Timeline Of Biden's Energy Policy Failure Leading To Gas Prices Doubling

[eagle1462010]

US oil drilling has tripled since Biden took over & production is up over 2.3/mbpd to 12/mbpd & rising.

Amazing what happens when he loses in court against the oil companies all the time.

 

[eagle1462010]

Since Biden was elected, active US oil drilling rigs have tripled from 251 to 753
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US oil production is up over 2.4mb/d to 12.1mb/d & rising
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Cherry picked data. Using a small portion of the graph. lmao

U.S. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Rotary Rigs in Operation (Number of Elements)

Down over 300 rigs since the Covid nonsense.

Use negative oil time to say look what I did when everything Biden has done has been to slow production.

 

[eagle1462010]

India - Govt slaps export tax on petrol, diesel; windfall tax on domestic crude oil

So. They are getting their cut of profits for bailing out Russia. They and BRICs are buying Russian oil and reselling it. While we SANCTION OURSELVES they are laughing all the way to the bank.

 

[berg80]

Biden's policies have been a failed disaster, from stopping energy production at home

That's a lie. What's missing from your erroneous premise is any proof of a causal relationship between Biden's policies and oil production or the price of oil.

 

[eagle1462010]

Federal Onshore and Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Pause and Review - Harvard Law School

This page tracks the federal oil and gas leasing pause and related litigation. For more on these leasing programs, see our Onshore Leasing Page and Offshore Leasing Page. If you’re a reporter and would like to speak with an expert on this rule, please email us. Quick Take The IRA makes it hard...

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Jan. 20, 2021 DOI issues Secretarial Order No. 3395, announcing that the agency is temporarily suspending its authority to issue any onshore or offshore fossil fuel authorizations, including new lease sales, for 60 days.
Jan. 20, 2021 In Executive Order 13990, President Biden revokes the Trump Executive Order 13783 titled “Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth.” EO 13783 directed federal agencies to streamline the oil and gas leasing process and suspend, revise, or rescind regulations that burdened the development of domestic energy resources.
Jan. 27, 2021 President Biden signs Executive Order 14008, which pauses all new federal offshore and onshore oil and gas leasing pending a comprehensive review of the leasing and permitting program. The order also revokes Trump’s EO 13795.
Jan. 27, 2022 Western Energy Alliance petitions the District of Wyoming to review President Biden’s suspension of the oil and gas leasing program. Western Energy Alliance v. Biden, No. 0:21-cv-00013 (D. Wyo.).
March 15, 2021 The Biden administration asks the Ninth Circuit to dismiss the case reviewing President Obama’s withdrawing certain Arctic and Atlantic coastal areas from oil and gas leasing in light of President Biden revoking President Trump’s EO 13795 (the EO challenged in this case). The Biden administration asks the court to vacate the lower court ruling and remand with instructions to dismiss the case. League of Conservation Voters v. Trump, No. 19-35460 (9th Cir.).
March 24, 2021 Louisiana and twelve other states file a lawsuit challenging President Biden’s pause on new federal oil and gas lease sales arguing that the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) and the current 5-year Leasing Program prohibit the moratorium. Louisiana v. Biden, Docket No. 2:21-CV-00778 (W.D. La.).
April 13, 2021 The Ninth Circuit dismisses the appeal of the March 29, 2019 decision by a federal judge to reinstate President Obama’s withdrawals of Arctic and Atlantic areas from oil and gas leasing because President Biden’s Executive Order 13990 revoking Trump’s EO 13795 rendered the appeal moot. League of Conservation Voters v. Trump, No. 19-35460 (9th Cir.).
June 15, 2021 A federal judge in the Western District of Louisiana issues a preliminary injunction blocking President Biden’s pause on oil and gas lease sales. The court holds that the leasing moratorium violates statutory authority given to DOI, the Bureau of Land Management, and BOEM under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the current 5-year leasing program. The judge further holds that the immediate impact of the pause renders the preliminary injunction an appropriate remedy and that the DOI may not continue to pause upcoming Lease Sales 257 or 258. Louisiana v. Biden, Docket No. 2:21-CV-00778 (W.D. La.).
Aug. 9, 2021 Plaintiff states file a motion asking the court to order Lease Sale 257 and asking the federal government to show why its failure to make the sale does not put it in contempt of the preliminary injunction. Louisiana v. Biden, Docket No. 2:21-CV-00778 (W.D. La.).
Aug. 16, 2021 The Biden administration appeals the preliminary injunction that blocked the moratorium on new federal oil and gas leasing. Louisiana v. Biden, Docket No. 2:21-CV-00778 (W.D. La.).
Aug. 24, 2021 DOI announces that it will continue to prepare lease sales during the appeal process.
Aug. 24, 2021 The Department of Justice (DOJ) files a memorandum in response to the plaintiff states’ August 9 motion. DOJ argues that DOI had restarted the leasing program and was therefore complying with the preliminary injunction. DOJ further argues that the preliminary injunction did not require the Lease Sale to occur on any timeline, and the government was therefore entitled to complete a new environmental review. Louisiana v. Biden, Docket No. 2:21-CV-00778 (W.D. La.).
Aug. 31, 2021 Environmental groups file a lawsuit challenging DOI’s decision to hold Lease Sale 257 in the Gulf of Mexico, seeking vacatur and injunction of the sale. The groups argue that the sale of Lease 257 violates the NEPA and the APA and estimate that the sale “will result in the production of up to 1.12 billion barrels and 4.4 trillion cubic feet of fossil fuels over the next 50 years.” Friends of the Earth, et al. v. Haaland, et al., Docket No. 1:21-cv-02317 (D.D.C.).
Sept. 17, 2021 Plaintiff states withdraw their motion to compel Lease Sale 257. Louisiana v. Biden, Docket No. 2:21-CV-00778 (W.D. La.).
Oct. 4, 2021 BOEM publishes a notice in the federal register that it will open and publicly announce bids received for oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico Outercontinental Gas Lease Sale 257 on Nov. 17, 2021.
Oct. 29, 2021 BOEM publishes a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for Lease Sale 258, which would offer leasing for oil and gas in Cook Inlet in the Gulf of Alaska. BOEM also announces a 45-day public comment period on the DEIS.
Nov. 17, 2021 BOEM holds its largest sale ever, the Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 257 for 308 tracts, covering 1.07 million acres of federal waters in the Gulf. In approving the sale, the DOI claimed it was acting “consistent with a U.S. District Court’s preliminary injunction.” However, environmental groups argue that this sale was not required by the June 15 preliminary injunction. These groups contend that by not conducting a new environmental review like the DOJ memo suggested was allowed, the federal government sped up the lease sale and worked against its decarbonization goals.
Nov. 26, 2021 DOI issues a report reviewing the federal oil and gas leasing process and making recommendations for reform. The report finds, among other things, that the current system does not give taxpayers fair returns and does not fully account for environmental harm, and that the current system encourages speculation by and decreases competition among oil companies. The report outlines recommendations to fix these problems and concludes that DOI is deciding how it will act on these recommendations and encourages Congress to pass reforms to the oil and gas leasing process.
Dec. 3, 2021 Democratic members of the House Committee on Natural Resources file an amicus brief in support of environmental groups challenging the Gulf of Mexico lease sale, arguing that the administration’s environmental review “substantially underestimates” the environmental harms of the lease sale. The brief also argues that the nationwide injunction issued by the District Court for the Western District of Louisiana “in no way excused” DOI’s obligations under NEPA and the APA. Friends of the Earth, et al., v. Haaland, et al., No. 21-cv-02317-RC (D.D.C.).
Jan. 19, 2022 Over 360 environmental groups sent a legal petition to the Biden administration to reduce oil and gas drilling to 98% lower than current levels by 2035. The petition explains that, without action, it will be difficult for the United States to keep its pledge to keep global temperatures from rising beyond 1.5℃.
Jan. 20, 2022 Over 80 environmental organizations sign and send a letter to the Biden administration, which urges the Department of the Interior to write a new 5-year Offshore Lease Program that bans lease sales starting in 2022. The letter also calls on Secretary Haaland to repudiate Lease Sale 257.
Jan. 27, 2022 The District Court for the District of Columbia blocks Lease Sale 257 in the Gulf of Mexico because the Department of the Interior failed to take a “hard look” at the environmental impact of the project or to account for the effect of overseas fossil fuel use when calculating climate impacts, which violated the National Environmental Policy Act. Friends of the Earth, et al., v. Haaland, et al., No. 21-cv-02317-RC (D.D.C.). For more background on the ruling, see EELP’s overview of the NEPA Review Process or visit our NEPA Tracker Page for the most up to date review requirements.
Feb. 1, 2022 The Department of the Interior mistakenly posted language on its oil and gas webpage that indicated royalty fees for leases would increase to 18.75%. The Department later removed the language, and a spokesperson for the Department said the decision to increase royalty rates was not yet final.
Feb. 8, 2022 310 environmental groups file a petition asking the Department of the Interior to immediately stop new drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
Feb. 8, 2022 Intervenor defendant, the American Petroleum Institute files a notice of appeal with the D.C. Circuit, challenging the D.C District Court’s decision to block Lease Sale 257 in the Gulf of Mexico. Friends of the Earth, et al. v. Haaland, et al., Docket No. 1:21-cv-02317 (D.D.C.).
Feb. 14, 2022 Louisiana, another intervenor defendant, files a notice of appeal in the D.C. Circuit case that blocked Lease Sale 257. Friends of the Earth, et al. v. Haaland, et al., Docket No. 22-05037 (D.C. Cir).
Feb. 14, 2022 The Biden administration asks the 5th Circuit to reverse the Western District of Louisiana’s decision that blocked the Biden administration’s moratorium on new oil and gas drilling on federal lands and waters. Among other issues, the Biden administration argues that Biden’s Executive Order 14008 is both lawful and unreviewable and that the plaintiffs relied on erroneous interpretations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Mineral Leasing Act. Louisiana v. Biden, Docket No. 21-30505 (5th Cir.)
Feb. 18, 2022 Environmental groups file a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction in the D.C. Circuit case that blocked Lease Sale 257. Friends of the Earth, et al. v. Haaland, et al., Docket No. 22-05037 (D.C. Cir).
Feb. 22, 2022 A federal judge in the Western District of Louisiana blocks the Biden administration’s application of an interim social cost of carbon metric., Louisiana v. Biden, No. 21-cv-01074 (W.D. La.). For updates on the metric and this litigation, see our Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases tracker page. In light of this decision, the Biden administration announces that it will delay decisions on new oil and gas drilling on federal lands.
Feb. 28, 2022 The Biden administration announces that it will not appeal the District Court’s decision that canceled Lease Sale 257 in the Gulf of Mexico. Friends of the Earth, et al. v. Haaland, et al., Docket No. 1:21-cv-02317 (D.D.C.).
Mar. 8, 2022 The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denies an emergency motion by American Petroleum Institute to expedite the appeal of the District Court decision that canceled Lease Sale 257. Friends of the Earth, et al. v. Haaland, et al., Docket No. 22-05037 (D.C. Cir).
Apr. 15, 2022 To comply with the preliminary injunction issued by the court in Louisiana v. Biden, the DOI announces that the BLM will issue notices for lease sales that will increase in royalty rates from 12.5% to 18.75% and limit the acreage available for leasing. Though this round of lease sales will move forward, the Biden administration continues its appeal of that injunction. Louisiana et al v Biden et al, Docket No. 2:21-cv-00778 (W.D. La.).
April 18, 2022: The BLM publishes final environmental assessments and sale notices for June 2022 lease sales. The final sale notices reduces the acreage of land available for leasing on public lands by 80% and increased royalty rates. For offshore leases, the current 5-year program is scheduled to end on June 30, 2022.
Apr. 19, 2022: The plaintiffs in Western Energy Alliance v. Biden assert that the notice put forward by the Bureau of Land Management still violates the Mineral Leasing Act because BLM did not establish a reliable and predictable leasing system in the future. A hearing in that case is scheduled for May 13. Western Energy Alliance v. Biden, No. 0:21-cv-00013 (D. Wyo.).
Apr. 29, 2022 Republican states attorneys general ask the Western District of Louisiana to grant summary judgment in the case challenging leasing pause. The states also challenge the cancellation of lease sales, including the cancellation of Lease Sale 257. Louisiana v. Biden, Docket No. 2:21-cv-00778 (W.D. La).
May 10, 2022 The Fifth Circuit hears oral arguments on the preliminary injunction that halted the Biden administration’s leasing pause. Louisiana v. Biden, Docket No. 21-30505 (5th Cir.).
May 12, 2022 BOEM cancels upcoming offshore Lease Sales 258, 259, and 261, citing “lack of industry interest” and “conflicting court rulings” as reasons for the cancellations.
May 19, 2022 During a hearing in front of the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee, Secretary Haaland says the DOI will propose a new 5-year offshore leasing plan by June 30, 2022, when the current 5-year plan is set to expire.
May 19, 2022 The states in Louisiana v. Biden write a letter to the Fifth Circuit to inform the court about the three cancelled lease sales. Louisiana v. Biden, No. 21-30505 (5th Cir.).
May 24, 2022 BOEM writes a letter to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals explaining its decision not to hold the upcoming lease sales. Louisiana v. Biden, No. 21-30505 (5th Cir.).
June 6, 2022 – Louisiana appeals to the D.C. Circuit, asking the court to reverse the lower court’s order that canceled Lease Sale 257. Friends of the Earth v. Haaland, Docket No. 22-05037 (D.C. Cir.). Fourteen states and several oil companies file amicus briefs supporting Louisiana.



14 states are currently suing Biden to force the lease sale so they can drill.

 

[eagle1462010]

That's a lie. What's missing from your erroneous premise is any proof of a causal relationship between Biden's policies and oil production or the price of oil.

 

[basquebromance]

 

[easyt65]

That's a lie. What's missing from your erroneous premise is any proof of a causal relationship between Biden's policies and oil production or the price of oil.

Discussed and provided many times.

What is pathetic is not only Biden but Biden Admin reps ha e bragged about causing this, forcing Americans to needlessly go through this 'transition' from fossil fuels to energy spurces that don't even exist yet.... They have bragged about how the cost of gas will remain high 'as long as it takes', tbat this pain is 'necessary for their agenda and tbe new LIBERAL WORLD ORDER'...

Dedpite them continuing to admit / brag about this, despite them showing how stupid you ate, fespite BIDEN calling you a liar, you still push the same pathetic sheep denial and propaganda.

Go peddle your bullshit to the other sheep.

 

[easyt65]

That's a lie. What's missing from your erroneous premise is any proof of a causal relationship between Biden's policies and oil production or the price of oil.

F* you, ignorant cockroach...

Biden Administration: High Gas Prices Will Continue ‘as Long as It Takes’ to Preserve the 'Liberal World Order'

Biden’s efforts to lower gas prices are belied by his statements and those of his handlers about using all this as an opportunity to further the green agenda.

pjmedia.com

"Biden said that the high gas prices would “as long as it takes” to beat Putin, whom he persists in implausibly blaming for them."



“What do you say to those families who say, ‘Listen, we can’t afford to pay $4.85 a gallon for months, if not years, this is just not sustainable?’” Deese answered: “Well, what you heard from the president today was a clear articulation of the stakes. This is about the future of the liberal world order, and we have to stand firm.”

The liberal world order makes no secret of wanting to eliminate fossil fuels. Biden himself suggested in late May that skyrocketing gas prices were all part of a larger plan: “And when it comes to the gas prices, we’re going through an incredible transition that is taking place that, God willing, when it’s over, we’ll be stronger and the world will be stronger and less reliant on fossil fuels when this is over.”

 

[Weatherman2020]

That's a lie. What's missing from your erroneous premise is any proof of a causal relationship between Biden's policies and oil production or the price of oil.

Hard to believe a guy who starts his term by saying the end of fossil fuel is coming soon, issues EO’s attacking fossil fuels, then 17 months later is whining we need more fossil fuels could be involved.

 

[emilseine]

I read that inflation and high gas prices are all due to the pipeline that Biden shut down. Because face it folks when gas goes up everything goes up b/c you have to ship your stuff across america which makes you get gas. That pipeline was gonna be built in just a few months but Biden shut it down. Do you all agree with me or are you falling for the media?

 

[eagle1462010]

I read that inflation and high gas prices are all due to the pipeline that Biden shut down. Because face it folks when gas goes up everything goes up b/c you have to ship your stuff across america which makes you get gas. That pipeline was gonna be built in just a few months but Biden shut it down. Do you all agree with me or are you falling for the media?

Midwest would already be getting more crude from it to 800k barrels of oil a day. Now there are lines for gas and out of gas issues.

High gas prices are putting mom and pop truckers under causing more problems.

 

[emilseine]

Amazing what happens when he loses in court against the oil companies all the time.

Did that really happen? biden lost in court against oil companies? How? And why was it court?

 

[emilseine]

Thanks for clearing up all the pipeline b.s. for me whoever you are you liberal progressive. I really had been convinced with no evidence that b/c Biden shut down that 1 pipeline that it's the reason for inflation and gas prices, it's obviously not true, Which I knew it must've not been true b/c I can't find a single piece of legit media on both sides that even mentions it.

 

[eagle1462010]

Did that really happen? biden lost in court against oil companies? How? And why was it court?

14 states are suing him right now for leases. Look it up

 

[Billy_Bob]

US oil drilling has tripled since Biden took over & production is up over 2.3/mbpd to 12/mbpd & rising.

Provable lie.. Current oil producing rigs now at just 700. When Biden took office, we had over 1,187.

Want to try that lie again>?

 

[emilseine]

We don't even need the pipeline anyyways, we have several already, it wouldn't even make up 4% of our oil. This is just a huge lie by the republicans, go do some research. I just did myself and feel pretty stupid for falling for it. It sounded reasonable to me but it isn't, it's nonsense. It's so silly to act like that one pipeline which wouldn't be going till 2023 anyways would supply that much oil, we are producing more oil now than we did during the Trump administration. I'm done debating this.

 

[emilseine]

The pipeline isn't even necessary we can ship it off in other ways and we do already.

 

[emilseine]

Since Biden was elected, active US oil drilling rigs have tripled from 251 to 753
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US oil production is up over 2.4mb/d to 12.1mb/d & rising
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I just read t he pipeline would only contribute 1% of t he world's oil

 

[Billy_Bob]

The pipeline isn't even necessary we can ship it off in other ways and we do already.

WRONG.. The keystone XL pipeline is much more secure and less risk than trucking oil or bringing it in by boat. Oil brought in by pipeline is less than 35 dollars a barrel when truck, train and boat make those barrels cost 55-75 dollars more. Chances of accidents and the fuels used to transport them are massive.

You really haven thought this through, have you?