Just months after approving the Willow project in Alaska, the Department of Interior has doubled back on oil and natural gas development in Alaska and canceled the only active leases in the state’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). At the same time, the DOI announced new rules to prevent future oil and natural gas development
Read More...Grid reliability – driven by natural gas – is paramount to ensuring equitable, affordable access to energy for Americans across the United States, especially those living in areas prone to extreme weather events. This summer, many parts of the United States. saw record-breaking temperatures, which increased demand. Peak demand, alongside the shift towards electrification,
Read More...Natural gas is a critical component of the future energy system, according to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Willie L. Phillips. Chairman Phillips, a Biden appointee, made the remarks at the Gastech Conference – the leading LNG global event – in Singapore this week, explaining: “This convening of global energy leaders at Gastech in Singapore
Read More...Natural gas trade associations recently called out the Biden administration for their overreaching and unrealistic proposed rule on gas pipeline leak detection and repair that would place an undue burden on operators who are already committed to reducing emissions. Reminder: Following the rules announcement in May, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) hosted
Read More...Ceding to activists’ demands to limit oil and natural gas development in the Gulf of Mexico under the guise of protecting the Rice’s whale, the Biden administration has announced “a lease sale in name only” that removes millions of acreage from the parcel and adds burdensome restrictions on operators. In response to the “arbitrary and
Read More...New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is rolling full steam ahead with his electrification initiative, without considering the voices of opposition ringing throughout the state. With the release of the second iteration of its Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Strategic Funding Plan last month, New Jersey continues to push its aggressive agenda aimed at shifting its
Read More...American energy production was top of mind at the GOP debate in Milwaukee as several candidates voiced support of the oil and natural gas industry. While no question was asked specifically by the moderators about American energy, many of the candidates pointed to unleashing domestic energy production as a means to increase energy security and
Read More...Election season is approaching, prices at the pump are rising, and just like clockwork, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is pushing for his proposed windfall profit tax, again. Yesterday, Rep. Khanna tweeted: Big Oil is making empty climate pledges. Congress must step up and pass my windfall tax on fossil fuel companies to rein in their
Read More...A new study attempting to blame natural gas development for negative health outcomes largely shows the opposite: that no linkage exists between fracking, adverse birth outcomes, and nearly all of the cancers studied. The study, released by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, is the result of a four-year, multi-million-dollar taxpayer-funded venture commissioned to study
Read More...Every year, states across the Gulf Coast brace for hurricane season. The Gulf Coast region experiences an average of 14 named storms, 3 major hurricanes and 7 hurricanes each year. Being one of the nation’s most important oil and natural gas-producing areas, the industry has earned a reputation for its remarkable commitment to safety, preparedness,
Read More...While on a multi-state tour promoting the administration’s climate credentials, President Biden admitted during an interview with the Weather Channel that he tried to “stop all drilling on the east coast, and the west coast, and in the Gulf,” but was stymied by court orders including a Louisiana district court judge’s 2022 ruling that overturned
Read More...The North Sea is fast becoming the political battleground of choice in the run-up to the next UK general election. As competing energy security and net-zero agendas pull politicians in different directions in the United States and beyond, UK politicians are scoping out North Sea oil and natural gas as a core campaign issue. But
Read More...Following a hearing last week that showcased the economic necessity of the Department of Interior’s five-year offshore leasing plan, yesterday the Independent Petroleum Association of America, the American Petroleum Institute, and fifteen other energy trade associations sent a letter urging President Biden to support U.S. energy security by finalizing a new five-year program. Since the
Read More...Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released its long-awaited vehicle emissions standards that complement EPA’s aggressive vehicle tailpipe emissions rule. NHTSA’s update to the CAFÉ standards was overseen by Acting Administrator Ann Carlson. Last year, Carlson was nominated by President Biden to lead NHTSA, but her nomination was pulled by the White
Read More...More than a year after the Obama administration’s Outer Continental Shelf five-year offshore leasing program expired, the United States still does not have a new plan in place, as required by law. As put plainly by the Chair of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Pete Stauber (R-MN) during a House Natural Resources
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