Sen. Max Baucus’ decision to retire sets in motion a chain of events that could end with Sen. Mary Landrieu taking the helm of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, putting the Louisiana Democrat in the driver’s seat for big debates on offshore drilling and natural gas production.  More »

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday held a hearing on a measure that aims to boost energy efficiency and separate bills that would spur hydropower development.  More »

A Senate committee endorsed President Barack Obama’s nomination of Ernest Moniz to be energy secretary on Thursday, queuing up a possible confirmation vote next week.  More »

The Senate energy committee will delve deep into issues surrounding natural gas development and transport — including the controversy surrounding potentially greater exports of the fossil fuel — during a series of roundtables in May.  More »

Sally Jewell, President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the Interior Department, owns stock in some of the nation’s biggest oil and gas companies, according to financial disclosure forms.  More »

The newly refashioned Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is set to hold its inaugural hearing Tuesday on exporting more of America’s natural gas bounty, chaired by Ron Wyden, D-Ore., who is skeptical of existing laws on the issue.  More »

A top Senate Democrat on Thursday told federal regulators not to shy away from tough requirements in a rule being drafted to tighten standards for drilling on public lands.  More »

New Senate legislation would allow Alaska to collect 37.5 percent of federal dollars tied to oil and gas drilling in Arctic waters near the state, the same share that Gulf Coast states are counting on beginning in 2017.  More »

Manufacturers warned Congress today that they are worried the nationwide push to use more natural gas to generate electricity and fuel cars will leave them paying more for the fossil fuel they use to power plants and create other products.  More »

Industry leaders complained earlier this year that a government task force has overlooked what they’ve already done to boost the safety of natural gas extraction. Panel members sought to smooth things over today.  More »

A federal royalty relief program designed to encourage deep-water oil and gas development would die a quiet death under legislation that advanced in the Senate today.  More »

Legislation that would boost offshore drilling safety was thrown into limbo today, after senators clashed over a plan to give coastal states a greater share of federal revenues for energy produced near their beaches.  More »