With the Trump administration’s efforts to repeal and modify regulations that are costly to industry, RFF researchers engaged in a major project to catalogue regulations affecting the oil and gas sector that could be candidates for repeal, to develop our own cost-benefit analyses for repeal and modification of six regulations, and to compare the administration’s stated prioritization approach for deregulation to the standard approach found in best economic practice.
Reports

Report — Nov 6, 2018
The Economics of Regulatory Repeal and Six Case Studies
Should regulations stay or should they go? RFF researchers conducted cost-benefit analyses of six regulations generating industry complaints.

Report — Aug 21, 2018
PHMSA’s 2009 Gas Distribution Rule: Should It Stay or Should It Go?
As part of a series examining US oil and gas sector regulations, this report analyzes the cost and benefits of repealing or modifying PHMSA’s 2009 Gas Distribution Rule under several scenarios.

Report — Aug 16, 2018
The 2016 Arctic Offshore Drilling Safety Rule: Should It Stay or Should It Go?
As part of a series examining US oil and gas sector regulations, this report analyzes the cost and benefits of repealing or modifying the 2016 Arctic Drilling Rule under several scenarios.

Report — Jul 20, 2018
PHMSA’s 2015 Tank Car Rule: Should It Stay or Should It Go?
As part of a series examining US oil and gas sector regulations, this report analyzes the costs and benefits of repealing or modifying a Department of Transportation rule to improve the safety of railroad tank cars carrying crude oil and ethanol.

Report — May 30, 2018
EPA’s 2016 Methane Rule: Should It Stay or Should It Go?
As part of a series examining US oil and gas sector regulations, this report analyzes the cost and benefits of repealing or modifying an EPA rule to regulate methane emissions under several scenarios.

Report — May 3, 2018
The 2016 Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Rule: Should It Stay or Should It Go?
As part of a series examining US oil and gas sector regulations, this report analyzes the cost and benefits of repealing or modifying a safety rule for offshore drilling activity under several scenarios.

Report — Apr 18, 2018
The 2016 BLM Methane Waste Prevention Rule: Should It Stay or Should It Go?
Our first report in a series examining US oil and gas sector regulations evaluates the costs and benefits of repealing or modifying BLM’s 2016 methane waste prevention rule under several scenarios.

Report — Sep 11, 2017