Analyses
Documents on various energy issues.
- June 9, 2016 - CRS Oil Tax Historical - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, released a new report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) summarizing historical increases in the federal gasoline excise tax rate, currently set at 18.4 cents per gallon. Analysts estimate that the President’s proposed $10.25-per-barrel oil tax or “fee” would raise gasoline prices by between 20 and 25 cents per gallon. 6 9 16 CRS Memo historical gasoline tax.pdf (186.2 KBs)
- March 3, 2016 - CRS Report on Proposed Oil Tax - 3 3 16 CRS Proposed Oil Tax Report.pdf (139.1 KBs)
- February 16, 2016 - CRS Report on Oil Tax - 2 16 16 CRS Oil Tax Report.pdf (219.2 KBs)
- February 8, 2016 - CRS Report of President Obama Oil Tax - CRS Memo on Oil Fee.pdf (157.3 KBs)
- CRS Report on Yemen Oil Infrastructure of Domestic Politics - 10 16 14 CRS Report on Yemen Oil Infrastructure and Domestic Politics.pdf (435.7 KBs)
- CRS Report of U.S. - Israel Oil Agreement - This report provides background on the 1979 Memorandum of Agreement on Oil between the United States and Israel. 5 8 14 Israel supply CRS memo.pdf (123.9 KBs)
- CRS Analysis of FERC's Economic Reach - Staff requested that the Congressional Research Service estimate the economic significance of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. FERC Economic Reach.pdf (650.9 KBs)
- CRS Analysis of Kurdish Oil Exports and U.S. Policy - CRS_KurdishOilExports.pdf (290.5 KBs)
- DOE Study of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil Exports Issue - Exporting Alaskan North Slope Crude Oil-jpg.pdf (7.9 MBs)
- Murkowski Staff Report on ISIS Oil Sales - 9 24 14 A Dark Pool in the Mideast 1.pdf (153.6 KBs)
- Murkowski Staff Report on Iraq Energy - 10 3 14 Lens of Energy 1.pdf (653.8 KBs)
- Murkowski Staff Report on Oil Production Outages - 10 27 14 Oil Production Outages 1.pdf (435.6 KBs)
- Murkowski Staff Report on Energy-Water Nexus in Iraq - 10-29-14 Iraq-energy-water report.pdf (261.8 KBs)
- Law Library of Congress Memo on Offshore Exports - 11-25-14 - Law Library memo on Offshore Exports.pdf (128.0 KBs)
- DOE Memo in Reponse to Philip K. Verleger's "The Tar Sands Road to China" - DOE Response to Verleger Report - Difiglio.pdf (2.3 MBs)
