Rob Bishop, 119 other House members ask Zinke to expand OCS leasing

The US House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and 119 other House members, all but one of whom are Republicans, asked Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke to increase US Outer Continental Shelf areas available for oil and gas leasing in the next 5-year management program. Rep. Gene Green from Houston was the single Democrat who signed the Aug. 16 letter, a committee staff member told OGJ.