Critics challenge Obama administration’s plan for natural gas exports
Lawmakers and energy industry leaders will scrutinize the Obama administration’s handling of applications to export U.S. natural gas during a congressional hearing Tuesday. More »
Poll: Environment beats drilling for voters in Western states
Westerners are more concerned about preserving public land than drilling on it, according to a new poll that bucks the conventional wisdom about the public’s view of energy development in the region. More »
Preparing for hurricanes, 1,200 miles away from the Gulf
One thousand miles away from the Gulf of Mexico, scientists and government officials will be huddling on June 27 to strategize ways to safeguard offshore oil platforms and pipelines when hurricanes bear down on the infrastructure. More »
Indonesia steps toward fuel hike amid protests
Indonesia’s Parliament voted to approve a budget package on Monday that lays the groundwork for the slashing of government fuel subsidies, as police fired tear gas and water cannons outside to disperse hundreds of angry protesters. More »
Study: Exports will have significant impact on US natural gas price
Henry Hub natural gas prices will become far more volatile and influenced by global market conditions once the United States begins to export liquefied natural gas, according to a new study released by the PIRA Energy Group. More »
Energy secretary vows to move swiftly on LNG exports
Top Obama administration officials on Thursday pledged to lawmakers that they would move quickly but carefully in vetting applications to broadly export domestic natural gas, with more final decisions coming this year. More »
House panel advances energy bills; Senate approval doubtful
The House Natural Resources Committee approved a suite of bills that aim to boost domestic energy development and ratchet up pressure on the Obama administration to open new areas to oil and gas drilling. More »
Analysts: Keystone XL delays won’t stop Canadian crude exports
The longer it takes the Obama administration to make a final decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, the better the opportunity for alternatives that would move Canada’s oil sands crude throughout the United States, energy analysts suggested Wednesday. More »
Murkowski: Energy efficiency bill will advance on Capitol Hill
The Senate could take up energy efficiency legislation once it finishes debating immigration policy even though more comprehensive bills aren’t moving any time soon, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, predicted Wednesday. More »
Washington summit to focus on the US oil boom’s global implications
The United States’ advantage in unearthing oil and gas from dense rock formations — and the prospect for exporting some of that bounty — will be the focus of discussion during a summit Wednesday in the shadow of the Capitol building. More »
Salazar navigates ethical limits in new role
During the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill, the law firm WilmerHale was winning concessions for BP during White House talks over a compensation fund, about the same time that then-Interior Secretary Ken Salazar famously declared the Obama administration would keep a boot on the neck of the British oil giant. Three years later, Salazar has now joined the prominent firm. More »
Republican bill would limit environmental reviews of offshore drilling
The federal government would be forced to make decisions on offshore drilling before fully scrutinizing how the work would affect coral and other ocean life under legislation advancing in the House, conservationists and a marine biologist warned Congress on Tuesday. More »
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