Natural gas producers in Wyoming believe access to international markets would be a windfall. But there s a catch: Coastal states don t want the export terminals.
Casper Star-Tribune
CASPER â Gov. Mark Gordon sent a letter to the Biden administration last week criticizing a recent order that he says severely hampers oil and gas development and threatens Wyomingâs economic well-being.
In a letter sent Wednesday to the Interior Departmentâs acting secretary, Gordon said Wyomingâs oil and gas operators faced long delays in obtaining permits and other approvals needed to continue operations on existing federal leases.
A Jan. 20 secretarial order issued by the acting secretary of the Interior requires top federal officials to approve all leases, permits and other applications submitted by oil and gas operators. Gordon says the order has simply added âlayers of bureaucratic red tape to what was a well-functioning process.â