New terms on US lease sales spark industry concern

摘要

Washington-Bidders in the December 14 Western Gulf of Mexico lease sale will be presented with a revised set of lease terms, including a provision that operators must comply with any future law or regulation that increases the operator's obligations. That provision has been questioned by two members of Congress, including Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican-Alaska, who says it gives the government the right to "unilaterally rewrite the lease at any time, increasing a bidder's risk and making the leases less attractive."