Offshore Drilling and Energy Conservation: The Relative Impact on Gas Prices

Dean Baker and Nichole Szembrot

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Abstract: This issue brief compares projected savings from drilling in presently restricted offshore zones and savings if the nation had continued adjusting fuel efficiency standards at 1980-1985 rates. The issue brief projects savings through 2027, the year in which offshore drilling would reach peak capacity.

Keywords: offshore drilling; energy conservation; fuel efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q4 Q41 Q48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 2 pages
Date: 2008-06
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