{"id":33,"date":"2010-01-06T22:28:14","date_gmt":"2010-01-06T22:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/drilling\/?p=33"},"modified":"2010-01-06T22:28:14","modified_gmt":"2010-01-06T22:28:14","slug":"hill-blog-com-salazar-oil-gas-leasing-reforms-on-tap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/drilling\/2010\/01\/06\/hill-blog-com-salazar-oil-gas-leasing-reforms-on-tap\/","title":{"rendered":"Hill Blog.com: Salazar: Oil & Gas Leasing Reforms on Tap"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Salazar: Oil-and-gas leasing reforms on tap<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
By Ben Geman – 01\/03\/10 03:36 PM ET<\/div>\n
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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will unveil changes to federal leasing practices in January that are aimed at increasing confidence in the system, according to a report<\/a> Sunday.<\/p>\n

“I think the uncertainty that has been pervasive over the last several years on oil and gas leasing has been brought about because there’s been a rush to lease,” Salazar said in a New Year’s Eve interview with the Associated Press<\/em>. “We are not just about the business of letting the oil and gas industry run the Department of Interior.”<\/p>\n

Salazar, a centrist when he was a Colorado senator, has drawn attacks from oil and natural gas industry groups during his tenure as Interior Secretary under President Obama.<\/p>\n

The industry alleges he has stymied domestic exploration, pointing to decisions such as deferral and withdrawal of leases in Utah and extending review of Bush-era plans to expand offshore drilling.<\/p>\n

Salazar has said during his first year that he is seeking to restore balance between domestic production and environmental protection that was absent under the prior administration.<\/p>\n

He does not detail the planned reforms in the AP<\/em> account but said he was seeking to restore confidence for all sides, including industry.<\/p>\n

Salazar told reporters<\/a> in November that he was reviewing the leasing program to reduce the number of leases subject to legal and administrative challenges.<\/p>\n

Salazar also is planning changes in the implementation of the Endangered Species Act, he told AP<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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