Industry Trade Associations Joint Comments to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on its Proposed Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2017-2022

Industry Trade Associations Joint Comments to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on its Proposed Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2017-2022

The American Petroleum Institute (API), National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), U.S. Oil and Gas Association (USOGA), American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC), International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC), International Association Of Geophysical Contractors (IAGC), Petroleum Equipment and Services Association (PESA), and the Alaska Oil and Gas Association (AOGA) (collectively, the Associations) offer the following comments on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) request for comments on the Proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2017-2022 published in the Federal Register on March 18, 2016.