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Biden's oil and gas agenda: a considered regulatory approach
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Report summary
“Will Biden ban fracking?” was on everyone’s mind until it became clear that President Biden will not. However, other Biden administration decisions can still have a wide impact on how Lower 48 E&Ps operate. The administration’s Unified regulatory agenda, released in June 2021, gives us a view into the key pillars that will shape the administration’s approach to oil and gas regulation. There hasn’t been sweeping environmental legislation since the 1970’s and the Biden administration will likely use existing legislative authority to strengthen oversight and emphasize environmental conservation.
Table of contents
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Executive summary
- A forty-year-old regulatory landscape
- The Unified agenda and strengthening existing authority
- What does this mean for E&Ps?
- Timing is everything
- A note on the Endangered Species Act
- Conclusion
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Key environment and energy legislation
- United States average emissions intensity, 2021-2031
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