Wyoming
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Markets and Economic Impacts

Oil Rig (courtesy of US Dept. of Energy)

Adobe PDF Icon Understanding Natural Gas Markets
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Rocky Mountains
How industry protects the environment
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NG Rig in Distance
Oil and natural gas development on public lands are an important revenue source for government
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Strategic Energy Resource: Roan Plateau

Adobe PDF Icon  The Roan Plateau, Colorado
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Strategic Energy Resource: ANWR, Alaska

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Strategic Energy Resource: Coal Bed Natural Gas

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Offshore Oil Rig at Sunrise

Adobe PDF Icon The Economic Impact of Changing the Deep Water Royalty Relief Act
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Energy Access 

In this podcast episode of EnergyTomorrow Radio, John Felmy, Lisa Flavin and John Bisney of API discuss the current obstacles hindering domestic energy production, as well as the potential impact of increasing access to American resources.

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EnergyTomorrow Radio is a podcast series that features energy industry experts speaking on hot button energy issues.

 
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