Comments about ‘New approach to oil, gas leases’

The Interior Department under Secretary Salazar has finally done the site-specific analysis of impacts that should have been done before the lease sale. The story doesn't mention that leasing has continued with BLM's quarterly lease sales of uncontested areas. The results are posted on Utah BLM's web site. You can even see who got the leases, in case you want to ask them if they're doing any drilling.

We in the Uintah Basin recognize that those 8 leases were indeed too close to National Parks and Monuments. We feel vindicated that the other 69 have some validity. The reporter should have mentioned that several counties have sued Salazar over his actions and this may put all 77 leases back on the table, once the judge finds that he violated federal law.

Come on, Mr. Salazar. Stop putting your finger to the political winds. Hold back on the 7 and release the rest. Energy prices are going up and they'll keep going up until the supply begins to equal demand.

There is wide spread misconception that producing oil in the US will make a difference in gas prices, well wake up and smell the roses. Oil produced in the US is fated to the world oil market and world oil market prices. Our oil is sold to foreign and US investors but not transported out of the country. It's a paperwork way of inflating oil prices without even moving it.

The few temporary jobs created by drilling is not substantial nor a benefit to the economy.

Then anyone bidding on these leases must pay for them at close of acution, not after it is resold for development then pay the auctioneer, the state. Salazar is right, there is corruption and major losses to the state in how these lands are sold and abuse of the system is rampant. I do not agree for BLM leases be used for development, this state cannot support overdeveloping and destroying the state we all love. I am not willing to sacrifice Utah to the wealthy for a few dollars or millions of dollars.

Want a job? Make business fire their illegals.

Whatever we do, let's not get off of foreign oil.

"Want a job? Make business fire their illegals."

Seriously? Those jobs are what we (The Elite) call undesirable. The kinds of jobs that are suited for High School and College kids (except for the fact that they don't take these jobs seriously, so they get canned).

Don't use the "there taking our jobs" scape goat. I've yet to see and "illegals" as a V.P. to any fortune 500 companies.

to misconception: Don't tell the thousands of oil related employees, their families, and hundreds of related businesses that their "temporary jobs created by drilling" are not substantial nor a benefit to the economy. What planet are you from? It is the life blood for eastern Utah!

Hmmm....Salazar says:
"What the report demonstrates is that there was a headlong rush to leasing in the prior
administration,"

So a 7 year review process is a "headlong rush" and a 9 day tour is what? A comprehensive study?

The statement that "it was not done correctly in the past" is highly subjective, not factual. They should have said, "We don't agree with how it was done" to be more accurate.

Oil is successfully and cleanly produced in vineyards, orchards, and farms in California and wildlife refuges on the Gulf coast -- certainly it can be safely produced in the Utah desert!

Lynn, check out what happened to the town of Rifle, CO after the oil and gas companies left to truly understand the temporary nature of oil and gas drilling. The companies will take what they need and leave behind a mess for you to clean up -- while permanently destroying your long-term prospects for tourism. Whether its one year or five, that's still temporary.

There are multiple competing interests in these lands, so it's important to not be stupid when deciding what to do with them.

Liquidated Damage
In view of the fact the Oil & Gas Companies, that misappropriation the proprietor of the mineral rights, the state allows to happen. Both agree on and to engage in the unlawful act in On unofficial earning strategies.

the entire underneath of the acreage belonging to the original owner be misappropriation by which I determine to perform my judgment no to sign a lease for the reason of liquidated damage. I will specific on the acreages below the International Water Boundary where the Oil & Gas Companies, hidden pipeline illegitimately extracting and connect to unidentified pipeline.

In which several Oil & Gas Companies, which was a huge confidence trick and I require being acquainted with such state unawareness of this issue.

The law is being violated by various Oil & Gas Companies, and several attorneys, covering up the embezzlement or theft of Oil & Gas production royalties and mineral rightfully belonging to the property owners. This be being done with the knowledge of the commission of such State and also involve the Bar Association cover-up this embezzlement of an adverse possession. This unlawful act been violated since in the 50’s.