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Alaska To Play A Big Role in Obama’s Domestic Energy PlansDuring his weekly radio address, President Obama talked about plans to conduct annual lease sales in the national petroleum reserve.Related Content
President Barack Obama has announced plans to increase domestic oil production and Alaska will be playing a big role.
During his weekly radio address Saturday morning, the president talked about the skyrocketing gas prices at the pump. Which is why he said his new plan of attack will tap into lease sales in the National Petroleum Reserve. It will also create a special team to work on Alaskan drilling permits. With years of permit problems in the Last Frontier, this plan would streamline permits in Alaska and encourage oil production in Alaskan waters. U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has been critical of President Obama’s policies in the past, but after his speech Saturday, she believes his verbal commitment needs to support the realities in producing Arctic oil. "The president's comments today were good, they were positive, they are certainly in the right direction,” said Murkowski. “While many of them have concerns, the general consensus is that this will be a positive movement for Alaska,” she said. U.S. Senator Mark Begich, D-Alaska, also released a statement in response to Obama’s plan. "These steps will hopefully lead to expanded development in Alaska and long-term reduction in our dependence on foreign oil from unfriendly countries,” he said. “However, congress still must pass comprehensive energy and tax reform bills to bring some relief to families facing high gas prices today and in the future.” But how long will it take to translate the president’s words into action? Sen. Murkowski expects “eight to ten years” and went on to say that Alaskans wouldn’t see changes in gas prices overnight. In a statement, Alaska Governor Sean Parnell said, "The president must now ensure these agencies recognize the importance of responsible resource development, critical to our nation’s energy security.” |
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sam said on Sunday, May 15 at 5:52 PM
Prudhoe puts out 600,000 barrels of oil a day. It goes to the highest bidder which has been Europe n Japan. Oil companies are concerned about our country? Where will any other domestic oil go? We give them tax breaks so as to make it easier for them to produce oil n they sell it to...
67106671Unkljoe said on Sunday, May 15 at 10:09 AM
Sniff,sniff....I smell a re-election around the corner. All of a sudden it's time to do something that should have been in the works long ago. 8-10 yrs to see any results?! Not good enough. It's my guess nothing will change, gas prices may even be higher. It's all a load of crap. Obama needs another term to finish U.S. off.
67092612akrock said on Sunday, May 15 at 9:57 AM
Hogwash, the president has had almost 3 years to do something about oil production and all he did was stifle it until just before election time. Another "Look what I did in the 11th hour" re-elect me scam.
67092297Matthew said on Sunday, May 15 at 8:20 AM
Wow, what a freakin' embarrassment for KTVA. I need to watch another NEA commercial about the quality of our high school graduates. I had no idea that the president spelled his name with 2 'R's or that that word arctic had only 1 c in it. The sad thing is that the mental midgets KTVA hires to write, review and edit their stories don't even need to know how to spell, the computer can spell for them. Apparently, they are too lazy or unintelligent to do that either. As far as our president's commitment to domestic oil, I'll believe it when I see it. Until then, it is all just a bunch of talk to try and get re-elected.
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