Fracking Insider Readers. Below, please find this week’s Congressional activity on oil and gas issues.
House Committee on Natural Resources
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By Energy Dialogues LLC
The pace of change in the North American natural gas business has accelerated in recent months, with the US Department of Energy approval process for exports to non-free trade agreement countries failing to stop the achievement of major project milestones and new technology innovations driving market expansion. Four projects have been approved by DOE for… Keep reading →
House Panel Approves Bill to Limit Federal Hydraulic Fracturing Rule
By Energy Solutions Forum
The House Natural Resources Committee has advanced a bill aimed to protect states’ rights in regulating hydraulic fracturing and prevent duplicative federal regulations. On July 31, 2013, the House Natural Resources Committee approved the Protecting States’ Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act (H.R. 2728) aimed to prevent duplicative hydraulic fracturing regulations on federal lands… Keep reading →
Three energy bills approved by the House Natural Resources Committee aim to expand federal onshore and offshore drilling by improving access to Atlantic and Pacific areas, Indian lands, and the National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska (NPR-A). On June 12, 2013, the House Natural Resources Committee voted in favor of three bills – Offshore Energy and… Keep reading →
The Offshore Energy and Jobs Act introduces reforms to revive offshore drilling, including a new five-year leasing plan aimed to expand drilling in the Atlantic and Pacific coastal regions. On May 30, 2013, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) introduced a bill to expand offshore drilling to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts by… Keep reading →
