November 29, 2022
The full announcement from the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is available here.
Manchin Statement On Announcement Of Alaska Offshore Lease Sale
Washington,
DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement
on the U.S. Bureau of Energy Ocean Management’s (BOEM) announcement that Cook
Inlet Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 258 will take place on
December 30, 2022. This follows a requirement—included in the Inflation
Reduction Act by Chairman Manchin—that Lease Sale 258 take place before
December 31, 2022. The sale will offer approximately 958,202 acres off of
Alaska’s southcentral coast for oil and gas development.
“This
announcement is a welcome step towards strengthening America’s energy security
and realizing the benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Investing in and utilizing the abundant natural resources in our federal lands
and water will help ensure we have the energy we need to power our nation and
support our allies. We included this provision in the Inflation
Reduction Act to unlock and unleash American energy and I am glad the
Administration is following the law. The United States can produce energy
cleaner than anywhere else in the world, and there has never been a more
critical time to invest in American energy production. I look forward to the
administration continuing to implement the Inflation Reduction Act’s all-of-the-above
energy approach that will help keep energy affordable and reliable for all
Americans,” said Chairman Manchin.
The full announcement from the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is available here.
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