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Editorial: Energy transparency
The US government has new plans to spend tens of billions of dollars on energy. Taxpayers deserve to know how much energy this investment yields.
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Slump trims forecasts for Canadian oil sands
Expectations are falling for bitumen production from the Canadian oil sands as the international price of crude oil languishes around $40/bbl, far below levels required by new investments in production and upgrading.
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Obama: Energy vital to nation’s economic future
US President Barack Obama listed energy as one of three critical areas to the nation’s economic future in his first State of the Union address Feb. 24.
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Watching Government: Obama, Harper, and oil sands
When US President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper met Feb. 18 in Ottawa, they pledged to work together on economic recovery, international security, and clean energy.
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Murkowski urges directional drilling for ANWR
US Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alas.) said on Feb. 19 that she plans to propose using directional drilling on state land and waters in initial Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) oil and gas resources development, with no surface occupancy.
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FERC submits seventh report on Alaska natural gas pipeline
Two proposals for a natural gas pipeline from Alaska’s North Slope (ANS) into Canada have advanced to the detailed planning and project development stage, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission told Congress on Feb. 20. A third project has dropped out.
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Clean energy strategy must include commitment to NGVs
A new national clean energy strategy that emphasizes electricity production from renewable sources must also include a strong natural gas vehicle commitment, said two speakers who later participated in a clean energy forum on Feb. 23.
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Energy transmission debate should include gas
US lawmakers should consider correcting defects in current interstate gas pipeline regulations as they draft new interstate electricity transmission legislation, said the president of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America on Feb. 23.
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California US House members offer differing OCS views
Two US House members from California presented dramatically different viewpoints as the Natural Resources Committee focused on state perspectives in its second 2009 Outer Continental Shelf hearing on Feb. 24.
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Business group blasts Western Climate Initiative
A carbon-trading plan promoted by several Western governors could prolong the economic recession and weaken already overburdened power grids, according to a report commissioned by the Western Business Roundtable (WBR).
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EPA outlines BP Texas City refinery settlement
BP Products North America Inc. agreed to spend more than $161 million on pollution controls, and enhanced maintenance and monitoring to resolve Clean Air Act violations at its Texas City, Tex., refinery.
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Bolivian president accuses CIA of corrupting state oil firm
The investigation into corruption at Bolivia’s state-run oil company has taken a bizarre turn, with the Bolivian president and other government officials now claiming involvement by the US Central Intelligence Agency.
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Watching The World: Storing oil in Orkney
The UK’s Orkney Islands, which lie just a stone’s throw off Scotland’s northern end, seem far away indeed from any major contact with the global oil and gas industry.
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Russia prepares for OPEC session in March
Russia’s Vice-Premier Igor Sechin said his country is planning to discuss a proposed memorandum on cooperation with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries at the group’s mid-March session.
