Exxon Mobil Corp. successfully got an advertisement that mocked the company removed from the airwaves hours before it was set to broadcast before and after the State of the Union last week.  More »

An emboldened, second-term President Obama on Tuesday made clear that if lawmakers don’t tackle climate change, he will do an end run around Congress and use his executive powers to curb greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming.  More »

Since taking office four years ago, President Barack Obama has used his annual State of the Union addresses to tout America’s natural gas bounty and challenge the U.S. to take the lead developing new energy technologies. Don’t expect that tonight.  More »

If he is successful, Pres. Obama will raise taxes on domestic oil and gas producers, throwing a wrench into progress. The energy boom, new investment and job creation will be slowed dramatically.  More »

The Senate for the second time in as many weeks turned back a Republican-led effort to add provisions approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline to an unrelated transportation bill.  More »

Nearly two-thirds of Americans disapprove of the way President Barack Obama has handled rising gasoline prices, according to a new poll. The White House fought back with a progress report that seeks to defend Obama’s record on energy.  More »

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management proposed today an oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, the second there since the 2010 oil spill and the first since then in the Central Gulf region where the disaster occurred.  More »

By Michael J. Economides & Peter C. Glover Energy has become a hot button election issue. President Obama’s State of the Union address and his decision to reject TransCanada’s application to build the Keystone XL pipeline crystallized the fact. The language of the GOP presidential candidates post-Keystone was suitably pithy. Gingrich intoned it “a stunningly [...]  More »

General Electric, a leading producer of gas-turbines and wind power, wants Congress and the Obama administration to pass a clear energy policy that sets green standards while recognizing natural gas’ importance as a backbone to alternative energy plants. The company unveiled a “FlexEfficiency” power plant in Paris Saturday that uses wind and solar energy but relies on natural gas for reliability, but Paul Browning, president and CEO of G.E. thermal products, said Thursday that unclear U.S. policies could prevent investors from buying into the ultimately more efficient but initially expensive plants.  More »

General Electric, a leading producer of gas-turbines and wind power, wants Congress and the Obama administration to pass a clear energy policy that sets green standards while recognizing natural gas’ importance as a backbone to alternative energy plants. The company unveiled a “FlexEfficiency” power plant in Paris Saturday that uses wind and solar energy but relies on natural gas for reliability, but Paul Browning, president and CEO of G.E. thermal products, said Thursday that unclear U.S. policies could prevent investors from buying into the ultimately more efficient but initially expensive plants.  More »

Even as he called for a five-year freeze in overall federal spending, in his State of the Union address President Obama charted a plan for investing billions in clean energy programs that he said would boost U.S. competitiveness, wean the U.S. off foreign oil and aid the nation’s economic recovery. (Photo: AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)  More »

Oil industry leaders and their Capitol Hill allies hope the president will stress the importance of domestic energy production during his State of the Union speech tonight. (Photo: AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)  More »