We Used to Be Energy Independent: What Happened?

[bripat9643]

It peaked at 13 and fell to below 11 under Trump but recovered to 11 when Biden took over. It has increased by nearly 1 mbd. 11.9

Weekly U.S. Field Production of Crude Oil (Thousand Barrels per Day)

It fell to 11 because of the shutdowns by blue state governors.

Who do you think you're fooling?

 

[bripat9643]

What polices are those?

Thy have been listed in this forum multiple times, douchebag.

 

[otto105]

It fell to 11 because of the shutdowns by blue state governors.

Who do you think you're fooling?

You're certainly not fooling anyone.

 

[otto105]

Thy have been listed in this forum multiple times, douchebag.

I have seen no policies that restrict either development or production of energy by President Biden.

 

[bripat9643]

LOL

Of course it does, ya fucking moron. I backed my claim with that chart and I got that chart from the latest EIA report.

Are you ever not a fucking moron?

Ever???

Of course, NOT.

 

[bripat9643]

I have seen no policies that restrict either development or production of energy by President Biden.

 

[bripat9643]

You're certainly not fooling anyone.

I know.

 

[bripat9643]

I have seen no policies that restrict either development or production of energy by President Biden.

Jan. 20, 2021 DOI issues Secretarial Order No. 3395, announcing that the agency is temporarily suspending its authority to issue any onshore or offshore fossil fuel authorizations, including new lease sales, for 60 days.
Jan. 20, 2021 In Executive Order 13990, President Biden revokes the Trump Executive Order 13783 titled “Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth.” EO 13783 directed federal agencies to streamline the oil and gas leasing process and suspend, revise, or rescind regulations that burdened the development of domestic energy resources.
Jan. 27, 2021 President Biden signs Executive Order 14008, which pauses all new federal offshore and onshore oil and gas leasing pending a comprehensive review of the leasing and permitting program. The order also revokes Trump’s EO 13795.
March 15, 2021 The Biden administration asks the Ninth Circuit to dismiss the case reviewing President Obama’s withdrawing certain Arctic and Atlantic coastal areas from oil and gas leasing in light of President Biden revoking President Trump’s EO 13795 (the EO challenged in this case). The Biden administration asks the court to vacate the lower court ruling and remand with instructions to dismiss the case. League of Conservation Voters v. Trump, No. 19-35460 (9th Cir.).
March 24, 2021 Louisiana and twelve other states file a lawsuit challenging President Biden’s pause on new federal oil and gas lease sales arguing that the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) and the current 5-year Leasing Program prohibit the moratorium. Louisiana v. Biden, Docket No. 2:21-CV-00778 (W.D. La.).
April 13, 2021 The Ninth Circuit dismisses the appeal of the March 29, 2019 decision by a federal judge to reinstate President Obama’s withdrawals of Arctic and Atlantic areas from oil and gas leasing because President Biden’s Executive Order 13990 revoking Trump’s EO 13795 rendered the appeal moot. League of Conservation Voters v. Trump, No. 19-35460 (9th Cir.).
June 15, 2021 A federal judge in the Western District of Louisiana issues a preliminary injunction blocking President Biden’s pause on oil and gas lease sales. The court holds that the leasing moratorium violates statutory authority given to DOI, the Bureau of Land Management, and BOEM under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the current 5-year leasing program. The judge further holds that the immediate impact of the pause renders the preliminary injunction an appropriate remedy and that the DOI may not continue to pause upcoming Lease Sales 257 or 258. Louisiana v. Biden, Docket No. 2:21-CV-00778 (W.D. La.).
Aug. 9, 2021 Plaintiff states file a motion asking the court to order Lease Sale 257 and asking the federal government to show why its failure to make the sale does not put it in contempt of the preliminary injunction. Louisiana v. Biden, Docket No. 2:21-CV-00778 (W.D. La.).
Aug. 16, 2021 The Biden administration appeals the preliminary injunction that blocked the moratorium on new federal oil and gas leasing. Louisiana v. Biden, Docket No. 2:21-CV-00778 (W.D. La.).
Aug. 24, 2021 DOI announces that it will continue to prepare lease sales during the appeal process.
Aug. 24, 2021 The Department of Justice (DOJ) files a memorandum in response to the plaintiff states’ August 9 motion. DOJ argues that DOI had restarted the leasing program and was therefore complying with the preliminary injunction. DOJ further argues that the preliminary injunction did not require the Lease Sale to occur on any timeline, and the government was therefore entitled to complete a new environmental review. Louisiana v. Biden, Docket No. 2:21-CV-00778 (W.D. La.).
Aug. 31, 2021 Environmental groups file a lawsuit challenging DOI’s decision to hold Lease Sale 257 in the Gulf of Mexico, seeking vacatur and injunction of the sale. The groups argue that the sale of Lease 257 violates the NEPA and the APA and estimate that the sale “will result in the production of up to 1.12 billion barrels and 4.4 trillion cubic feet of fossil fuels over the next 50 years.” Friends of the Earth, et al. v. Haaland, et al., Docket No. 1:21-cv-02317 (D.D.C.).
Sept. 17, 2021 Plaintiff states withdraw their motion to compel Lease Sale 257. Louisiana v. Biden, Docket No. 2:21-CV-00778 (W.D. La.).
Oct. 4, 2021 BOEM publishes a notice in the federal register that it will open and publicly announce bids received for oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico Outercontinental Gas Lease Sale 257 on Nov. 17, 2021.
Oct. 29, 2021 BOEM publishes a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for Lease Sale 258, which would offer leasing for oil and gas in Cook Inlet in the Gulf of Alaska. BOEM also announces a 45-day public comment period on the DEIS.
Nov. 17, 2021 BOEM holds its largest sale ever, the Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 257 for 308 tracts, covering 1.07 million acres of federal waters in the Gulf. In approving the sale, the DOI claimed it was acting “consistent with a U.S. District Court’s preliminary injunction.” However, environmental groups argue that this sale was not required by the June 15 preliminary injunction. These groups contend that by not conducting a new environmental review like the DOJ memo suggested was allowed, the federal government sped up the lease sale and worked against its decarbonization goals.
Nov. 26, 2021 DOI issues a report reviewing the federal oil and gas leasing process and making recommendations for reform. The report finds, among other things, that the current system does not give taxpayers fair returns and does not fully account for environmental harm, and that the current system encourages speculation by and decreases competition among oil companies. The report outlines recommendations to fix these problems and concludes that DOI is deciding how it will act on these recommendations and encourages Congress to pass reforms to the oil and gas leasing process.
Dec. 3, 2021 Democratic members of the House Committee on Natural Resources file an amicus brief in support of environmental groups challenging the Gulf of Mexico lease sale, arguing that the administration’s environmental review “substantially underestimates” the environmental harms of the lease sale. The brief also argues that the nationwide injunction issued by the District Court for the Western District of Louisiana “in no way excused” DOI’s obligations under NEPA and the APA. Friends of the Earth, et al., v. Haaland, et al., No. 21-cv-02317-RC (D.D.C.).
Jan. 19, 2022 Over 360 environmental groups sent a legal petition to the Biden administration to reduce oil and gas drilling to 98% lower than current levels by 2035. The petition explains that, without action, it will be difficult for the United States to keep its pledge to keep global temperatures from rising beyond 1.5℃.
Jan. 20, 2022 Over 80 environmental organizations sign and send a letter to the Biden administration, which urges the Department of the Interior to write a new 5-year Offshore Lease Program that bans lease sales starting in 2022. The letter also calls on Secretary Haaland to repudiate Lease Sale 257.
Jan. 27, 2022 The District Court for the District of Columbia blocks Lease Sale 257 in the Gulf of Mexico because the Department of the Interior failed to take a “hard look” at the environmental impact of the project or to account for the effect of overseas fossil fuel use when calculating climate impacts, which violated the National Environmental Policy Act. Friends of the Earth, et al., v. Haaland, et al., No. 21-cv-02317-RC (D.D.C.). For more background on the ruling, see EELP’s overview of the NEPA Review Process or visit our NEPA Tracker Page for the most up to date review requirements.
Feb. 1, 2022 The Department of the Interior mistakenly posted language on its oil and gas webpage that indicated royalty fees for leases would increase to 18.75%. The Department later removed the language, and a spokesperson for the Department said the decision to increase royalty rates was not yet final.

 

[otto105]

Not handing out anymore oil leases when we have 9,000 unused is not restricting production.

Cancelling the XP Pipeline has not stopped that oil from getting to market.


So, what do you have?

 

[bripat9643]

So now you want government to be in control of what businesses do. Now that is unbridled Capitalism, oh wait.
MAGA

Nope. Oil companies will start drilling more when government steps out of their way and confiscating everything they earn.

 

[LeftofLeft]

What polices are those?

I’ve already listed them throughout the thread.

 

[Faun]

It fell to 11 because of the shutdowns by blue state governors.

Who do you think you're fooling?

Fucking moron, most of the country shut down. That includes red governors.

 

[Faun]

Of course, NOT.

^^^ spits a fucking moron.

 

[bripat9643]

No, when government controls what businesses do, that is socialism.
Unbridled capitalism is when private businesses control what government does, like with US arms makers deciding we should invade Iraq.

Private business never controls the government. The later has guns and is legally allowed to kill you. The former only has money.

 

[bripat9643]

Fucking moron, most of the country shut down. That includes red governors.

You know as well as anyone that Trump didn't want the shutdown. Only dumbass progs like did.

 

[BlindBoo]

It fell to 11 because of the shutdowns by blue state governors.

Who do you think you're fooling?

It fell to below 11 because the price of oil collapsed due to the economic shut down across the globe. It was a business decision made by the our free market oil companies. The Rig count fell to 250 not because Trump ordered it. It's now nearing 800+ not because Biden ordered it.

Correction nearing 700.....

 

[bripat9643]

Not handing out anymore oil leases when we have 9,000 unused is not restricting production.

Cancelling the XP Pipeline has not stopped that oil from getting to market.


So, what do you have?

That talking point has been shot down 10,000 times.

 

[bripat9643]

It fell to below 11 because the price of oil collapsed due to the economic shut down across the globe. It was a business decision made by the our free market oil companies. The Rig count fell to 250 not because Trump ordered it. It's now nearing 800+ not because Biden ordered it.

Oil companies did not decide to shutdown the economy.

How big of a dumbass, are you?

 

[otto105]

Nope. Oil companies will start drilling more when government steps out of their way and confiscating everything they earn.

Dude, why go straight to dumb so fast?

ExxonMobil made 23.9 Billion last year in profit.

 

[bripat9643]

Dude, why go straight to dumb so fast?

ExxonMobil made 23.9 Billion last year in profit.

Why are you such a fucking dumbass?