NATURAL GAS

Amendments

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), S1583 [1MR], S1636, S1658 [2MR], S1798 [6MR], S1815, S1844, S1845, S1846 [7MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4845, H4860, H4866, H4869, H4870, H4871, H4872 [29JN]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), consideration (H. Res. 897), H4817 [29JN]

Articles and editorials

North Slope Oil Spill Raises New Concerns Over Pipeline Maintenance, H3239 [25MY]

Outdated Ban, H4815 [29JN]

State of Energy, H137 [1FE]

U.S. Probes Alaska Pipeline Repairs—EPA, FBI Check Allegations of Improper Repair Work on Two Big Storage Tanks, H3240 [25MY]

Vague Law and Hard Lobbying Add Up to Billions for Big Oil, S3661-S3663 [27AP]

Bills and resolutions

Antitrust policy: prevent anti-competitive mergers and acquisitions in the oil and gas industry (see S. 2854), S4796 [18MY]

Business and industry: improve competition in the oil and gas industry and strengthen antitrust enforcement with regard to industry mergers (see S. 2557), S3211 [6AP] (see H.R. 5279), H2101 [3MY]

Dept. of Energy: undertake a study of the need for and feasibility of establishing a strategic natural gas reserve (see H.R. 5048), H1320 [29MR]

Dept. of the Interior: offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing (see S. 2253), S769 [7FE] (see H.R. 4908), H790 [8MR]

———offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing and provide a portion of the revenues from that leasing to producing States and coastal political subdivisions (see S. 2384), S1893 [8MR]

———suspend Federal oil and gas royalty relief for production of oil and natural gas occurring in any period in which oil and gas prices exceed certain amounts (see S. 2314), S1414 [16FE] (see S. Res. 372), S1175 [14FE] (see H.R. 4749), H273 [14FE]

Energy Policy Act: repeal fossil fuel energy tax incentives (see S. 2790), S4469 [11MY]

———repeal the ultra-deepwater and unconventional onshore natural gas and other petroleum research and development program (see S. 2251), S769 [7FE]

LIHEAP: funding (see S. 2273), S1071 [10FE] (see S. 2320), S1414 [16FE] (see H.R. 4785, 4793), H388 [16FE]

———release contingency funds (see S. 2628), S3420 [24AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: allocate a portion of the revenue derived from lease sales in the 181 Area to the land and water conservation fund for use by State and local governments for conservation purposes (see S. 3562), S6457 [23JN]

———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see S. 2294), S1413 [16FE] (see H.R. 4782), H388 [16FE]

———prohibit offshore drilling in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas (see S. 2316), S1414 [16FE]

———prohibit offshore drilling off of Florida (see S. 2239), S446 [1FE] (see H.R. 4783), H388 [16FE]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 5649), H4327 [20JN]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), consideration (see H. Res. 897), H4794 [28JN]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: provide for payments for producing coastal States (see S. 2420), S2202 [15MR]

Pipelines: enhance safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and enhance reliability in the transportation of energy products by pipeline (see H.R. 5678), H4554 [26JN]

Power resources: authorize discounted sales of royalty oil and gas taken in-kind from a Federal oil or gas lease to provide additional resources to LIHEAP (see H.R. 5111), H1562 [5AP]

———enhance affordability by rebalancing domestic supply and demand and promoting production from domestic resources (see S. 2290), S1353 [15FE]

———enhance energy efficiency and conserve oil and natural gas (see S. 2747), S4051 [4MY]

———enhance energy production, refining, infrastructure, conservation and efficiency capabilities of the U.S. (see S. 2755), S4107 [5MY]

———establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 5429), H2961 [19MY]

———establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), consideration (see H. Res. 835), H3225 [24MY]

———limit Federal court jurisdiction over certain suits on the application of a price threshold in determining the volume for which suspension of royalties applies to certain offshore oil and gas leases (see H.R. 5231), H1915 [27AP]

———permit U.S. companies to participate in exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a foreign maritime exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. exclusive economic zone (see S. 2787), S4469 [11MY] (see H.R. 5353), H2584 [11MY]

———promote energy production and conservation (see S. 2571), S3211 [6AP] (see H.R. 5331), H2338 [9MY]

———provide incentives to reduce dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 5375), H2585 [11MY]

———restore fairness in the provision of incentives for oil and gas production (see S. 2670), S3703 [27AP] (see H.R. 5300), H2173 [4MY]

———support goals to achieve complete energy independence (see H. Res. 843), H3308 (see H. Res. 843), H3360 [25MY]

———suspend Federal highway fuels tax and authorize the leasing, development, production, and transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 5462), H3137 [23MY]

States: penalize States that prohibit oil and gas exploration within their borders by denying them the use of any oil or natural gas produced domestically elsewhere (see H.R. 5663), H4423 [21JN]

Taxation: provide a credit proportional to the number of million British thermal units of natural gas produced by a high Btu fuel facility (see H.R. 5027), H1196 [28MR]

———provide a refundable credit for certain home energy costs (see H.R. 4729), H224 [8FE]

———provide incentives to promote energy production and conservation (see S. 2748), S4051 [4MY]

———provide that oil and gas companies will not be eligible for effective rate reductions enacted for domestic manufacturers (see S. 2672), S3704 [27AP] (see H.R. 5218), H1915 [27AP]

Cloture motions

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), S1666 [3MR], S1815 [7MR]

———funding (S. 2320), motion to proceed, S1522 [28FE]

Cost Estimates

Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act (H.R. 4761): CBO, H4815 [29JN]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), H4792 [28JN]

LIHEAP funding (S. 2320): CBO, H1049 [15MR]

Letters

Allow legal action against foreign oil producing states that enter into agreements to restrict oil production to raise the price of oil: several Senators, S1948, S1950 [9MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration: several members of Committee on the Budget (Senate), S2292 [16MR]

Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act: several Representatives, H4815 [29JN]

———William P. Hite, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices in the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, H4815 [29JN]

LIHEAP funding: Donald B. Marron, CBO, H1048 [15MR]

———Michael O. Leavitt, Sec. of HHS, H1048 [15MR]

———several Governors, S1058 [10FE]

———several Senators, S1059 [10FE]

Limit issuance of new leases for offshore oil and gas production to companies not providing proper royalty payments: several Senators, S6469 [26JN]

Prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, H2786 [18MY]

———Edward C. Sullivan, AFL-CIO, H2864 [18MY]

Motions

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), S1632 [2MR]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3258 [25MY]

Proposals

Allow legal action against foreign oil producing states that enter into agreements to restrict oil production to raise the price of oil, S1951 [9MR]

Remarks in House

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H141, H142 [1FE], H1710 [25AP], H1749, H1815 [26AP], H1884, H1900-H1902 [27AP], H1988 [3MY], H2512 [11MY], H3025 [23MY], H3163 [24MY], H3230, H3236-H3244, H3247-H3259, H3345 [25MY], H4510 [22JN], H4564 [27JN], E1020 [6JN]

Atlanta Gas Light Inc.: anniversary, E442 [29MR]

Business and industry: improve competition in the oil and gas industry and strengthen antitrust enforcement with regard to industry mergers (H.R. 5279), E710 [3MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H3343, H3346-H3348 [25MY]

Dept. of Defense: effect of oil and gas leasing activities in Outer Continental Shelf on military training operations, H2858, H2863, H2865 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: develop plan to deal with potential disruptions in worldwide oil and natural gas production, H3191 [24MY]

———provide regulatory relief for use of non-petroleum oil in electric transformers, E51 [1FE]

———Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Onshore Natural Gas Supply Research and Development Program funding, H3185, H3186 [24MY]

Dept. of the Interior: suspend collection of royalty payments for offshore oil and gas production on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico, H2182 [9MY]

———suspend Federal oil and gas royalty relief for production of oil and natural gas occurring in any period in which oil and gas prices exceed certain amounts (H.R. 4749), H229, H244 [14FE], E144 [14FE]

Eximbank: prohibit funding for making any loans or loan guarantees for oil and gas field development projects, H3693-H3695 [9JN]

FERC: prohibit funding for review of the application for the Broadwater liquified natural gas facility in Long Island Sound, H3189, H3190 [24MY]

FTC: investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products, H1836 [26AP], H2094 [3MY]

LIHEAP: funding, H245 [14FE], H294 [15FE], H1087, H1088, H1116, H1117 [16MR]

———funding (S. 2320), H1047-H1051 [15MR]

———prohibit use of certain funding relative to Federal prohibition on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration, H1047 [15MR]

Oceans: establish a rational process for the siting of liquefied natural gas facilities off the Northeast U.S. coast, H3338 [25MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: authorize a portion of funds generated by oil and gas leases be used to support the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, H4870, H4871 [29JN]

———limit issuance of new leases for offshore oil and gas production to companies not providing proper royalty payments, H2830, H2831, H2835-H2837 [18MY], H3259 [25MY]

———maintain moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions and provide oil companies with incentives to renegotiate certain leases, H4871, H4872 [29JN]

———open oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H4866 [29JN], E911 [19MY]

———prohibit offshore drilling off of Florida, H4835 [29JN]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H141-H143 [1FE], H1900-H1902 [27AP], H2624 [16MY], H2766, H2769, H2783-H2789, H2797, H2811-H2813, H2855-H2866 [18MY], H4510 [22JN], H4564 [27JN], E909 [19MY], E920 [22MY], E1159 [15JN]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities within a certain distance of a State's coastline unless the State requests leasing, H4812, H4873-H4875 [29JN]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4685 [28JN], H4830-H4875 [29JN], E1369, E1374 [11JY]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), amendment process, E1274 [26JN]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), consideration (H. Res. 897), H4808-H4817 [29JN]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), corrections in engrossment, H4893 [29JN]

Power resources: authorize discounted sales of royalty oil and gas taken in-kind from a Federal oil or gas lease to provide additional resources to LIHEAP (H.R. 5111), E533 [6AP], E554 [7AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H1709, H1718, H1723, H1727 [25AP], H1842 [26AP], E51 [1FE]

———establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3245-H3259 [25MY], E1020 [6JN], E1097 [9JN], E1159 [15JN]

———establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), consideration (H. Res. 835), H3236-H3245 [25MY]

———establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), motion to recommit, H3259 [25MY]

———increase fossil fuel productivity, accelerate transition to renewable fuels, and collaborate with allies to address issue of peak oil, H2618-H2624 [16MY]

———increase fossil fuel productivity, accelerate transition to renewable fuels, and collaborate with allies to establish project to address issue of peak oil, H207-H213 [8FE], H945-H950 [14MR], H1970-H1975 [2MY], H3988-H3994 [14JN]

———national energy policy, H132, H141-H145 [1FE], H213, H220 [8FE], H269 [14FE], H316, H317 [15FE], H1201 [29MR], H1325 [30MR], H1748, H1749, H1750, H1821, H1823, H1824-H1826, H1836 [26AP], H1873, H1892, H1898-H1905 [27AP], H1925 [2MY], H1984, H1985, H1986, H1988, H2094-H2099 [3MY], H2162, H2163 [4MY], H2182 [9MY], H2342, H2346 [10MY], H2626 [16MY], H3012 [22MY], H3020, H3024, H3025, H3124, H3133 [23MY], H3218 [24MY], H3725 [12JN], H4185 [16JN], H4685 [28JN], H4966 [11JY]

Taxation: impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and provide grants for mass transit (H.R. 2070), H1746 [26AP]

Remarks in Senate

Antitrust policy: prevent anti-competitive mergers and acquisitions in the oil and gas industry (S. 2854), S4803 [18MY], S4834 [19MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S391 [1FE], S2292 [16MR], S3487 [25AP], S3555-S3557 [26AP], S3854, S3857 [2MY], S3934 [3MY]

———use oil and gas exploration proceeds to fund certain Energy Policy Act programs, S2272 [16MR]

Atlanta Gas Light Inc.: anniversary, S1349 [15FE]

Business and industry: improve competition in the oil and gas industry and strengthen antitrust enforcement with regard to industry mergers (S. 2557), S3213-S3216 [6AP]

Dept. of the Interior: offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing (S. 2253), S772, S773 [7FE], S842, S843, S854, S857 [8FE], S1345 [15FE], S3440 [25AP], S3782 [1MY]

———offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing and provide a portion of the revenues from that leasing to producing States and coastal political subdivisions, S5321 [26MY]

———suspend Federal oil and gas royalty relief for production of oil and natural gas occurring in any period in which oil and gas prices exceed certain amounts, S3633, S3634 [26AP], S3639, S3641-S3667 [27AP], S7262 [10JY]

FTC: investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products (S. 1743), S3782 [1MY]

LIHEAP: funding, S186 [26JA], S1056, S1058, S1059 [10FE], S1458 [17FE], S2088 [14MR], S2230, S2254 [16MR]

———funding (S. 2273), S1075 [10FE], S1133 [13FE]

———funding (S. 2320), S1448 [16FE], S1474 [17FE], S1632-S1638 [2MR], S1665 [3MR], S1778-S1780 [6MR], S1808-S1815, S1824-S1828 [7MR], S1887 [8MR]

———funding (S. 2320), motion to proceed, S1522 [28FE]

———funding (S. 2320), unanimous-consent agreement, S1632 [2MR], S1804 [6MR]

———improve distribution of funding to States, S1824-S1826 [7MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: limit issuance of new leases for offshore oil and gas production to companies not providing proper royalty payments, S4830-S4832 [19MY], S6468, S6469 [26JN]

———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (S. 2294), S1415, S1416 [16FE], S1958 [9MR]

———prohibit offshore drilling in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas (S. 2316), S1433 [16FE]

———prohibit offshore drilling off of Florida (S. 2239), S453 [1FE], S854 [8FE], S943 [9FE]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, S6771 [29JN]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: provide for payments for producing coastal States (S. 2420), S4958-S4960 [23MY]

Petroleum: allow legal action against foreign oil producing states that enter into agreements to restrict oil production to raise the price of oil, S1948-S1952 [9MR]

Power resources: energy crisis in Western States, S6744 [29JN]

———enhance affordability by rebalancing domestic supply and demand and promoting production from domestic resources (S. 2290), S1359, S1360 [15FE]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S3441 [25AP], S3529-S3532 [26AP], S3769 [1MY]

———enhance energy efficiency and conserve oil and natural gas (S. 2747), S4059 [4MY]

———establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), S5322, S5394 [26MY], S5433 [5JN]

———increase supply of natural gas, home heating oil, and refining capacity, S1778-S1780 [6MR]

———national energy policy, S391, S439 [1FE], S973 [9FE], S1322 [15FE], S1376 [16FE], S1666 [3MR], S1811 [7MR], S2086-S2090, S2095 [14MR], S3552, S3553, S3555-S3557 [26AP], S3636-S3638 [27AP], S3781-S3787 [1MY], S3854-S3857 [2MY], S4243, S4244 [10MY], S6609-S6611 [28JN]

———oil and gas exploration in ecologically determined no-drill areas, S4243, S4244 [10MY]

———promote energy production and conservation, S3863 [2MY]

———promote energy production and conservation (S. 2571), S3231-S3234 [6AP], S3783 [1MY]

———restore fairness in the provision of incentives for oil and gas production (S. 2670), S3712 [27AP]

Taxation: provide incentives to promote energy production and conservation (S. 2748), S4059 [4MY]

———provide that oil and gas companies will not be eligible for effective rate reductions enacted for domestic manufacturers (S. 2672), S3712 [27AP]

———repeal certain benefits relative to oil and gas well intangible drilling and development costs, S1105, S1106 [13FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4761, Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 897) (H. Rept. 109-540), H4794 [28JN]

Consideration of H.R. 5429, American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 835) (H. Rept. 109-480), H3225 [24MY]

Dept. of the Interior Offer of the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for Oil and Gas Leasing: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2253) (S. Rept. 109-240), S3419 [24AP]

Oil and Gas Industry Antitrust Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2557), S3703 [27AP]

Rulings of the Chair

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), S1826 [7MR]

Statements

Consolidation in the Oil and Gas Industry—Raising Prices? Senator Specter, S3214 [6AP]

Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act: Donald Kaniewski, Laborers International Union, Tim James, International Union of Operating Engineers, and Chris Heinz, United Brotherhood of Carpenters, H4814 [29JN]

Prohibit Oil and Gas Leasing Activities on Certain Portions of the Outer Continental Shelf: Representative Kucinich, E920 [22MY]

Summaries

Royalty-in-Kind for Energy Assistance Improvement Act (H.R. 5111), E533 [6AP]

Tables

Earmarks for States of cosponsors of LIHEAP funding legislation, S1814 [7MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 835, consideration of H.R. 5429, American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act, H3236 [25MY]

H. Res. 897, consideration of H.R. 4761, Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act, H4808 [29JN]

H.R. 4761, Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act, H4845-H4860 [29JN]

H.R. 5429, American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act, H3245-H3247 [25MY]

S. 2253, require Dept. of the Interior to offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing, S772 [7FE]

S. 2320, LIHEAP funding, S1828 [7MR], H1047 [15MR]

S. 2670, Energy Fairness for America Act, S3712-S3714 [27AP]

S. 2672, Restore a Rational Tax Rate on Petroleum Production Act, S3714 [27AP]

S. 2747, Enhanced Energy Security Act, S4060-S4068 [4MY]

S. 2748, Enhanced Energy Security Tax Incentives Act, S4068-S4072 [4MY]

S. 2854, Oil Industry Merger Antitrust Enforcement Act, S4804 [18MY]

S. Res. 372, suspend Federal oil and gas royalty relief for production of oil and natural gas occurring in any period in which oil and gas prices exceed certain amounts, S1180 [14FE]