Number: RS21170
Title: ANWR Oil: Native Lands and State Waters
Authors: Bernard A. Gelb, Resources, Science and Industry Division 
Abstract: As part of its deliberations over energy policy, Congress is deciding whether to continue to protect the ecosystem of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) or to open it to oil and gas development - with good prospects of finding economically recoverable amounts of oil. A new preliminary report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) presents a broader assessment of economically recoverable oil than included in the USGS's 1998 study, but not necessarily more favorable or unfavorable.
Pages: 4
Date: Updated March 12, 2002