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Policy Needed To Guide Natural Gas Regulation on Federal Lands

EMD-78-86 Published: Jun 15, 1979. Publicly Released: Jun 15, 1979.
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The management by the Department of the Interior of the exploration, development, and production of natural gas from federal lands in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) was studied. The Gulf of Mexico was chosen for the study because this region, which supplies almost all of the natural gas obtained from OCS areas, is responsible for about 18 percent of the nation's natural gas consumption.

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Energy legislationEnergy suppliesGas leasesGas resourcesLand leasesMarine mineral resources developmentProgram managementPublic landsNatural gasExploration