The American Petroleum Institute (API) said recently that total U.S. petroleum deliveries in April showed a 3.6 percent increase over those of April 2015, indicating an increased demand for gasoline. Read More »
The American Energy Alliance (AEA) recently joined 24 other free-market groups in sending a letter to Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) in support of his resolution to oppose a carbon tax. Read More »
The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently praised the U.S. House for passing the Energy Policy Modernization Act -- an amendment to a larger energy bill -- lauding the act's provisions for expedited natural gas pipeline and liquid natural gas (LNG) export-permitting processes. Read More »
Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook recently underscored the need for certainty in the Department of Defense’s budget, citing concerns about training and readiness that have arisen due to the uncertainty of the last few years. Read More »
British Petroleum (BP) recently launched a water-injection project at its Thunder Horse platform in the Gulf of Mexico that will allow the company to boost oil and natural gas recovery from one of the field's three reservoirs. Read More »
The Colorado Petroleum Council (CPC), an American Petroleum Institute branch, recently criticized the proposed Initiative No. 78, which would restrict where oil and natural gas development can take place, after the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) released maps showing how little land would remain for energy development if the initiative became law. Read More »
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The Science, Space and Technology Committee’s Environment Subcommittee recently held a hearing on the potential impacts that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan could have on states. Read More »
Following a column from Gwen Lachelt, a La Plata County commissioner in Colorado, calling for stricter legislation on modern mining operations, the Colorado Mining Association (CMA) recently slammed her arguments, calling instead for Good Samaritan legislation. Read More »
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) recently undertook a joint Programmatic Environmental Assessment (EA) on well-stimulation treatments on 23 gas and oil platforms operating on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore California and issued a "Finding of No Significant Impact." Read More »
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) recently appointed U.S. Reps. Lamar Smith (R-TX) and Randy Weber (R-TX) to a bipartisan conference committee that will work with the Senate on legislation to modernize the country’s energy laws. Read More »
U.S. and coalition military forces, under Operation Inherent Resolve, have continued their attacks on Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces, with five recent strikes in Syria and 19 in Iraq. Read More »
The Defense Department recently highlighted the career and work of Pentagon Force Protection Agency Director Steven Calvery, who is nearing retirement after a 40-year career with several federal agencies. Read More »
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American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle recently criticized the National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA) for a press call that discussed a document encouraging states to implement the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan. Read More »
In response to a request from California Gov. Jerry Brown, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will work with the state to set up an Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force to explore prospects for offshore renewable-energy development. Read More »
The Department of the Interior recently proposed a lease sale of more than 81,000 acres of federal offshore space, located approximately 11 miles south of Long Island, for commercial wind-energy development. Read More »
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Duke Energy recently celebrated the passage of North Carolina’s Senate Bill 71 by the General Assembly, legislation that would guide the state as it works to safely close ash basins and that has garnered bipartisan, environmental and business community support. Read More »
Capt. James McCormick, USA (ret.), the national program director for Vets4Energy, criticized the anti-fracking bans, saying they will hurt the country’s national and economic security. Read More »
Energy-industry advocacy group Energy Citizens recently touted the benefits of natural gas production in Texas, saying it has lowered energy and heating costs, lowered greenhouse gas emissions and improved the state’s job market. Read More »
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The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) recently announced that acting Associate Administrator for Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation Jay Tilden has been appointed to the position permanently and that Dave Bowman has been named the permanent deputy associate administrator in the same office. Read More »
U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz recently hosted the seventh Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM7) and the inaugural Mission Innovation (MI) Ministerial in San Francisco, hosting officials from 23 governments and the European Union to discuss how to promote and deploy clean-energy technologies, as well as spur investment in research to fuel innovations. Read More »
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