Untapped U.S. Oil and Gas Resources Study

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	Related Video Access: On the Street Interviews in the Nation's Capital August 6, 2008 - Watch API's Jane Van Ryan interview visitors on the U.S. National Mall, and see what others think about energy exploration, offshore drilling, the environment and energy policy in the United States. More >> Related Audio ETR 63 Potential Revenue from U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Dec. 9, 2008: Jane Van Ryan talks with Harry Vidas from ICF International about his study commissioned by API that revealed expanded U.S. oil and natural gas drilling could substantially boost domestic production and yield about $1.7 trillion in federal, More >> Related Links Untapped U.S. Oil and Gas Resources Full Report ICF Study Press Release ICF State Level Analysis The development of America's vast domestic oil and natural gas resources that had been kept off-limits by Congress until recently could generate more than $1.7 trillion in government revenue, create thousands of new jobs and enhance the nation’s energy security by significantly boosting domestic production, a new study shows. The ICF International study, commissioned by the American Petroleum Institute (API), shows that developing the offshore areas that had been subject to Congressional moratoria until recently, as well as onshore areas—resources in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and a small portion of currently unavailable federal lands in the Rockies—would lift U.S. crude oil production by as much as 2 million barrels per day in 2030, offsetting nearly a fifth of the nation's imports. Natural gas production could increase by 5.34 billion cubic feet per day, or the equivalent of 61 percent of the expected natural gas imports in 2030. The study also estimates that the development of all U.S. oil and natural gas resources on federal lands could exceed $4 trillion over the life of the resources. "This study underscores how the oil and natural gas industry can enhance America's energy security and help solve our economic problems by increasing production of our nation’s vast oil and natural gas resources," said API President and CEO Jack N. Gerard. "The U.S. oil and natural gas industry supports more than six million jobs, and more drilling for oil and natural gas will mean more energy for America, more well-paying jobs, and trillions of dollars of much-needed revenues that will help federal, state and local governments pay for critical services." According to the ICF study, U.S. crude oil production would rise by 36% by 2030 if development is permitted in the studied areas of the Outer Continental Shelf, ANWR and the Rockies and domestic natural gas production would rise by 10%. By 2030, this activity would create 160,000 jobs. Take action now. Contact your congressman today to say you support more access to energy resources here at home. For more results, read the final study report (.pdf). Other readers also read: Access Counter Offshore Leasing: A Multi-Step Process Access to Oil and Gas Resources Primer

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