Tag: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

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Offshore Drilling Plan Earns Strong Reactions

By William C. Schillaci Dec 5, 2016 Energy

Updated: Dec 5, 2016

The Department of the Interior (DOI) and DOI’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) jointly announced the proposed final plan for offshore oil and gas (O&G) leases for 2017–2022. According to the BOEM, the proposed final plan makes available areas containing approximately 70 percent of the economically recoverable resources in the U.S. outer continental shelf […]

DOI Bureaus Hit with Suit over Fracking Permits

By William C. Schillaci Nov 21, 2016 Energy

Updated: Nov 21, 2016

Two environmental groups have filed a suit in a U.S. District Court against the Department of the Interior (DOI) for allegedly failing to comply with federal law regarding the impact of hydraulic fracturing and acidizing being conducted at oil production platforms in California’s Santa Barbara Channel.