PETROLEUM see also Power Resources
Addresses
Oil Industry: Frank Pitts, 7589 [31MR]
Petroleum Industry at Its Crossroads: Michel T. Halbouty, 4730 [4MR]
Will Petroleum Be a ``Comeback Star'' by the Early 1990s? Roy M. Huffington, 18819 [7JY]
Amendments
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2700), 17104 [23JN], 17147, 17161, 17172, 17186 [24JN], 30709, 30774-30786 [4NO], 31153 [5NO], 31541 [10NO], 31759, 31764, 31767, 31769, 31770, 31771, 31773, 31774, 31775, 31778, 31786, 31787, 31789, 31790, 31827-31831 [12NO], 31860, 31861, 31863, 31866, 31874, 31876, 31877, 31883, 31905, 31906 [13NO], 32588 [18NO]
Royalty payments: certain Federal onshore and Indian oil and gas leases (H.R. 3479), 30627 [3NO]
Analyses
Motor Fuel Sales Competition Improvement Act (S. 1111), 10352 [29AP]
Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Act Amendments (S. 1944), 35297 [11DE]
Announcements
Tanker Maryland chartered for Kuwait oil shipments: Dept. of Transportation, 26136 [1OC]
Articles and editorials
Administration Plan to Re-Flag Kuwaiti Tankers, 18461 [1JY]
American Energy Policy—View From Europe, 10615 [29AP]
Congress' White Flag, 16789 [18JN]
Corps Illegally Oversees Energy Leases—Technical Snafu Cited for Failure To Transfer Management to BLM, 7584 [31MR]
Dangerous Turn, 14065 [28MY]
Dept. of the Interior Handling of Gas and Oil Royalties, 25490 [29SE]
Domestic Oil Production—A National Defense Issue, William C. Mott, 18372 [30JN]
Don't Repeal the Oil Tax, 19738 [14JY]
Don't Sacrifice Keys—Martinez Must Fight Proposed Oil Drilling, 12429 [14MY]
Empty Pump Down the Road, 2895 [4FE]
Energy Security, 6590 [23MR]
EPA Officials May Inspect Tank Farm, 7848 [2AP]
Evans Recalls Origins of Oil Refinery, 15493 [11JN]
Eyeless in the Gulf, 23341 [7AU]
Future of the Inupiat Rests on Will of Congress, 11594 [6MY]
Gasoline Heading Back Over $1 a Gallon, 14799 [4JN]
Higher Gasoline Taxes? No, 13283 [20MY]
How About 10 Cents a Gallon?, 6686
Icy Island of Adak Seen as Navy's Key North Pacific Outpost, 7299 [30MR]
If Necessary, a Superpower Acts Alone, 19602 [13JY]
In World of Energy the Russians Are Coming, 24909 [22SE]
Iran and Soviet Draft Big Projects, Including Pipelines and Railroad, 23341 [7AU]
It's Time To Raise the Gas Tax, 9349 [22AP]
Kuwaiti Tankers, U.S. Flag—Proceed With Caution—And With the Allies, Representative Hamilton, 14074 [28MY]
Land for Sale—Cheap, 13727 [27MY]
Let EPA Control Superfund, 2015 [27JA]
Let's Avoid More Energy Hysteria—Why Gamble Our Resources on Hodel's Apocalyptic Visions?, 16574 [17JN]
Machine and the Tiger, 8516-8519 [8AP]
Monetary Sources of Oil Boom and Bust, 961 [7JA]
Multinational Gulf Force, 30374 [30OC]
``Mussel'' Bound Platform Legs Yield Unlikely Sea Harvest, 1940 [26JA]
Myths About the Current Energy Situation, 19590 [13JY]
N.M. Oil, Gas Figures Worst in Decade, 2895 [4FE]
Not Anymore—Producing and Selling Oil and Natural Gas Used To Be Easy, 19590 [13JY]
Officials—Spill Tainted Water, 7847 [2AP]
Offshore Drilling Plan Imperils Florida's Ecology, 12428 [14MY]
Offshore Drilling—Plan Is Environmental Suicide, 12428 [14MY]
Offshore Oil Chokes Air and Coastal Development, 25661 [29SE]
Oil Agenda (series), 4713, 4714 [3MR]
Oil and Fish and Insanity, 1113 [8JA]
Oil Glut, 19568 [13JY]
Oil Import Tax Would Not Serve Broad Energy Needs, 2635 [3FE]
Oil Leases Threaten Florida Coast, 12427 [14MY]
Oil Slicks on Florida's Horizon, 12428 [14MY]
Once More, Blindly Into the Breach, 17626 [25JN]
One Fell Swoop, 31621 [10NO]
OPEC Cartel, 22802 [6AU]
Our Coast in Jeopardy, 12429 [14MY]
Preparing for the Next Energy Crisis, Senator Simon, 2648 [3FE]
PRI Chief Raps Oil Import Fee, 33198 [20NO]
Real Cost of Gas—$5 a Gallon, 23676 [9SE]
Soviet Oil Shipments to Nicaragua, 27924, 27927 [14OC]
Surprised Again in the Gulf, 21506 [29JY]
Time for the Gas Tax, 29897 [29OC]
To Drill or Not To Drill—That's Not the Question, 12024 [12MY]
Turning on the Gas, 19590 [13JY]
U.S. Delays Next Escort of Tankers, 23115 [7AU]
U.S. Lifts Controls on Export of Drilling Gear to Soviets, 1379[16JA]
U.S. Oil Shortages Seem Unavoidable to Many Analysts—$18 Price Called Insufficient To End Further Plunges in Domestic Production, 4173, 4347 [26FE], 5727 [16MR]
Valuable Colorado Land Going, Going and Gone, 13727 [27MY]
Veteran's Critique of ANWR—Geologist Suggests ANWR's Gas Potential Is Double That of the North Slope, 23117 [7AU]
War Powers Resolution Doesn't Apply in Gulf, 29746 [28OC]
We Can't Count on Oil From the Gulf, 17194 [24JN], 18105 [29JN]
What Windfall? Repeal the Tax, 26243 [1OC]
Worse Than Watt, 17956 [27JN]
You Think the NSC Is Screwed Up? Take a Look at Washington's Worst Run Program, 7582-7583 [31MR]
Bills and resolutions
Above-ground storage tanks: regulate (see S. 899)
Alaska North Slope: leasing of public lands in coastal plain for oil and gas production (see S. 1217)
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: leasing of lands for exploration (see H.R. 1082)
Budget deficit: reduce by increasing the tax on gasoline and other motor fuels (see H.R. 1919, 2015)
California: disallow issuing of oil and gas leases for certain area off coastline (see H.R. 170)
Clean Air Act: control air pollution from sources on Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 2521)
Coastal Zone Management Act: Federal conformity to State plans (see H.R. 1876)
Continental shelf: gas and oil leasing (see H.R. 2554)
Dept. of the Interior: sharing of amounts received from the National Forest System, geothermal and mineral lands leasing, and oil and gas royalties (see H.R. 1662)
———transfer mineral lease royalty collection functions to Dept. of the Treasury (see H.R. 2911)
Dept. of Transportation: repeal authority to reduce passenger automotive fuel economy standards below set level (see H.R. 1816)
Domestic energy security (see S. 1439; H.R. 308, 1456)
———enhance capital investment to ensure future exploration (see H.R. 2769)
———exanding the domestic petroleum base (see H.R. 2662)
———U.S. security (see S. 620)
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: amend (see H.R. 2780)
Excess profits tax: repeal (see S. 200)
Export Administration Act: require affidavit that refined petroleum product exports are not intended for reimportation (see H.R. 2523)
Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Act: enact (see S. 1388, 1730)
Flammable liquid storage facilities: overflow alarm systems (see H.R. 981)
Foreign trade: allowance for detectable moisture and impurities in determining tare on imports of crude oil and petroleum products (see S. 955; H.R. 2034)
———export of Alaskan North Slope oil (see H.R. 1529)
———import fee (see S. 276, 460; S. Res. 97; H.R. 402, 924, 1751, 2198, 2200; H. Res. 16, 18)
———repeal excess profits tax (see H.R. 2198)
———restrict oil exports to noncontiguous countries (see H.R. 1416)
Gasoline: increase excise tax to reduce budget deficit (see H.R. 1919, 2015)
Government regulation: remove certain controls to encourage production (see H.R. 534)
Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2266)
Industry: deduction and special net operating loss rules relative to certain losses on domestic crude oil (see H.R. 271)
Iran: U.S. trade embargo (see H.R. 3391, 3393, 3406)
Labeling: benzene levels in gasoline (see S. 1724)
Military assistance: surcharge on imports to compensate for cost of U.S. protection of Persian Gulf shipping (see H.R. 2579)
Motor Fuel Sales Competition Improvement Act: enact (see S. 1111)
Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act: adjust minimum fuel economy standards for automobiles which use nonpetroleum-based fuels (see H.R. 1595)
Motor vehicles: reduction of carbon monoxide emissions by use of oxygenated fuels (see S. 1649)
———treatment of methanol and ethanol (see S. 1518)
———use of ethanol blended with gasoline as fuel (see S. 1598)
National Energy Education Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 19)
National Petroleum Security Act: enact (see S. 1355)
National security: policy (see S. 694)
Oil shale: claims (see H.R. 1039)
Oil shale patents: moratorium (see S. 597)
Oil spills: comprehensive system of liability and compensation for damage and removal costs (see H.R. 1632)
———liability and compensation for damage and removal costs (see S. 1802)
Onshore: competitive oil and gas leasing for onshore (see S. 66)
Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program: reform (see H.R. 2851)
Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Act: amend (see S. 1372, 1944)
Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 1842)
Pipelines: regulations (see H.R. 2734)
Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act: amend (see H.R. 1524, 1553, 1941)
Public lands: competitive leasing procedures (see H.R. 933)
Royalty payments: certain Federal onshore and Indian oil and gas leases (see H.R. 3479)
———certain Federal onshore and Indian oil and gas leases (H.R. 3479), consideration (see H. Res. 299), 29936 [29OC]
Safe Pipeline Act: enact (see H.R. 262)
Santa Barbara Channel Islands: restriction on transporting Alaskan oil (see H.R. 172)
South Africa: divestiture from oil industry unless certain conditions are met
Strategic petroleum reserve: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3698)
Tariff: motor fuel, blending stock, and naphthas (see H.R. 1677)
Taxation: application of excess profits tax (see H.R. 1528)
———credit to producers of domestic crude oil (see H.R. 1029)
———domestic production incentive (see S. 233)
———excise tax on gasoline (see H. Res. 225)
———import fees (see S. 302, 971)
———increase depletion allowance (see H.R. 1613, 1642)
———increase gasoline tax and transfer revenues to mass transit account (see H.R. 654)
———promote energy security of U.S. by amending the code to encourage continued exploration for domestic oil and natural gas (see S. 846)
———remove certain controls over domestic sources to encourage exploration (see H.R. 1614)
———repeal excess profits tax (see S. 255, 302; H.R. 44, 924)
Trade adjustment assistance: extend to workers and firms in oil and gas industry whose services or products are not directly competitive with imports (see S. 734)
Use restrictions: eliminate certain (see H.R. 1796)
Broadcasts
Persian Gulf dilemma: Frank Pitts, 28766 [21OC]
Comments
Energy policy: Barbara Keating-Edh, 899 [7JA]
Court decisions
Citronelle-Mobile Gathering, Inc. v. O'Leary: Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals, 31871 [13NO]
Documents
Information Return of Excess Profits Tax, 24912 [22SE]
Explanations
Energy Security Act (S. 460), 2894 [4FE]
Extension of highway trust fund taxes, 2547 [3FE]
Federal Onshore Competitive Oil and Gas Leasing Act (S. 66), 528 [6JA]
Factsheets
Methanol and Alternative Fuels Promotion Act (S. 1518), 20572 [21JY]
Hearings
Committee on Appropriations (House): fossil energy research, naval petroleum, strategic petroleum reserve (testimony), D188 [24MR]
Committee on Appropriations (Senate): strategic petroleum reserve, naval petroleum reserve, and office of emergency preparedness budgets (testimony), D217 [1AP]
Committee on Energy and Commerce: energy security with emphasis on the world oil outlook, D184 [23MR]
———oil production data (testimony), D297 [29AP]
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: world oil outlook, D26 [22JA]
Committee on Finance: energy tax issues (testimony from William F. Kenny II), D41 [2FE]
———energy tax issues (testimony from William Fisher, Francis Durand, Mack Wallace, Henry Schuller, Charles Ebinger, Charles DiBona, George Singer, Jack Taylor, William Bradford, and Carl Bolch), D41 [2FE]
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: liability and compensation for oil spill damage and removal costs (H.R. 1632) (testimony), D215 [31MR]
Letters
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK: Jay S. Hammond, 18715 [1JY]
California offshore drilling plan: 28 Members of Congress, 4897-4899 [5MR]
Citronelle-Mobile Gathering, Inc. v. O'Leary decision: George E. Palmer, 31872 [13NO]
———Peter D. Junger, 31872, 31873 [13NO]
Dept. of the Interior oil and gas product value regulations: Representatives Rahall and Udall, 36341 [18DE]
Development of natural resources on Indian lands: Donald P. Hodel, Sec. of the Interior, 25473 [29SE]
Domestic energy industry: Representative Archer, 5222 [10MR]
Ethanol or methanol percentage requirement in gasoline: Representative Alexander, 14752 [4JN]
Federal gasoline tax for deficit reduction: Francis B. Francois, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, 16344 [17JN]
Gasoline excise tax evasion: William E. Campbell, 23392 [7AU]
Import fee: Representatives Kennelly and Rinaldo, 8530 [8AP]
———Valentin Hernandez, 18430 [1JY]
Let them rent whole tankers, not just flags: Frank Drozak, 23140 [7AU]
Outer Continental Shelf 5-year plan: Senator Graham, 12427 [14MY]
Power resources: H.B. Scoggins, Jr., 8604 [9AP]
Reflagging of Kuwaiti tankers: Frank C. Carlucci, 18454 [1JY]
Rural communities opposed to gasoline tax increase: Jeffrey H. Schiff, 19277
U.S. policy toward Angola: J. Edward Fox, Dept. of State, 881 [7JA]
———Representative Hamilton, 881 [7JA]
Lists
Cosponsors of H. Res. 225, excise tax on gasoline and diesel fuel, 22151 [3AU], 24908 [22SE]
Iranian attacks on shipping in Persian Gulf, 17359 [24JN]
Organizations opposing petroleum import fee, 2635 [3FE]
Meetings
Committee on Energy and Commerce: repeal and amend certain sections of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act (H.R. 1941), D291 [28AP]
Memorials of legislature
Alaska, 5141 [10MR], 6355 [19MR], 11946 [11MY], 13737 [27MY], 16569 [17JN], 22018 [3AU]
Arkansas, 17569 [25JN]
California, 24353 [17SE], 25749 [30SE], 26154, 26156, 26157 [1OC]
Colorado, 19564 [13JY], 22915 [6AU]
Florida, 17420 [25JN]
Idaho, 9648 [23AP], 11614 [7MY]
Louisiana, 1436 [20JA], 2117 [28JA], 19382 [10JY]
Maine, 111 [6JA]
New Mexico, 9648 [23AP], 9772 [27AP], 16191 [16JN]
Pennsylvania, 38251 [22DE]
Texas, 16290 [16JN], 16569 [17JN], 16641 [18JN]
Washington, 18948 [8JY]
Wyoming, 8669 [9AP], 9734 [24AP]
Messages
Energy and National Security Concerns Relative to Oil Import Levels: President Reagan, 11515 [6MY]
Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act: President Reagan, 26903 [7OC]
Oil Imports: President Reagan, 11348 [6MY]
Petitions
Federal gasoline tax for deficit reduction: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, 16344 [17JN]
Five-State Legislative Conference, 26903 [7OC]
Offshore drilling: Florida Association of Counties, 29442 [27OC]
Oil and gas exploration and production wastes: Five-State Legislative Conference, 26708 [6OC]
Press releases
Oil problems and prospects: by, 7745 [1AP]
Proposals
Highway trust fund's excise tax extension: Committee on Finance, 1971 [27JA]
Remarks in House
Agriculture: safety of tank farms, 2949 [4FE]
Alaska: ban export of petroleum, 4811 [5MR]
———production, 17053 [23JN]
Antitrust policy: exemptions for independent producers (H.R. 310), 876 [7JA]
Arctic Coastal Plain Leasing Act: enact (H.R. 1082), 3326 [11FE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: leasing of lands for oil and gas exploration (H.R. 1082), 6216 [18MR], 11594 [6MY], 18372 [30JN], 18715 [1JY], 22680
California: development of Outer Continental Shelf, 1940 [26JA], 4896 [5MR]
———protection of coastline and Continental Shelf (H.R. 996), 3178 [5FE]
———renew moratorium on offshore oil drilling, 10604 [29AP]
California Ocean Sanctuary Act: enact (H.R. 920), 3178 [5FE]
Clean Air Act: control air pollution from sources on Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 2521), 13840 [27MY]
Continental shelf: Dept. of the Interior cooperation with coastal States on oil and gas development, 22772 [6AU], 37932 [21DE]
———gas and oil leasing (H.R. 2554), 14073 [28MY]
Dept. of the Interior: Mineral Management Service product valuation guidelines, 18388 [30JN]
———petroleum and natural gas research, 17389-17391 [25JN]
———sharing of amounts received from national forest, geothermal and mineral lands leasing, and oil and gas royalties (H.R. 1662), 5995 [17MR], 9362 [22AP]
Dept. of Transportation: repeal authority to reduce passenger automotive fuel economy standards below set level (H.R. 1816), 16335 [16JN], 21383 [28JY]
Domestic industry:ddislocation, 19590 [13JY]
———incentive policy, 11585 [6MY]
———need for comprehensive security policy, 7588 [31MR]
———policy on offshore continental shelf, 4102 [25FE]
Emergency Energy Act: enact (H.R. 534), 5265 [10MR]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: import fee (H.R. 2200), 10588 [29AP], 31621 [10NO]
EPA: authority to regulate air pollution over Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 1764), 6619 [24MR]
Excise taxes: increases, 14084 [28MY]
Federal deficit: reduce by increasing the tax on gasoline and other motor fuels (H.R. 1919), 7880 [2AP]
Foreign trade: allowance for detectable moisture and impurities in determining tare on imports of crude oil and petroleum products (H.R. 2034), 9330 [22AP]
———exports of domestically produced crude oil, 4799 [4MR]
———import fee, 2669 [3FE], 6152 [18MR]
———import fee and repeal excess profits tax (H.R. 2198), 10613 [29AP]
———import fee (H. Res. 16), 927 [7JA], 8530 [8AP]
———import fee (H.R. 924), 5230 [10MR]
———restrict oil exports to noncontiguous countries (H.R. 1416), 4787 [4MR]
———U.S. energy policy, 10615 [29AP]
Gasoline: ethanol or methanol percentage requirement (H.R. 2031), 8641 [9AP], 26621 [6OC], 29291 [27OC]
———Federal tax, 9348 [22AP]
———increase excise tax to reduce budget deficit (H.R. 2015), 8547 [8AP]
———rural communities opposed to tax increase, 19277
Georges Bank: environmental impact of oil and gas exploration on fishing industry, 1113 [8JA]
Indians: development of natural resources on tribal lands, 25473 [29SE]
Iran: aggressive military action in Persian Gulf, 34700 [10DE]
———import embargo, 23493 [7AU], 25919 [30SE]
———position relative to reflagging program, 20836 [22JY]
———U.S. trade embargo (H.R. 3393), 26015 [1OC]
Japan: embargo against Iran, 34769 [14DE]
———Middle East policies, 34700 [10DE]
Merchant marine: tribute, 30259 [29OC]
Middle East: production, 17053 [23JN]
Military assistance: surcharge on imports to compensate for cost of U.S. protection of Persian Gulf shipping (H.R. 2579), 14244 [2JN]
Motor vehicles: corporate auto fuel economy standard, 6943 [25MR], 18376 [30JN]
———excise tax on gasoline and diesel fuel, 21062 [23JY]
National Energy Education Day: designate (S.J. Res. 19), 6277 [19MR]
National Energy Security Act: enact (H.R. 1751), 6590 [23MR]
National objectives: development of comprehensive energy policy, 12640 [18MY]
National Oil Security Act: enact (H.R. 308), 881 [7JA]
National policy, 3479 [18FE], 4938 [5MR], 5222-5233 [10MR], 20660 [22JY], 21384 [28JY]
———exploration and development of Outer Continental Shelf, 3281 [11FE]
National security: threat of crises, 4713 [3MR]
Offshore development: impact, 25661 [29SE]
Offshore Energy Security Act: enact (H.R. 1593), 5669 [12MR]
Oil shales: restrictions on certain claims (H.R. 1039), 3204 [5FE], 14035 [28MY], 14211-14213 [2JN], 16208 [16JN]
Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program: reform (H.R. 2851), 18371 [30JN]
Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (H.R. 1842), 9353 [22AP]
Pipeline safety: improve, 934 [7JA]
Pipelines: regulations (H.R. 2734), 16781 [18JN], 16803 [19JN]
Power resources: alternative sources, 5233 [11MR]
Royalty payments: certain Federal onshore and Indian oil and gas leases (H.R. 3479), 30621 [3NO], 30625 [4NO]-30629 [3NO], 36338, 36343 [18DE]
Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act: amend (H.R. 1941), 10952-10960 [4MY]
———repeal, 7682 [1AP]
———repeal (H.R. 309), 807 [6JA]
Public lands: competitive leasing procedures (H.R. 933), 7581 [31MR]
———noncompetitive leasing process, 2659 [3FE]
Reagan, President: energy policies, 16574 [17JN]
Restrictions: U.S. policy, 5284, 5285 [10MR]
Royalty collection: Federal oil, gas, coal and mineral leases, 19280
Safe Pipeline Act: enact (H.R. 262), 934 [7JA]
Shell Oil Co.: tribute to manufacturing complex at Wilmington, CA, 11966 [11MY]
Soviet Union: energy producer, 24908 [22SE]
Strategic petroleum reserve: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3698), 34090 [4DE]
———increase (H.R. 2780), 17602 [25JN]
Superfund: OMB management, 2015 [27JA]
Tariff: amend schedules relative to motor fuel, blending stock, and naphthas (H.R. 1677), 6214 [18MR]
———oil import fee, 7589 [31MR], 33198 [20NO]
Taxation: credit for domestic crude oil (H.R. 1029), 5225 [10MR]
———excess profits tax, 18597 [1JY], 24911 [22SE], 25433 [29SE], 27633 [13OC]
———excise tax on gasoline (H. Res. 225), 20812 [22JY], 20849 [23JY], 21036 [23JY], 21386 [28JY], 22151 [3AU], 23468 [7AU], 24908 [22SE]
———Federal fuels tax, 14799 [4JN]
———import fee, 3273 [10FE]
———oil import fee and gasoline excise tax, 32078 [17NO]
———repeal excess profits tax (H.R. 924), 5230 [10MR]
———repeal excess profits tax, 2669 [3FE]
U.S. policy, 7337 [31MR]
Wilmington, CA: tribute to Shell Oil Co. complex, 11966 [11MY]
Remarks in Senate
Above-ground storage tanks: regulate (S. 899), 7846 [2AP]
Alaska: oil exploration, 4173 [26FE], 23116 [7AU]
———resources in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 23195 [7AU], 23352 [7AU]
Alaska North Slope: leasing of public lands in coastal plain (S. 1217), 12588, 12590 [15MY]
Angola: prohibit exports and imports, 18938-18946 [8JY]
Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK: Dept. of the Interior report, 9423 [23AP]
Corporations: excess profits tax, 21028 [23JY]
Crystalline rock repository funding, 31759-31764 [12NO]
———primary consideration is health and safety in site selection, 31764-31767 [12NO]
Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Subseabed Disposal Research, 31778 [12NO]
———report on U.S. energy security, 6287 [19MR]
Dept. of the Interior: gas and oil royalties, 25490 [29SE]
Domestic oil industry (S. 233), 678 [6JA]
———energy policy (S. 1439), 17835-17841 [26JN]
———national energy security, 6018 [18MR], 22802 [6AU]
Ecology: impact of oil and gas leases, 17956 [27JN]
Economic conditions: trade-offs for efficiency, 8686 [9AP]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2700), 30316 [30OC], 30693-30760 [4NO], 31069-31072, 31079-31082, 31084-31090, 31102-31110 [5NO], 31194, 31198-31222 [6NO], 31464-31490, 31495-31513 [10NO], 31734-31756, 31758-31781-31795 [12NO], 31859-31883 [13NO], 32022-32025 [17NO], 34153 [4DE], 37958 [22DE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2700), reflect budget amendments, 31769 [12NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2700), unanimous-consent agreement, 30313 [30OC]
Energy Security Act: enact (S. 694), 5126-5130 [10MR]
Excess profits tax: repeal (S. 200), 637 [6JA]
———repeal (S. 255), 711 [6JA]
Federal Onshore Competitive Oil and Gas Leasing Act: enact (S. 66), 524 [6JA]
Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Act: enact (S. 1388), 16644 [18JN]
Foreign trade: allowance for detectable moisture and impurities in determining tare on imports of crude oil and petroleum products (S. 955), 8485 [8AP]
———import fee (S. 276), 741 [6JA]
———import fee (S. 460), 2893-2896, 2935 [4FE]
———import fee (S. Res. 97), 2634 [3FE]
———oil import fee, 3663 [19FE]
———repeal excess profits tax, 20027 [15JY]
Gasoline: labeling of benzene levels (S. 1724), 25419 [28SE]
Highway trust fund: 4-year extension of taxes, 2546, 2549 [3FE]
———extend excise taxes, 1971 [27JA]
Import fee (S. Res. 97), 6135 [18MR]
Japan: embargo on Iranian oil, 33103 [20NO]
Maryland (vessel): chartered to Kuwait, 26323 [2OC]
Motor Fuel Sales Competition Improvement Act: enact (S. 1111), 10351 [29AP]
Motor vehicles: treatment of methanol and ethanol (S. 1518), 20570-20574 [21JY]
———use of ethanol blended with gasoline as fuel (S. 1598), 22801, 22807-22810, 22900 [6AU]
National Energy Education Day: designate (S.J. Res. 19), 6142 [18MR]
National Petroleum Security Act: enact (S. 1355), 15457, 15462 [11JN]
Navy: long-term leases for new U.S.-constructed tankers, 25076 [24SE]
Oil shale: moratorium on patenting of mining claims on public land (S. 597), 4320 [26FE]
Oil spill: liability and compensation for damage and removal costs (S. 1802), 28423 [20OC]
Outer Continental Shelf: proposed Dept. of the Interior final 5-year plan on oil and gas leasing, 12426 [14MY]
Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Act: amend (S. 1372), 16168
———amend (S. 1944), 35295 [11DE]
Persian Gulf: crude oil supply contingency plan, 25159 [24SE]
Petroleum Security Act: enact (S. 620), 4345 [26FE]
Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act: amend (H.R. 1941), 11652 [7MY]
———repeal end use constraints on natural gas (S. 85), 8421-8429 [8AP]
Public lands: oil shale patents, 13713-13716, 13726-13728, 13731 [27MY]
Research: oil and gas programs, 15097 [9JN]
Royalty payments: certain Federal onshore and Indian oil and gas leases (H.R. 3479), 34565 [9DE], 37672-37675, 37728 [21DE]
———U.S. policy, 12024 [12MY]
Taxation: domestic oil and gas industry (S. 233), 678 [6JA]
———gasoline, 29897 [29OC]
———import fees, 1157 [12JA]
———import fee and repeal of excess profits tax (S. 971), 8684-8686 [9AP]
———increase Federal excise on gasoline, 32591 [18NO]
———increase Federal gasoline tax for deficit reduction, 16344 [17JN]
———promote energy security of U.S. by amending the code to encourage continued exploration for domestic oil and natural gas (S. 846), 7025 [26MR]
———repeal excess profits tax, 20027 [15JY], 21028 [23JY]
Trade adjustment assistance: extend to workers and firms whose services or products are not directly competitive with imports (S. 734), 5593 [12MR]
Trans-Alaska pipeline system: anniversary, 16833-16834 [19JN]
Reports
Dept. of the Interior Handling of Gas and Oil Royalties: GAO, 25490 [29SE]
———House Appropriations Committee, 25490 [29SE]
Energy Insecurity—The Administration Is Putting America Over the OPEC Oil Barrel, Again!, 22803-22804 [6AU]
Energy Security: Dept. of Energy, 18441 [1JY], 20459 [21JY]
———John S. Herrington, Sec. of Energy, 6590 [23MR], 7025 [26MR]
———Western Governors' Association, 5130 [10MR]
Fuel Alcohol—An Energy Alternative for the 1980's: National Alcohol Fuels Commission, 8642-8647 [9AP]
Mines in Persian Gulf: GAO, 21410 [29JY]
National Wildlife Federation's 1002 Area Geology: Thomas R. Marshall, Jr., 23118 [7AU]
Options To Improve Cooperative Security With Allies and Friends in Persian Gulf: Senators Glenn and Warner, 16357 [17JN]-16363 [17JN]
Persian Gulf Crisis: Senator Sasser, 16354 [17JN]
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Acquisition Program: Committee on Ways and Means, 8610 [9AP]
Windfall Profit Tax: Library of Congress, 19746 [14JY]
Reports filed
Federal Onshore and Indian Oil and Gas Lease Royalty Payments: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (H.R. 3479) (S. Rept. 100-234), 34225 [4DE]
Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 1730) (S. Rept. 100-188), 25862 [30SE]
Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act Appropriations Authorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 2266) (H. Rept. 100-445), 32551 [17NO]
Mineral Lands Leasing Act: Committee on Rules (H.R. 1039; H. Res. 155) (H. Rept. 100-81), 11263 [5MY]
National Alternative Motor Fuels Policy: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 3399) (H. Rept. 100-476), 35575 [14DE]
Oil Shale Claims (H.R. 1039): Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H. Rept. 100-43), 8122 [7AP]
Oil Spill Damage Liability and Compensation: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 1632) (H. Rept. 100-163), 16567 [17JN]
———Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 1632) (H. Rept. 100-263), 22312 [4AU]
Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program Reform: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 2851) (H. Rept. 100-378), 28346 [19OC]
Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act and Natural Gas Policy Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 85) (S. Rept. 100-30), 7530 [31MR]
Restrictions on Certain Oil Shale Claims: Committee on Rules (H.R. 1039) (H. Rept. 100-81), consideration (H. Res. 155), 11254 [5MY]
Royalty Payments Under Certain Federal Onshore and Indian Oil and Gas Leases: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 3479) (H. Rept. 100-377), 27986 [15OC], 28346 [19OC]
———Committee on Rules (H.R. 3479) (H. Rept. 100-412), Consideration (H. Res. 299), 29932, 29936 [29OC]
Resolutions by organizations
Funding for research and development: Interstate Oil Compact Commission, 15098 [9JN]
Reviews
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Report: Robie G. Russell, EPA, 15634 [11JN]
Statements
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas leasing: Gaylord Nelson, 22680 [5AU]
California Moratorium on Offshore Oil Drilling: Dept. of the Interior, 10604 [29AP]
Dept. of the Interior Oil and Gas Product Value Regulations: Representative Udall, 36341 [18DE]
Funding for Oil and Gas Research and Development Programs: Dept. of Energy, 15097 [9JN]
Outer Continental Shelf 5-Year Plan: Senator Graham, 12427 [14MY]
Power Plant and Industrial Fuels Use Act, 5664 [12MR]
Presidential Powers: Alexander Hamilton, 17608 [25JN]
Restructuring of Oil Industry: Felix Rohatyn, 24534 [18SE]
Summaries
Energy Security Tax Act (S. 971), 8685 [9AP]
National Petroleum Security Act (S. 1355), 15457 [11JN]
Regulation of Above-Ground Storage Tanks (S. 899), 7847 [2AP]
Tables
Consumption and imports, 18422 [1JY]
Excise tax as percent of income, by class, 1985, 6923 [25MR]
Persian Gulf shipping attacks, 15066 [9JN]
Petroleum consumption and imports, 18422 [1JY]
Testimonies
Import Fee on Petroleum Products: John S. Herrington, Sec. of Energy, 6135 [18MR]
Texts of
H. Res. 155, consideration of H.R. 1039, Mineral Land Leasing Act amendments, 14035 [28MY]
H. Res. 225, excise tax on gasoline and diesel fuel, 23468 [7AU]
H.R. 1039, restrictions on certain oil shales claims, 14042 [28MY]
H.R. 1416, exports of domestically produced crude oil, 4800 [4MR]
H.R. 1593, Offshore Energy Security Act, 5670 [12MR]
H.R. 1751, National Energy Security Act, 6591 [23MR]
H.R. 1941, Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act amendments, 10952 [4MY]
H.R. 2200, Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 10588 [29AP]
H.R. 2700, energy and water development appropriations, 30682 [4NO]
H.R. 3479, royalty payments under certain Federal onshore and Indian oil and gas leases, 30626, 36338-36340 [18DE], 37672-37674 [21DE]
Resolution on Protection of U.S.-registered Kuwaiti ships, 18457 [1JY]
S. 66, Federal Onshore Competitive Oil and Gas Leasing Act, 526 [6JA]
S. 85, repeal end use constraints on natural gas under the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act, 8421, 8428 [8AP]
S. 255, repeal excess profits tax, 21143 [24JY]
S. 460, petroleum import fee, 2894 [4FE]
S. 620, Petroleum Security Act, 4347 [26FE]
S. 694, Energy Security Act, 5127 [10MR]
S. 743, trade adjustment assistance for workers and firms in petroleum and gas whose services or products are not directly competitive with imports, 5593 [12MR]
S. 846, Energy Security Tax Act, 7025 [26MR]
S. 955, allowance for detectable moisture and impurities in determining tare on imports of crude oil and petroleum products, 8485 [8AP]
S. 971, Energy Security Tax Act, 8684 [9AP]
S. 1111, Motor Fuel Sales Competition Improvement Act, 10352 [29AP]
S. 1355, National Petroleum Security Act, 15457-15462 [11JN]
S. 1372, amend Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Act, 16169 [16JN]
S. 1388, Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Act, 16644 [18JN]
S. 1439, Energy Emergency Preparedness Act amendments, 17836-17841 [26JN]
S. 1518, Methanol and Alternative Fuels Promotion Act, 20571 [21JY]
S. 1546, Persian Gulf Reflagging Sunset Act, 21127 [24JY]
S. 1598, use of ethanol blended with gasoline as fuel, 22807 [6AU]
S. 1798, prohibit sale, lease, donation, or other transfer of Stinger antiaircraft missiles to governments in Persian Gulf region, 28419 [20OC]
S. 1802, Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act, 28424
S. 1944, Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Act amendments, 35296 [11DE]
S. Res. 97, import fee, 2634 [3FE]
S.J. Res. 19, National Energy Education Day, 6142 [18MR], 6277 [19MR]