Publisher's Synopsis
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that total sales of fossil fuels from production1 on federal and Indian lands decreased by 7% during fiscal year (FY) 2013. The decrease in production on federal lands alone was also 7% (Table 1). Sales from production on Indian lands, which account for less than 7% of total federal and Indian lands production, increased by 9% (Table 2). Crude oil production on federal lands increased slightly in FY 2013, but that increase was more than offset by decreases in coal, natural gas, and natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) production. Other notable developments in FY 2013 included the following:
