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As part of our evaluation of the quality control assurance process for the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Energy Resource Program's (ERP) science center laboratories, we assessed the effectiveness of ERP's collaboration with other entities.
We found systemic flaws at the Osage Agency, a unit of BIA, that have created an ineffective program for managing the Osage Nation's mineral estate (oil, gas, and other reservation sub-surface minerals).
OIG’s Energy Investigations Unit conducted a joint investigation with BLM’s Special Investigations Group to determine if Statoil Oil and Gas, L.P. (Statoil) drilled a well through unleased federally owned minerals and extracted and sold significant volumes of oil and gas.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administers more than 245 million acres of public land, more than any other Federal agency. This acreage, much of it located in the West, makes BLM a leader in our Nation's wildland fire management efforts.
To evaluate the Bureau of Reclamation's (USBR) management of sustainable water programs and activities, OIG evaluated three financial assistance programs under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Program.
Extensive analysis following the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in 2010 provided the Federal Government, States, and private businesses a critical opportunity to significantly change policies and processes to promote safe and effective drilling in the waters of the Outer Continental S