The Defense Department recently announced several new contracts awarded among branches and agencies of the armed forces. Read More »

The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced 15 bills late last week that aim to modernize energy infrastructure, create and protect jobs, and ensure energy affordability and security. Read More »

Russia, Italy and Greece recently signed an agreement to create a southern route to transport natural gas via the Black Sea from Russia to its European customers. Read More »

Albuquerque businessman Robby Roberson has been on a mission to create technology that can detect hidden bombs on suicide bombers before they attack. Read More »

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) recently published a position paper, titled "The Paris Climate Agreement Is a Treaty Requiring Senate Review," which asserts that the COP-21 Paris climate-change agreement is a treaty that requires Senate approval. Read More »

ExxonMobil Corp. recently said it produced 1 billion oil-equivalent barrels of proved oil and gas reserves in 2015, replacing 67 percent of production and effecting a 219 percent replacement ratio for crude oil and other products. Read More »

In a letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), an officer with the American G.I. Forum expressed the organization's support for a federal asbestos trust transparency bill. Read More »

Lockheed Martin said late last week that it recently was awarded a $7.9 million Air Force Foreign Military Sales contract to further integrate Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) onto Polish Air Force F-16C/D jets. Read More »

The House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing, titled “Legislative Hearing to Examine Pipeline Safety Reauthorization," this week to discuss a draft bill to reauthorize the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) pipeline safety program through 2019. Read More »

The Association of Government Accountants (AGA) recently voiced its concerns on defects they found in the Sustainable Accounting Standards Board's (SASB) suggested standards for a draft gas utility process. Read More »

With U.S. oil now being exported after the lifting of a decades-old ban, U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced this week that Israel will be one destination for the renewed shipments. Read More »

The Defense Department's (DoD) inaugural Professionalism Summit was held recently at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Read More »

The American Petroleum Institute (API) hailed recent U.S. House passage of HR 4583, which aims to encourage more diversity in hiring within the energy and manufacturing sectors through cooperative efforts among federal and state governments, educational institutions, industry leaders and labor unions. Read More »

A growing number of American veterans support offshore energy exploration as a means to bolster national security, says Brent Randolph, USAF (ret), Master Sergeant, the volunteer chair of Ohio Vets4Energy. Read More »

Five separate members of the California State Commanders Veterans Council recently expressed support for the Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act, S. Read More »

Frank Macchiarola, the American Petroleum Institute's (API) group director of downstream and industry operations, said recently that Congress should repeal or at least update the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which calls for a steady increase in ethanol-blend fuels, to correspond with the nation's booming energy industry. Read More »

The U.S. House recently passed three bipartisan energy bills that came out of the Energy and Commerce Committee as part of its ongoing efforts to upgrade and update U.S. energy laws. Read More »

The American Gas Association (AGA) is working in D.C. to ensure reauthorization of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) through 2019. Read More »

A recent Virginia Petroleum Council (VPC) poll of residents found that 65 percent of the state's voters approve of the U.S. developing oil and natural gas offshore. Read More »

The Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) recently developed a self-test device that can quickly let troops in the field know whether they have been exposed to biohazards. Read More »