GOP senators to Obama: Approve Keystone XL on its own meritsApproval of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline project should be based on its merits, and not linked to higher taxes or more regulations, John A. Barrasso (Wyo.), John Hoeven (ND) and 22 other US Senate Republicans said in a May 23 letter to US President Barack Obama. |
FracFocus registry to be more accessible, Senate committee toldFracFocus, the online registry of chemicals and other hydraulic fracturing ingredients, will become easier to use when its new version goes into operation on June 1, a witness said during the US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s final natural gas forum. |
Flexibility in fracing reg seen still an open questionIncreased flexibility for operators remains an open question in a revised proposal for federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing, according to a May 23 legal update by Roger W. Patrick of the law firm Mayer Brown. |
Warner-Kaine bill would restore Virginia sales to 2012-17 OCS planVirginia’s two US senators, Democrats Mark R. Warner and Timothy M. Kaine, introduced legislation that would revise the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s 2012-17 Outer Continental Shelf program by restoring to the schedule a lease sale off the state’s coast. |
US House passes Keystone XL bill despite White House's veto threatThe US House approved Rep. Lee Terry’s (R-Neb.) bill to bypass the White House and congressionally authorize construction of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline’s northern segment by 241 to 175 votes on May 22. |
European officials, industry leaders seek energy reformEuropean officials and industry leaders have taken steps toward reviving energy-market reform and setting long-term targets for renewable energy. |
EPA proposes Tier 3 vehicle emission, gasoline sulfur limitsThe US Environmental Protection Agency proposed standards to reduce vehicle emissions and sulfur content in gasoline beginning in 2017. Comments on the so-called Tier 3 requirements will be accepted until June 13, EPA said on May 21. |
European Parliament approves offshore oil, gas safety directiveThe European Parliament authorized a new offshore oil and gas operations directive that requires operators to prove their ability to cover potential liabilities and to submit major hazard reports and emergency response plans before operations start. |
Alaskan government proposes new ANWR crude oil resource studyAlaska’s state government proposed that a new study of potential crude oil resources beneath the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain be conducted before the Obama administration decides whether to designate more of the refuge as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers. |
House panel questions funding support for BLM to regulate fracingUS House Natural Resources Committee members from both sides of the aisle questioned whether Congress would be willing to fund a federal hydraulic fracturing regulatory regime at the US Bureau of Land Management. |
BLM releases draft plan to clean up NPR-A legacy wellsThe US Bureau of Land Management's Anchorage, Alas., office released a draft plan listing near-term priorities and actions to plug and clean up legacy wells in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, but the draft quickly drew fire from the state's senior US senator. |
Watching Government: Taking concerns to WashingtonHeavy rain didn't dampen Western Energy Alliance members' enthusiasm the morning of May 7 as they posed for a photo on the US Capitol's eastern steps during their 2013 Washington call-up. They had too many places to go and people to see. |
DOE okays Freeport to start LNG exports to non-FTA countriesThe US Department of Energy conditionally approved Freeport LNG’s request to export domestically produced LNG from its Quintana Island, Tex., terminal to countries that do not have a free trade agreement with the US. |
Corker-Manchin bill aims to correct unintended RFS subsidyUS Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) introduced legislation on May 16 aimed at correcting what they said was unintentional subsidization of foreign ethanol imports under the federal Renewable Fuels Standard. |
Arctic nations adopt marine oil pollution preparedness agreementThe world’s Arctic nations formally agreed to cooperate on marine oil pollution preparedness and response at the Arctic Council’s May 15 meeting in Kiruna, Sweden. |
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July 23, 2013 | |
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October 21, 2013 | |
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October 22, 2013 | |
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October 24, 2013 | |
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November 05, 2013 | |