Lack of Guidance Stymies Development Of Oil, Gas in North Aleutian Basin, GAO Says

摘要

Oil and gas development in the North Aleutian Basin off Alaska's coast could be delayed by 10 years or more because the Minerals Management Service lacks a handbook to guide environmental assessments and suffers from other problems such as interference with scientific work and staff turnover, the Government Accountability Office reported April 7.rnThere is a good chance that the North Aleutian Basin contains at least 20 million barrels of oil and 400 billion cubic feet of natural gas, but MMS, part of the Interior Department, faces challenges in meeting its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act, GAO said.