Deep-water drilling lags behind pre-spill levels
A year after the Obama administration lifted a deep-water drilling ban imposed in response the Gulf oil spill, the offshore energy industry is still struggling to rebound, coastal and business leaders said Wednesday. More »
Poll finds Americans oppose efforts to delay EPA emissions rules
A strong majority of American voters oppose delaying upcoming Environmental Protection Agency rules for reducing toxic emissions from power plants as Republicans in Congress have sought to do, a new poll found. More »
Democrats, Republicans spar over fuel-economy standards
Obama administration officials defended recently unveiled fuel-economy standards for cars, minivans and pickup trucks made from 2017 to 2025 against Republicans’ concerns the proposal came from a secret deal with auto makers and lacked consumers’ input. More »
Republicans study offshore drilling, one year after lifting of deep-water ban
One year ago today, the Obama administration lifted the ban on most deepwater drilling that was temporarily imposed after the Gulf oil spill. House Republicans are marking the anniversary with a hearing focused on the lingering effects of that five-month moratorium. More »
New offshore energy sites open for business
The government has just launched websites for the two new federal agencies that oversee offshore energy development. More »
BP, Transocean & Halliburton execs set to testify on Capitol Hill
The three companies centrally involved in drilling and securing BP’s failed Macondo well are set to testify about the Deepwater Horizon disaster on Capitol Hill this week.
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Houston gas drilling contractor fined for running afoul of Clean Water Act
Integrated Production Services, a Houston-based oil and gas drilling contractor, today agreed to pay $140,000 in fines for sending hydrochloric acid into an eastern Oklahoma creek in 2007. More »
Republican wants answers on looming hydraulic fracturing rules
Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., wants the Obama administration to explain its plans for regulating hydraulic fracturing on federal lands. More »
Jobs council urges clean energy financing, power grid improvements
President Barack Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness today recommended a host of ways to revive the U.S. economy, including lowering regulatory hurdles for energy projects and upgrading the nation’s aging electric grid. More »
Environmentalists, laborers duel over pipeline during final D.C. showdown
Hundreds of laborers, environmentalists, oil industry representatives and religious leaders squared off today in a final public hearing before the Obama administration decides whether to approve a controversial pipeline that would carry oil from Alberta to the Gulf Coast. More »
API: Keystone XL opponents want to politicize pipeline decision
American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard said a small but vocal minority of fossil fuel foes are mounting “sideshows” designed to distract from the potential jobs and energy security benefits of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. More »
Republicans pass bill to delay new EPA regulations
House Republicans leaders have taken aim in recent weeks at a new EPA rule that would require mercury and other harmful emissions to be reduced by 90 percent, calling it a job killing regulation. The rule is set to go into effect in 2013. More »
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