Re: Oil and Gas Production on Federal Lands and WatersApril 15, 2021 To: The US Department of the Interior Comments submitted to: [email protected]. The Texas Alliance of Energy Producers (the Alliance) and our members appreciate the opportunity to provide comment on the management of oil and gas leasing and production on federal lands and waters. The Alliance represents approximately 2,600 member companies and individuals, primarily in the upstream (exploration and production) segment of the oil and gas industry. While there is relatively little in the way of federal oil and gas production in Texas, we remain concerned about a potential permanent moratorium on future federal oil and gas leasing. First, even though Texas oil and gas production accounts for very little of total US production from federal lands and waters, the state stands to suffer significant damage by such a moratorium in terms of employment loss and state revenue. This is because a number of the companies who engage in production on federal lands are headquartered in Texas, have a substantial employment presence in Texas, and/or produce on federal lands in neighboring states. Further, Texas supplies a significant portion of labor and other resources for federal offshore production in the Gulf of Mexico. Click here to view comments presented to the Dept of Interior on April 15, 2021.
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