Democratic lawmakers are citing a not yet peer-reviewed or published study from a biased researcher with a history of flawed work to justify their calls to stop permitting new LNG export facilities in the United States. The research from Cornell University Professor Bob Howarth claims that when considering the lifecycle emissions of LNG, natural gas
Read More...The Center for Climate Integrity – the Rockefeller-funded activist group pushing climate litigation across the country – is openly boasting of targeting energy producing states with lawsuits in blatant attempt to undermine the U.S. oil and natural gas industry. In a new article from E&E News, Richard Wiles, president of the CCI spoke of his
Read More...It is becoming increasingly clear that there are some members of Congress who lack a basic understanding of the makeup of the U.S. oil and natural gas industry and how oil markets work. This week, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and over twenty Senate Democrats authored a letter to the FTC claiming that the
Read More...Germany and the European Union answered calls to sign on to a pact calling for a fossil fuel phaseout during preparatory talks on COP28 this week with a resounding “no”, delivering a blow to efforts calling for the immediate and hasty scale down of essential oil and gas resources. The High Ambition Coalition (HAC),
Read More...Trade groups including the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) submitted comments this week to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) urging the Biden administration to remove continued barriers to offshore energy production. Arguing that offshore leasing in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) is critically important to American
Read More...A new analysis by Inside Climate News attempting to quantify produced water spills in Texas should be viewed with a heavy dose of caution. The analysis lacks a clear methodology, makes misleading assumptions without context, ignores industry best practices, and was authored by an activist outlet with a history of anti-fracking biases. Inside Climate News
Read More...Everything old is new again. This week, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) came back with a revised version of his spectacularly incorrect “price gouging” theory. Speaking to E&E News about ExxonMobil’s and Chevron’s recently proposed acquisitions, Sen. Whitehouse made the bizarre claim that oil majors are looking for deals because of their “immense levels of
Read More...From frightening plastic masks to elaborate lawn scenes, decorations and props ensure that Halloween remains the spookiest time of the year. However, many may not realize that oil and gas products play an essential role in helping people transform their homes and selves for Halloween. Oil and gas products are critical to various components of
Read More...It’s been a rough few months for the all-electric dream. While the United Auto Workers strike continues to disrupt operations at major automakers’ facilities, carmakers are dialing back their EV production targets due to high costs and slower near-term demand. At the same time, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Read More...Environmental activists continue to try to set the narrative that the upcoming COP28 summit and push for a clean energy transition won’t be successful because of influence from the oil and gas industry. But the truth is the opposite: an energy transition without the oil and gas industry is what is doomed to fail. In
Read More...An open letter penned by the ‘We Mean Business Coalition’ this week calls upon the Heads of State attending COP28 to commit to phasing out fossil fuels entirely from the global energy system. However, the letter ignores the dangerous implications that a total phase-out of fossil fuels would have on international energy security and local
Read More...Last October, New Jersey’s brand-new Attorney General Matt Platkin filed a climate lawsuit following years of activist pressure in the state. Platkin quickly retained Sher Edling, the law firm representing nearly two dozen plaintiffs in climate lawsuits on a contingency fee basis, while simultaneously accepting outside funds from billionaires and Hollywood stars. Although the contingency fee arrangements in
Read More...When NPR’s Rockefeller-funded Climate Desk article “broke” the news on a new report this week, it took absolutely no time at all to connect the dots to the usual anti-fossil fuel crew behind the effort. A closer look at the report – and reporting – reveals a classic “who’s who” of the funders, activists, and
Read More...The most recent Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas survey of energy executives operating in Texas, northern Louisiana, and southern New Mexico found that overall activity in the oil and natural gas sector trended up in the third quarter of the year, but cost increases remain a worry. This increase in business activity, seen in the
Read More...The data keep stacking up against tenuous “peak oil” claims. While the International Energy Agency forecasts that global oil demand will peak within the next decade, it also confirms that fossil fuels are necessary for the “secure operation of the overall energy system for many years to come.” Ahead of the anticipated update to its
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