10% decrease in energy income of the US government
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency, citing Reuters, the US Ministry of Interior announced that the revenue from energy production in the country’s state lands and waters decreased by 10% to 16 billion and 400 million dollars in the last fiscal year. receipt.
This figure was the lowest compared to 2021, the first year of the presidency of Joe Biden, but It is the fourth highest income of this country since 1982.
Biden has been overseeing US oil and gas production, even as his administration made new mandates. on federal lands and has implemented policies for the fossil fuel transition period.
Donald Trump, the president-elect of the United States, has promised to maximize oil and gas production by easing laws and regulations.
The United States paid $16.45 billion to federal, state, local and tribal governments in the year ending in September. This figure has decreased compared to 18 billion and 240 million dollars in fiscal year 2023.
The US Treasury received 6.3 billion dollars, while 4.3 billion dollars was allocated to state and local governments.
The state of New Mexico received $2.888 billion, far more than any other state. The state of Wyoming also received 590 million and 900 thousand dollars in the second place and the state of Louisiana was in the third place with 163 million and 470 thousand dollars.
Meanwhile, the income from the production of natural gas in the United States decreased by 62% to 1.1 billion dollars due to the decrease in prices, while oil income decreased by 4%. There was an increase.
