{ "id": "R42432", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "number": "R42432", "active": true, "source": "EveryCRSReport.com, University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department", "versions": [ { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 587351, "date": "2018-10-23", "retrieved": "2018-11-08T03:31:57.907916", "title": "U.S. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production in Federal and Nonfederal Areas", "summary": "A number of legislative proposals and executive branch initiatives designed to increase domestic energy supply, enhance energy security, or amend the requirements of environmental statutes that apply to energy development are before the 115th Congress. There are legislative proposals that include new revenue-sharing provisions for coastal states that would allow states the authority to manage federal energy leases within their state. The Trump Administration\u2019s theme of \u201cenergy dominance\u201d has translated into several administration initiatives and executive orders, including the opening of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) under the 2017 tax revision (P.L. 115-97), modifying monument designations, streamlining the permitting process for energy projects on federal land, and authorizing more leasing in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) under a new Draft Proposed Program (DPP) for 2019-2024. The new DPP would supersede the current five-year leasing program (2017-2022). Conversely, there are congressional proposals that oppose this Administration\u2019s policy direction.\nA key question addressed in this discussion is how much oil and gas is produced in the United States each year and how much of that comes from federal versus nonfederal areas. Oil production has risen in federal areas (onshore and offshore) over the past 10 years but has increased at a faster rate on nonfederal lands. Nonfederal crude oil production rapidly increased in the past few years, primarily due to improved extraction technology, favorable geology, and the ease of leasing, more than doubling daily production between FY2008 and FY2017. The federal share of total U.S. crude oil production fell from its peak at nearly 36% in 2009 to less than 24% in 2017 at the same time overall production increased. Natural gas production in the United States overall has steadily increased since 2008. In contrast, production on federal lands declined each year from 2009 through 2017. Much of the decline can be attributed to offshore production falling by over 55%. Onshore production declines were less steep. \nBased on the federal government\u2019s 2008 inter-agency Phase III report, 113 million acres of onshore federal lands were open and accessible for oil and gas development and about 166 million acres were off-limits or inaccessible. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM\u2014a land and mineral managing agency within the Department of the Interior) says it is addressing public concerns (including legal challenges) prior to a lease sale at a higher rate than in the past. \nCongressional debate has been ongoing for decades over how much federal land should be available for energy development or other uses and how much should be set aside (e.g., off limits or restricted) for conservation and environmental concerns. There has been recent controversy over revoking or modifying previously withdrawn areas.\nAnother issue that Congress is addressing (for onshore federal lands) is streamlining the processing of applications for permits to drill (APDs). Some Members contend that this would be one way to help boost energy production on federal lands and would be consistent with the Trump Administration\u2019s energy policy. \nCritics, including other Members of Congress and environmental groups, argue that the streamlining proposals would limit public input into land use decisions and possibly overlook important environmental impacts.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/R42432", "sha1": "05f6ff17c1896cda9f56939ac80f0457e1e8e7b5", "filename": "files/20181023_R42432_05f6ff17c1896cda9f56939ac80f0457e1e8e7b5.html", "images": { "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42432_files&id=/1.png": "files/20181023_R42432_images_0fdda047409fc8925c0a6500c19d846e2e4f3bbb.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42432_files&id=/0.png": "files/20181023_R42432_images_791c76880586ed6758b41129c6bce4a68be71f94.png" } }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R42432", "sha1": "b505f196e7cbb5c8c480c564fc493fdb005cf1e2", "filename": "files/20181023_R42432_b505f196e7cbb5c8c480c564fc493fdb005cf1e2.pdf", "images": {} } ], "topics": [ { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4812, "name": "Fossil Energy" } ] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 455722, "date": "2016-06-22", "retrieved": "2016-11-28T22:01:41.818042", "title": "U.S. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production in Federal and Nonfederal Areas", "summary": "A number of legislative proposals designed to increase domestic energy supply, enhance security, and/or amend the requirements of environmental statutes that apply to energy development are before the 114th Congress. Proposals range from leasing primarily in the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) via the Proposed Five-Year Program (PP) for FY2017-FY2022 or to implement the Proposed Draft for FY2010-FY2015 (a plan prepared by the Bush Administration), to a proposal to prohibit new fossil fuel leases on federal land. Several proposals include new revenue sharing provisions for coastal states. \nA key question in this discussion is how much oil and gas is produced in the United States each year and how much of that comes from federal versus nonfederal areas. Oil production has fluctuated on federal lands over the past 10 fiscal years but has increased dramatically on nonfederal lands. Nonfederal crude oil production has rapidly increased in the past few years, partly due to better extraction technology, favorable geology, and the ease of leasing, more than doubling daily production between FY2006 and FY2015 (although because of recent low oil prices, production has dropped somewhat since a peak in mid-2015). The federal share of total U.S. crude oil production fell from its peak at nearly 36% in FY2010 to 21% in FY2015.\nNatural gas production in the United States overall dramatically increased each year since 2006, in contrast, production on federal lands declined each year from FY2007 through FY2014. There was a small increase of 3.5% in FY2015 over FY2014. Much of the decline can be attributed to offshore production falling by over 50%. Onshore production declines were less dramatic. Federal natural gas production fluctuated around 30% of total U.S. production for much of the 1980s through the early 2000s, after which there began a steady decline through 2015. This picture of natural gas production is much different than that of federal crude oil in that federal natural gas had accounted for a much larger portion of total U.S. natural gas over the past few decades. \nAnother major issue that Congress may address is streamlining the processing of applications for permits to drill (APDs). Some Members contend that this would be one way to help boost energy production on federal lands. After a lease has been obtained, either competitively or noncompetitively, an application for a permit to drill must be approved for each oil and gas well. It took an average of 307 days for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to process (approve or deny) an onshore APD in FY2011, but that has declined to an average of 220 days in FY2015 (up from 194 days in FY2013). The BLM stated in its annual budget justifications (FY2012 and FY2016) that overall processing times per APD rose to such high levels in FY2011 and other years because of the complexity of the process, but they expect shorter time frames in the future. \nThe Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT \u201905, P.L. 109-58) included a provision to initiate and fund a pilot program at seven Bureau of Land Management (BLM) field offices in an effort to streamline the permitting process for oil and gas leases on federal lands. 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Proposals range from expanding leasing in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) via the Proposed Draft Five-Year Program for FY2017-FY2022 or to implement the Proposed Draft for FY2010-FY2015 (a plan prepared by the Bush Administration), to a proposal to prohibit new fossil fuel leases on federal land. Several proposals include new revenue sharing provisions for coastal states. \nA key question in this discussion is how much oil and gas is produced in the United States each year and how much of that comes from federal versus nonfederal areas. Oil production has fluctuated on federal lands over the past 10 fiscal years but has increased dramatically on nonfederal lands. Nonfederal crude oil production has rapidly increased in the past few years, partly due to favorable geology and the ease of leasing, more than double the barrels per day (mbd) between FY2006 and FY2015 (although because of recent low oil prices, production has dropped somewhat since a peak in mid-2015). 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This picture of natural gas production is much different than that of federal crude oil in that federal natural gas had accounted for a much larger portion of total U.S. natural gas over the past few decades. \nAnother major issue that Congress may address is streamlining the processing of applications for permits to drill (APDs). Some Members contend that this would be one way to help boost energy production on federal lands. After a lease has been obtained, either competitively or noncompetitively, an application for a permit to drill must be approved for each oil and gas well. It took an average of 307 days for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to process (approve or deny) an onshore APD in FY2011, but that has declined to an average of 227 days in FY2014 (up from 194 days in FY2013). The BLM stated in its annual budget justifications (FY2012 and FY2016), that overall processing times per APD rose to such high levels in FY2011 and other years because of the complexity of the process, but they expect shorter timeframes in the future. \nThe Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT \u201905, P.L. 109-58) included a provision to initiate and fund a pilot program at seven Bureau of Land Management (BLM) field offices in an effort to streamline the permitting process for oil and gas leases on federal lands. 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