PETROLEUM see also Power Resources

Addresses

ANWR—Key to America's Energy Future: Robert E. Wycoff, 8527 [22AP]

Future of the Oil and Gas Industry: L. Frank Pitts, 12029-12031 [23MY]

Amendments

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: amend relative to indemnification and hold harmless agreements (H.R. 4517), 30978, 31122, 31123 [14OC]

Analyses

Oil Pipeline Regulatory Reform Act (S. 2770), 23151-23153 [9SE]

Regulate Certain Above-Ground Storage Tanks (S. 2020), 534 [1FE]

Articles and editorials

Adopt a Real Energy Policy Before Plundering Alaska, 22388 [11AU]

Agreement Can Spark Big Payoffs—Canada Swaps Resources for U.S. Market Access, 2361 [23FE]

Ag's Diesel Fuel Tax Must Be Repealed Now, 8857 [26AP]

Alaska Oilfield Report Cited Unexpected Harm to Wildlife, 11058 [13MY]

Alaskan Oil Follies, 22387 [11AU]

Alert Sounded on Potentially Lethal Refinery Chemical, 2494 [24FE]

Canadians Fear Reprisals Under Trade Treaty, 2362 [23FE]

Caribou and Oil, 16613 [30JN]

Coming Oil Crisis, 15475 [21JN]

Complacency Over Oil Could Prove Costly, 18273 [13JY]

Decisions Without Facts on Drilling—End Run Around Environmental Studies Shuts Out the Public, 17294 [7JY]

Doing Something Right in the Gulf, 1664 [17FE]

Drifting Sands, 6967 [14AP]

Drill, and Hang the Consequences?, 22388 [11AU]

Drill With Care in Alaska, 18507 [14JY]

Drilling in Alaska—U.S. Should Develop Other Energy Sources, 12752 [26MY]

Drilling Needn't Ruin Environment, 19561 [28JY]

Energy Crisis Isn't Gone—It's Bigger Than Ever and Lying in Wait for the Next Administration, 22773 [7SE]

Environmental Treasures, the Arctic, 11059 [13MY]

Exploration vs. Wildlife, 22345 [11AU]

Family Tragedy Spurred Man's Concern, 7318 [19AP]

Fixture in Newark—Oldest Black-Owned Gas Station Enjoys 51 Years at Site, 15029 [16JN]

Fuel Standard for 1989 Car Set at 26.5 MPG, 28033 [4OC]

Gas Guzzlers on the Road to Comeback, EPA Says, 29308 [7OC]

GM's Big Crybaby, 22773 [7SE]

Go Slow in Alaska, 22344 [11AU]

Ignoring the Energy Issue—How Soon We Forget, 32590 [21OC]

In Gulf, U.S. Underestimates Own Strengths, 2903 [2MR]

In Its Wake, 1664 [17FE]

Inspection Record Draws Comments From Safety Board, 7319 [19AP]

Leading a Coal Group Out of Washington's Pits, 10403 [10MY]

Let's Stop Complaining About Roadblocks and Get to Work!, 20000 [2AU], 26836 [29SE]

Mideast Unrest Increases U.S. Need for Arctic Oil, 15895 [23JN]

Mirage of the Oil Import Fee, 2411 [23FE]

More Oil From Alaska?, 17568 [11JY]

More Oil—And Caribou, Too, 19229 [27JY]

Nation Needs a Real Energy Policy, 22387 [11AU]

No Oil Drilling in Arctic Refuge, 22387 [11AU]

Oil Drilling, Wildlife Don't Mix, After All, 22386, 22388 [11AU]

Oil Exploration Justified if Environment Protected, 16753 [6JY]

Oil Not Well in Refuge, 22387 [11AU]

OPEC Nations Move To Market Gasoline Directly to Consumers, 8723 [26AP]

Out of Gas?, 15013 [16JN]

Protect America's Serengeti, 22388 [11AU]

Protecting a National Treasure, 22389 [11AU]

Real Energy Crisis, 22344 [11AU]

Refinery Blast Sparks Warning on Possibility of Poisonous Gas Release, 2495 [24FE]

Risk High for Chemical Disaster—Report Identifies 3 Local Facilities, 2495 [24FE]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve—Fill It, 22761 [7SE]

Teapot Dome for Sale, 6852 [14AP]

30-Year-Old Pipeline Raises Safety Issues, 7317-7318 [19AP]

Tradeoff Debate Favors New Oil From Alaska, 17299 [7JY]

U.S. Resolve Stays High in Gulf—Mission Unchanged Though Naval Force Is Reduced, 2233 [23FE]

What Price U.S. Patrols in the Gulf?, 2233 [23FE]

Wildlife or Oil?, 4357 [17MR]

Will Seven Become Four?, 29684 [11OC]

Windfall Profit Tax Should Be Repealed, 18637 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

Above-ground storage tanks: regulate certain (see S. 2020)

Agriculture: tax-free purchase of farm fuels (see S. 2003, 2067, 2075, 2118, 2168; H.R. 3844, 3850, 3865, 3866, 3881, 3989, 4117, 4129, 4151, 4175, 4242)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: authorizing certain aspects of development of oil and gas resources of coastal plain study area (see H.R. 3928)

———energy plan regarding oil and gas reserves (see H.R. 4343)

———oil and gas leasing (see S. 2214)

Bankruptcy: treatment of oil industry estate property (see S. 2161; H.R. 4144)

California: convey lands in a naval petroleum reserve (see H.R. 4649)

Canada: support Alberta in a feasibility study for extracting oil and other minerals (see H. Con. Res. 391)

Exploration: tax incentives (see H.R. 5522)

Foreign trade: restrict import of products from certain refineries (see S. 2724; H.R. 5041)

Gasoline: coloring for identifying octanes (see H.R. 5503)

———labeling of the octane rating (see H.R. 5182)

Pipeline safety: appropriations (H.R. 2266): concur in Senate amendment (see H. Res. 583)

Mines and mineral resources: settlement of certain oil shale mining claims 2(see S. 2089)

Motor vehicles: amend fuel economy standards and gas guzzler tax (see H.R. 4882)

———definition of model type for purposes of gas guzzler tax (see H.R. 4735)

———improve consumer information and fuel efficiency (see H.R. 5033)

Oil Pipeline Regulatory Reform Act: enact (see S. 2770; H.R. 5289)

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: enact (see S. 2643)

Oil Shale Mining Claims Conversion Act: enact (see S. 2089)

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: amend relative to indemnification and hold harmless agreements (see H.R. 4517)

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend relative to franchise operation (see S. 2179)

Power resources: national energy policy (see H.R. 4065)

Recycled materials: protect used oil recycling system (see H.R. 5513)

Taxation: delay imposition on diesel and aviation fuels (see S. 2210; H.R. 4275)

———exemption for certain fishing vessels (see S. 2128; H.R. 4242)

———exemption for mining process (see S. 2166)

———exemption for State and local governments (see S. 2062, 2168; H.R. 3892)

———exemption for States, local governments, farmers, and certain oil and gas drillers (see H.R. 3989)

———exemption for those exempt from paying the motor fuels excise tax (see S. 2176)

———exemption on sales of certain fuels (see H.R. 4192, 4444)

———expedite consideration of diesel fuel tax (see S. Res. 418)

———wholesale level diesel fuel and aviation fuel taxes (see H.R. 4194)

Colloquies

Don Young amendment to Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act: several House Members, 8929-8931 [27AP]

Documents

Wolpe Amendment to International Economic Policy Reform Act, 8935 [27AP]

Explanations

Counterproposal on Alaskan oil: Senator Proxmire, 8937 [27AP]

Modifications to Senate Committee on Finance amendment to Tax Reform Act (S. 2238), 29732-29734 [11OC]

Tables relative to fuel consumption and mileage travelled by motor vehicles, 25284 [26SE]

Factsheets

Oil and Gas Industry, 2357 [23FE]

Letters

Alaskan oil exports: Representative Sharp, 8149 [21AP]

British Petroleum Oil Co. request: Juan B. Sosa, Ambassador of the Republic of Panama, 5087 [23MR]

Don Young amendment to Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act: H. Lawrence Garrett III, 8931 [27AP]

Exploration in Gulf of Mexico: Donald P. Hodel, Sec. of the Interior, 18223 [13JY]

Export of refined petroleum products: Senators Murkowski and Stevens, 8717 [26AP]

Naval petroleum reserves privatization: Frank C. Carlucci, Sec. of Defense, John S. Herrington, Sec. of Energy, and James C. Miller III, 6852 [14AP]

———James C. Miller III, 6851 [14AP]

Oil export restrictions in Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act: John S. Herrington, Sec. of Energy, 8927 [27AP]

———President's Cabinet, 8928 [27AP]

———Senator Murkowski, 8933, 8934 [27AP]

———Senators Murkowski and Stevens, 8941 [27AP]

———William F. Martin, 8936 [27AP]

Oil overcharge funds: sundry organizations, 16077 [27JN]

Oil Pipeline Regulatory Reform Act: John Herrington, Sec. of Energy, 23148-23151 [9SE]

Production of cleaner motor vehicle fuel: California Energy Commission, 24508 [20SE]

Tax-free use of diesel fuel by fishery vessels: William R. Orr, 3167 [3MR]

Wolpe amendment to Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act: John S. Herrington, Sec. of Energy, 8931, 8934 [27AP]

Memorandums

Oil Export Controls, Sec. 331, Title III of H.R. 3: Dept. of Commerce, 8934 [27AP]

Memorials of legislature

Alaska, 4135 [16MR], 6443 [12AP]

California, 25022 [22SE], 26611 [29SE], 28243 [4OC], 29796 [11OC], 32117 [20OC]

Colorado, 9155 [27AP]

Florida, 9673 [2MY], 10797 [12MY]

Idaho, 9155 [27AP], 9524 [29AP]

Illinois, 6343 [11AP], 8372 [21AP], 18925 [26JY]

Minnesota, 9156 [27AP], 9525, 9526 [29AP]

Oklahoma, 18238 [13JY]

Pennsylvania, 25 [25JA], 8569 [25AP], 8752 [26AP], 9523 [29AP]

Washington, 2768 [1MR]

Proposals

Compromise between the product export provisions of House and Senate trade bills, 8932 [27AP]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: tax-free purchase of farm fuels, 4470 [21MR], 6234 [31MR], 8794 [26AP], 8857 [26AP], 20641 [4AU], 32728 [21OC]

———tax-free purchase of farm fuels (H.R. 3844), 73 [25JA], 3317 [3MR], 12778 [26MY]

———tax-free purchase of farm fuels (H.R. 3850), 186 [27JA]

———tax-free purchase of farm fuels (H.R. 3865), 181 [27JA], 3612 [9MR], 3707 [14MR]

———repeal diesel fuel and heifer taxes, 20508 [4AU], 21435 [9AU]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK: authorizing certain aspects of development of oil and gas resources of coastal plain study area (H.R. 3928), 1337 [9FE]

———energy plan regarding oil and gas reserves (H.R. 4343), 6245 [31MR]

———future of coastal plain, 1679 [17FE]

———leasing of lands for petroleum and gas exploration (H.R. 1082), 15012 [16JN]

———oil and gas leasing, 10581 [12MY], 15475 [21JN], 15895 [23JN], 16613 [30JN], 17299 [7JY], 17568 [11JY], 18273 [13JY], 18507 [14JY], 19229 [27JY], 19561 [28JY], 22344 [11AU]

Bankruptcy: treatment of oil industry estate property (H.R. 4144), 3708 [14MR]

British Petroleum Oil Co.: request, 5087 [23MR]

Coastal zones: impact of drilling, 17294 [7JY]

Ecology: atmospheric greenhouse effects, 1463 [16FE]

Elk Hills, CA: naval petroleum reserve, 11782 [19MY]

Exploration: impact on ecology, 16753 [6JY]

———tax incentives, 31990 [19OC]

———tax incentives (H.R. 5522), 31156 [14OC]

Foreign trade: restrict import of products from certain refineries (H.R. 5041), 18477 [14JY]

———U.S. dependence on imports, 7489 [19AP], 18537 [14JY], 16072 [27JN]

Gasoline: labeling of the octane rating (H.R. 5182), 21122 [8AU]

Pipeline safety: appropriations (H.R. 2266), 7309, 7313-7319 [19AP]

Motor vehicles: amend fuel economy standards and gas guzzler tax (H.R. 4882), 15467 [21JN], 22773 [7SE]

———definition of model type for purposes of gas guzzler tax (H.R. 4735), 13299 [2JN], 22773 [7SE]

———diesel fuel taxes, 3311 [3MR]

Oil Pipeline Regulatory Reform Act: enact (H.R. 5289), 23871 [14SE]

Oil spills: comprehensive system of liability and compensation for damage and removal costs (H.R. 1632), 1211 [8FE]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: amend relative to indemnification and hold harmless agreements (H.R. 4517), 15250 [20JN], 31953 [19OC]

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (H.R. 1842), 33474 [21OC]

Pipelines: safety, 32248 [20OC]

Power resources: national energy policy (H.R. 4065), 3012 [2MR], 15968-15970 [27JN], 16243 [28JN]

———tax incentive policy, 31990 [19OC]

———U.S. policy, 9548 [29AP]

Recycled materials: protect used oil recycling system (H.R. 5513), 30600 [13OC]

Strategic petroleum reserve: authorizing law enforcement officers to make arrests (S. 836), 28548 [5OC]

Taxation: collection of excise taxes on certain motor fuels (H.R. 3990), 2459 [24FE]

———diesel and aviation fuel at wholesale level (H.R. 4194), 4175 [17MR]

———diesel and aviation fuel at wholesale level (H.R. 4275), 5661 [29MR]

———diesel fuel excise tax, 5983 [31MR]

———exemption for certain fuels (H.R. 4444), 19574 [28JY]

———exemption for fishermen, 32728 [21OC]

———exemption for States, local governments, farmers, and certain oil and gas drillers (H.R. 3989), 2438, 2442 [24FE]

———excess profits tax, 4177 [17MR]

———Federal tax on gasoline, 3835 [15MR]

———purchase of diesel fuel tax free (H.R. 4192), 4365 [17MR]

Technology: energy efficiency exhibition on display at Cannon rotunda, 2548 [25FE]

Texas: economic conditions, 6967 [14AP]

Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act: Alaska restriction, 9822 [4MY]

West Virginia Oil Gas Day: observance, 20001 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Above-ground storage tanks: regulate certain (S. 2020), 530-535 [1FE]

Agriculture: tax-free purchase of farm fuels (S. 2075), 1867 [19FE]

———tax-free purchase of farm fuels (S. 2003), 31 [25JA], 441 [28JA]

———tax-free purchase of farm fuels (S. 2067), 1526 [17FE]

———tax-free purchase of farm fuels (S. 2118), 2870 [2MR]

———tax-free purchase of farm fuels (S. 2168), 3936 [15MR]

———tax-free purchase of farm fuels (H.R. 4175), 29514 [7OC]

———tax-free purchase of farm fuels in drought areas, 19334 [28JY]

Alaska: Native lifestyle and oil and gas exploration, 6441 [12AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK: environmental impacts of oil development, 11058 [13MY]

Ashland Oil Inc.: multimedia dropout prevention campaign, 22883 [8SE]

Bankruptcy: treatment of oil industry estate property (S. 2161), 3770 [14MR]

Canadian Free Trade Agreement Incentive Equalization Act: enact (S. 2096), 2633 [26FE], 2355, 2357 [23FE]

Dept. of Energy: evaluation of oil import fee, 3183 [3MR]

Foreign trade: export restrictions (S. 2724), 21622 [10AU]

———impact of trade bill on Alaska, 8933 [27AP]

———price impact of unregulated market, 8350 [21AP]

Japan: change in mix of fuels used for industrial power, 12302 [25MY]

Mines and mineral resources: settlement of certain oil shale mining claims (S. 2089), 2331 [23FE]

Motor vehicles: collection procedures for tax on diesel fuels, 5226 [24MR]

Naval petroleum reserves: privatization, 6850 [14AP]

Oil Pipeline Regulatory Reform Act: enact (S. 2770), 23147 [9SE]

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: enact (S. 2643), 18349 [14JY]

Oil Shale Mining Claims Conversion Act: enact (S. 2089), 2331 [23FE]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: amend relative to indemnification and hold harmless agreements (H.R. 4517), 16062 [27JN], 30979, 31122-31124 [14OC]

———amend relative to indemnification and hold harmless agreements (H.R. 4517), objection to consideration, 16133 [28JN]

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend relative to franchise operation (S. 2179), 4059 [16MR]

Pipelines: authorize State enforcement of Federal safety regulations, 27132 [30SE]

———clarify existing laws, 27133 [30SE]

———increase number of safety instructors, 27131 [30SE]

———operation safety, 27130 [30SE]

———taxation of interstate, 6198 [31MR]

Power resources: development of alternative sources, 32590 [21OC]

———energy future, 8527 [22AP]

———national energy policy, 24234 [16SE]

Strategic petroleum reserve: authorizing law enforcement officers to make arrests (S. 836), House amendments, 29577 [7OC]

Tariff: oil import fee, 2411 [23FE]

Taxation: delay imposition on diesel and aviation fuels (S. 2210), 4939 [23MR]

———diesel fuel excise tax, 5834 [30MR]

———diesel fuel exemption for marine purposes, 29774 [11OC]

———domestic production incentive (S. 233), 25645 [27SE]

———excess profits tax on crude oil, 18637 [25JY]

———expedite consideration of diesel fuel tax (S. Res. 418), 8388 [21AP]

———repeal excess profits tax (S. 255), 25645 [27SE]

———repeal of diesel fuel provisions, 19318, 19340 [28JY]

———tax-free purchase of motor fuels by those exempt from paying the motor fuels excise tax (S. 2176), 4056 [16MR]

———tax-free sale of diesel fuel use by fishery vessels (S. 2128), 3166, 3168 [3MR]

———tax-free sales of gasoline to local governments (S. 2168), 3936 [15MR]

———tax-free sale of diesel fuel to State and local governments (S. 2062), 1521 [17FE], 2406 [23FE]

———tax-free sale of diesel fuel use in mining process (S. 2166), 3933 [15MR]

Reports

Costs and Benefits of Oil Import Fees—A Critique and Revision of the Analysis in the Dept. of Energy Report: Karl Hausker, 3183-3186 [3MR]

Oil and Gas Development in Northern California: Dept. of the Interior, 16450, 16472 [29JN]

Refined Petroleum Exports, 8714 [26AP]

U.S. Territories: Energy Information Administration, 8711 [26AP]

Reports filed

National Energy Policy: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H. 4065) (H. Rept. 100-684), 14079 [10JN]

Oil and Gas Leasing in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (S. 2214) (H. Rept. 100-308), 5207 [24MR]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendment Relative to Indemnification and Hold Harmless Agreements: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 4517) (H. Rept. 100-710), 14853 [16JN]

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act Amendment: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 1842) (H. Rept. 100-1100), 32357 [20OC]

Pipeline Safety Act Appropriations: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H.R. 2266) (H. Rept. 100-445), 4797 [22MR]

Statements

Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards Proposed Rollback: Senator Wirth, 28032 [4OC]

Oil Overcharge Funds: Madeleine Kunin, Governor of Vermont, 14631 [15JN]

———Ted Schwinden, Governor of Montana, 14631 [15JN]

Tax Free Diesel Fuel for Fishing Boats, 29707 [11OC]

Studies

Energy Conservation Goals in Public Buildings, 3012 [2MR]

U.S.-Canadian Drilling Comparisons: American Gas Association, 15048 [17JN]

Summaries

Alaskan Petroleum Product Exports, 8938 [27AP]

National Energy Policy Act (H.R. 2667), 19419 [28JY]

Naval Petroleum Reserves Privatization: Senator Domenici, 6851 [14AP]

U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement Oil and Natural Gas Incentive Equalization Act (S. 2096), 24407 [19SE]

Surveys

U.S. Navy Protection of Kuwaiti Oil Tankers: Blair, WI, Junior High School, 12196 [24MY]

Tables

Federal gas tax and Oklahoma cities, 1522 [17FE]

Motor vehicles subject to the gas guzzlers tax, 651 [2FE], 29308 [7OC]

Proposed staff compromise package on unresolved export control issues, 8935 [27AP]

U.S. fuel savings from Stafford-Baucus bill, 25285 [26SE]

Vehicle miles traveled and fuel consumption, 25285 [26SE]

Texts of

H.R. 1416, restrict oil exports to noncontiguous countries, 8926 [27AP]

H.R. 2266, authorizing appropriations for the Liquid Pipeline Safety Act, 7310-7313 [19AP]

H.R. 4065, national energy policy, 15968 [27JN]

H.R. 4175, permit tax-free sales of diesel fuel for use on a farm, 29514 [7OC]

H.R. 4275, taxation of diesel and aviation fuel at wholesale level, 5661 [29MR]

H.R. 4517, amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act relative to indemnification and hold harmless agreements, 15250 [20JN]

H.R. 4735, definition of vehicle model type for purposes of gas guzzler tax, 13299 [2JN]

H.R. 5182, labeling of the octane rating of gasoline, 21122 [8AU]

S. 2003, exempt from tax diesel fuel used for farming purposes, 31 [25JA]

S. 2020, regulate certain above-ground storage tanks, 531-534 [1FE]

S. 2089, Oil Shale Mining Claims Conversion Act, 2332 [23FE]

S. 2096, Canadian Free Trade Agreement Incentive Equalization Act, 2357-2360 [23FE]

S. 2118, permit tax-free sales of diesel fuel for off-highway uses, 2870 [2MR]

S. 2128, tax-free sale of diesel fuel use by fishery vessels, 3167 [3MR]

S. 2166, tax-free sales of diesel fuel use in mining process, 3934 [15MR]

S. 2168, tax-free sales of gasoline for use by State and local governments, 3937 [15MR]

S. 2210, delay imposition of tax on diesel and aviation fuels, 4939 [23MR]

S. 2643, Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act, 18350-18355 [14JY]

S. 2724, restrict amount of petroleum exported from U.S., 21622 [10AU]

S. Res. 418, expedite consideration of diesel fuel tax, 8388 [21AP]