US natural gas production fell by 33% 2008-2012 on Obama-controlled land, though overall US output increased 20% due to output from non-fed. land. US oil output on fed. land fell again in 2012

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 3/5/13, "Report: US oil-and-gas production up despite drop on federal lands," The Hill, Zack Colman

"A Congressional Research Service (CRS) study made public Tuesday backs up claims that President Obama’s policies have handicapped oil-and-gas production on federal lands.

The study by the nonpartisan CRS concluded that while overall United States oil-and-gas production has increased since 2007, it has declined considerably on federal lands....

“Where the states have been in charge, we have seen energy development boom in a safe and responsible way, but under federal control we have seen a sharp decline in production. A web of red tape and a backlog of delayed permits are blocking important energy production opportunities on federal lands,” Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.), who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, said in a Tuesday statement....

The CRS report did note that more access to federal lands “may not translate into higher levels of production.” 

It also said long-term U.S. Energy Information Administration projections forecast a rise in federal oil-and-gas production, though its share of the U.S. mix would still decline relative to more rapid development in private and state areas. ...

The CRS study concluded that crude oil development on federal lands dropped 7 percentage points between fiscal 2007-2012, even though total output rose by about 1.1 million barrels per day. 
 
For natural gas, overall U.S. production increased 20 percent between fiscal 2008-2012 despite falling by one-third on federal lands. 

Additionally, the report noted that in 2011 it took on average 307 days to get a drilling permit on federal lands. That was a 41 percent increase compared with 2006, it said....

“The regulatory framework for developing resources on federal lands will likely remain more involved and time-consuming than that on private land,” the report said." via Hot Air

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3/5/13, "Report: Oil production on federal lands falls again in 2012," Daily Caller, Michael Bastasch

"A report by the Congressional Research Service shows that oil production on federal lands took another dip in 2012, while overall U.S. oil production has exploded due to increased production on private and state lands.

“All of the increased production from FY2007 to FY2012 took place on non-federal lands, causing the federal share of total U.S. crude oil production to fall by about seven percentage points,” according to the report. “Overall, U.S. natural gas production rose by four trillion cubic feet (tcf) or 20% since 2007, while production on federal lands (onshore and offshore) fell by about 33% and production on non-federal lands grew by 40%.”...

“After years of talking about it, we are finally poised to control our own energy future. We produce more oil at home than we have in 15 years,” President Obama said in his State of the Union Address. “We produce more natural gas than ever before – and nearly everyone’s energy bill is lower because of it.”

However, oil production on federal lands has declined since 2009 from 1,731,500 barrels per day to 1,627,400 barrels per day. The total share of crude oil produced on federal lands fell to 26 percent in 2012 from 33 percent in 2009.

Natural natural gas production on federal lands has also plummeted from 5,376 billion cubic feet in 2009 to 3,724 billion cubic feet last year. Natural gas production on federal lands made up 15.5 percent of total U.S. production in 2012 — down from 24.9 percent in 2009.

President Obama promised to speed up times for new oil and gas permits in his second term and promised to support technology to make natural gas burn cleaner.

“In the meantime, the natural gas boom has led to cleaner power and greater energy independence,” Obama said. “That’s why my Administration will keep cutting red tape and speeding up new oil and gas permits."...

“President Obama and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar have presided over the most abysmal stewardship of public lands in recent history,” said Dan Kish, the senior vice president at the Institute for Energy Research. “Oil production on federal lands declined last year. Natural gas production on federal lands is in a free fall.”

“Where the states have been in charge, we have seen energy development boom in a safe and responsible way, but under federal control we have seen a sharp decline in production,” said Kentucky Republican Rep. Ed Whitfield.  

“A web of red tape and a backlog of delayed permits are blocking important energy production opportunities on federal lands.”"



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