Bipartisan Legislation

A Sea Of Change: The Congressional Review Act And Energy Regulation

Congress Meets As Government Shutdown Looms

The beginning of 2017 has brought a sea change within the US regulatory regime, with yet unknown global effects.

Bipartisan Bill Introduced To Broaden Ethanol Fuel Choices

U.S. Government Releases Over $5 Billion In Aid For Home Heating Bills

On March 2, 2017, Congressmen Adrian Smith and Congressman Dave Loebsack reintroduced legislation to expand the current Reid Vapor Pressure waiver to include E15 motor vehicle fuel.

Texas Oil Companies Work To Adapt To Falling Oil Prices

The Renewable Fuel Standard, created a decade ago to strengthen U.S. energy security and benefit American consumers, is doing neither. The RFS is broken and should be repealed or significantly reformed – with the interests of consumers the top priority. That’s the message API Downstream Group Director Frank Macchiarola delivered during a conversation with a… Keep reading →

Congressional Energy Roundup

Congress Reconvenes After Midterm Elections

Tribal Prosperity and Self-Determination through Energy Development. Committee on Natural Resources.

Climate Protection - Photo Illustrations

In recent months we’ve posted a number of times on the “U.S. Model” of domestic energy and economic growth – coupled with greenhouse gas reductions (see here, here and here). Let that sink in: The United States is simultaneously the world’s No. 1 producer of oil and natural gas and the world leader in reducing… Keep reading →

Boom Goes Bust: Texas Oil Industry Hurt By Plunging Oil Prices

Politicians’ issue positions are scribbled in sand, not granite, right? But here’s one that shouldn’t shift one bit – whether you’re a Democrat, Republican, an Independent or whatever: support for domestic natural gas and the hydraulic fracturing that’s producing record volumes of it. Below, the green and brown areas of the chart show natural gas… Keep reading →

Crude Oil Carrier Hijacked By Somali Pirates

Since the removal of restrictions on exporting U.S. crude oil in December 2015, the number of countries receiving exported U.S. crude has risen sharply.

As Default Deadline Nears, Congress Continues Debate Debt Ceiling Plan

U.S. House Democrats have developed a policy agenda for a stronger, more secure America. The product of months of polling and input from focus groups, the plan includes items pertaining to Homeland security and combatting terrorism but also pledges to move the economy forward with infrastructure investments, as well as measures designed to benefit individual… Keep reading →

Congressional Energy Roundup

Fracking In California Under Spotlight As Some Local Municipalities Issue Bans

Fracking Insider Readers: Below, please find this week’s Congressional activity on oil and gas issues.

Congressional Energy Roundup

Congress Struggles With Funding Repairs To U.S. Capitol Dome

Fracking Insider Readers: Below, please find this week’s Congressional activity on oil and gas issues.

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