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Romney Vows Immediate Approval of Keystone XL on First Day in White House
Mitt Romney is vowing to approve TransCanada‘s Keystone XL pipeline on his first day on the job if elected U.S. president in November. Continue reading
Congressional hearing in Denver tackles fracking
By Kristen Wyatt, Associated Press
DENVER – Western state officials took turns bashing the federal government Wednesday at a congressional field hearing on proposed nationwide drilling rules on hydraulic fracturing. Continue reading
TransCanada Submits Keystone Pipeline Reroute Plan
By EDWARD WELSCH
CALGARY, Alberta—TransCanada Corp. TRP -0.58% submitted a reroute of its Keystone XL oil pipeline to the Nebraska state government Wednesday, moving a step closer to reviving the project after it was rejected by the U.S. government earlier this year. Continue reading
UT poll: Americans’ energy concerns focused on jobs, costs
By Laylan Copelin
Americans are concerned about jobs and the money they are spending on energy, according to a University of Texas poll of consumer and voter attitudes about energy. Continue reading
Keystone XL Pipeline: a job-creating win for America
By Former Rep. J.C. Watts, Jr.
President Obama recently got a look at what his failed energy policies are doing to America and I hope he fully appreciates that he does have the power to change things for the better. Continue reading
Towns Fight States on Drilling
By DANIEL GILBERT and RUSSELL GOLD
States hoping to capitalize on their energy booms are running into resistance from local officials who want to be able to police the noise and industrialization that accompany oil-and-gas drilling. Continue reading
Energy-related jobs perking up – Equipment providers showing interest in area
Written by – Brian Gadd
ZANESVILLE — Jobs in connection with shale oil and gas development in the area already are starting to perk up in advance of Halliburton breaking ground in April on 178 acres in the EastPointe Business Park. Continue reading
Jobs Abound In Energy Industry’s New Boom Time
by Kirk Siegler
Economists say many industries are looking up this year. But perhaps none has a better outlook than the energy sector. Continue reading
GOP Leaders Optimistic on Energy, Jobs After Meeting With Obama
By Siobhan Hughes
House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) on Wednesday sounded an unusually optimistic note after meeting with President Barack Obama, saying they came away feeling they could find common ground on energy and jobs policies. Continue reading
White House Backs Pipeline That Will Ship U.S. Oil Overseas
Jennifer Bendery jen.bendery@huffingtonpost.com – WASHINGTON — The White House is throwing its support behind a decision by TransCanada to build a portion of the Keystone XL pipeline, even though the project will result in more oil going overseas and potentially higher gas prices. Continue reading
Texas becomes battlefield in Keystone XL pipeline fight
Dave Montgomery The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
AUSTIN — The politically volatile Keystone XL pipeline is becoming embroiled in a widening controversy in Texas Continue reading
Rep. Murphy: US isn’t keeping up with the world on energy
VARNEY: Pennsylvania Republican Congressman Tim Murphy with me now.
Congressman, you heard what the president’s got to say, that we’re producing more oil now than we have in at any time in the last eight years and he wants to expand domestic production even more. Are you buying that? Continue reading
Fracking is safe, efficient process
By BRIAN “DOUG” DEEKEN Wayne County Young Republicans
The economic benefits of extracting natural gas via hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” absolutely outweigh the trumped up environmental concerns. Continue reading
No link between fracking, contamination: Study
Austin: A University of Texas study says there’s no direct link between groundwater contamination and a controversial process to extract oil and gas known as fracking. Continue reading
Texans Are Baffled by the Keystone Decision
China will get the oil from Canada that could have come to the U.S.
By RICK PERRY
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Beijing recently signing an agreement and touting his country’s growing energy partnership with China. Continue reading
FT Commodities News
- Sugar turns sour after supply surplusPrices rocketed to a 31-year high in February 2011 and encouraged farmers to produce more, pushing prices below key 20 cents per pound
- Iran nuclear talks fail to make progressFresh meeting holds out hope of a possible deal but no sign in Baghdad that negotiatiors had managed to bridge any differences
- Oil and metals rise after volatilityCommodities rebound shaking off some of the recent pessimism, but investors remain wary in the wake of weak economic data from Europe and China
- Qinetiq to supply Shell fracking monitorsDefence contractor moves further away from core business as it agrees to supply Shell with monitoring equipment used in shale gas extraction
- Shale gas boom helps slash US emissionsUS energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide fell by 450m tonnes over the past five years – the largest drop among all countries surveyed
- Saudi Arabia is getting the job doneDespite earlier scepticism among some analysts, Riyadh’s wall of oil is hitting the markets, having pumped 10m b/d in April – the highest in 30 years
- Copper ETF plan would ‘wreak havoc’US manufacturers attack planned JPMorgan fund backed by physical copper, arguing it would ‘grossly and artificially inflate prices’
- Cotton traders probed on squeezeUS commodities regulator investigates volatile trading period that led to hundreds of millions of dollars of losses for several trading houses
- Oil and commodities fall on Greek fearsInvestors worry about end of the ‘commodities supercycle’ as sovereign debt and Chinese growth worries mount
- Singapore’s low taxes lure TrafiguraCommodities trading house is to move legal headquarters from Geneva, in a boost for city state as it fends off competition from other financial centres
Consumer Energy Alliance
- CEA Warns Against Costly Fuel Program in OregonCEA Warns Against Costly Fuel Program in Oregon WASHINGTON – At Governor Kitzhaber’s direction, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued a draft rule for beginning implementation of a state low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) program, calling it a “Clean Fuels Program.” The program closely mirrors other LCFS proposals that have been studi […]
- CEA Welcomes Inquiry of Five-Year Offshore Development Plan and Future NeedsCEA Welcomes Inquiry of Five-Year Offshore Development Plan and Future Needs CEA supports congressional efforts to understand future impacts of Obama Administration’s draft five year plan HOUSTON, TX: Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) strongly supports today’s House Committee on Natural Resources’s hearing highlighting the Obama Administration’s draft fiv […]
- May 2012 NewsletterMay 2012 CEA Newsletter Issue 62 Practical Policies and Sensible Solutions Recently, Consumer Energy Alliance has been hard at work, educating consumers and policymakers of the importance of our national energy policy and urging voters and candidates alike to prioritize energy as part of the debate leading up to the elections in November. And, we’ve been th […]
- CEA Urges Interior to Not List Dunes Sagebrush LizardCEA Urges Interior to Not List Dunes Sagebrush Lizard: CEA Submits Over 13,000 Comments Highlighting Concern for Energy Development HOUSTON, TX: Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) submitted over 13,000 public comments on Friday from its U.S. consumer-advocates to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that urge the agency not to list the dunes sagebrush lizard as ei […]
- Consumer Energy Alliance Welcomes Keystone XL Permit, Pledges SupportHOUSTON, TX- Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) applauds TransCanada’s re-submission of its presidential permit application for the Keystone XL pipeline. The action is a critical step for a project that is integral in securing reliable energy supplies for the benefit of the U.S. economy, consumers and our nation’s energy security, while providing thousands of j […]
- Hurdles to Offshore Energy RemainAs tens of thousands of energy professionals descend upon Houston this week for the 2012 Offshore Technology Conference, we are reminded just how far technology has come in such a short time. In the two years since the Deepwater Horizon tragedy, both the private sector and federal regulators have advanced new technologies and practices that [...]
- Consumer Energy Alliance Welcomes Newest Affiliate Member, Mississippi Energy Institute
- CEA Commends New Hampshire Senate Passage of HB 1487CEA Commends New Hampshire Senate Passage of HB 1487 Bill will prohibit funding for costly low carbon fuel standards without legislative due process WASHINGTON – Earlier today, the New Hampshire Senate passed HB 1487, an act that will prohibit the State from funding participation in any national, state or regional low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) withou […]
- Consumer Energy Alliance Welcomes Newest Affiliate Member, Chemistry Industry Council of Illinois
- The uncertain state of regulationThe uncertain state of regulation Last week, we learned about plans for a new set of regulations covering natural gas production from hydraulic fracturing. And this week, the Interior Department has said that those forthcoming rules are still being defined and it’s unclear when they will be released. If it sounds familiar, that’s because it is. The [...]
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ANGA.US
- ANGA Comments on Bureau of Land Management Hydraulic Fracturing Rule Following is a statement by Tom Amontree, executive vice president for America's Natural Gas Alliance, on the Bureau of Land Management proposal to regulate hydraulic fracturing.
- ANGA Comments on Recommended Practices for Production in Appalachian ShalesFollowing is a statement by Regina Hopper, president and chief executive officer for America's Natural Gas Alliance, on the announcement that a consortium of natural gas producers has issued recommended standards and practices for exploration and production of natural gas and oil from Appalachian shales.
- ANGA Comments on EPA Air Standards for Oil and Gas OperationsFollowing is a statement by Daniel Whitten, vice president of strategic communications for America's Natural Gas Alliance, on the Environmental Protection Agency’s air standards for oil and gas operations.
- ANGA Comments on President Obama’s Executive OrderFollowing is a statement by Regina Hopper, President and Chief Executive Officer of America's Natural Gas Alliance, on the executive order establishing an interagency working group to coordinate executive branch efforts regarding production of clean, abundant, American natural gas.
- ANGA Commends FracFocus.org on its One-Year AnniversaryFollowing is a statement by Regina Hopper, President and Chief Executive Officer of America's Natural Gas Alliance, on the one-year anniversary of FracFocus.org, a state-run online registry that offers the public information on the components of hydraulic fracturing fluids used in the natural gas development process.
- ANGA Comments on the Environmental Defense Fund Study on Methane EmissionsFollowing is a statement by America's Natural Gas Alliance Vice President for Strategic Communications Dan Whitten on a report released today on methane emissions from natural gas infrastructure.
- ANGA Applauds Increased Production of Heavy-Duty Engines Powered by Natural GasRecent announcements from manufacturers Freightliner, Kenworth, Volvo and Cummins that they will expand their natural gas heavy-duty engine product lines are a very encouraging step in our nation’s effort to advance cost-effective alternative-fueled vehicles and reduce pollution on our highways.
- ANGA Statement on Colorado’s State Implementation Plan for Regional Haze “ANGA commends the Environmental Protection Agency on its initial approval of Colorado’s State Implementation Plan for Regional Haze.”
- Energy Groups Urge EPA and DOT To Provide Level Playing Field For Natural Gas Vehicles Under New Fuel Economy and Tailpipe Emission StandardsWashington D.C. - Several natural gas-affiliated groups today called on the federal government to create a level playing field when it comes to adopting a fuel economy and GHG emissions plan for manufacturing cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicles under new standards being proposed for cars and light duty trucks starting in 2017.
- ANGA Comments on the State Department’s Inclusion of Untruthful Documentary in Film Program “Just 17 days ago, President Obama, in his State of the Union address, noted our nation’s vast discoveries of natural gas and its extraordinary promise to our economic, energy security and environmental interests."
Energy Tomorrow
- Higher Supply = Higher Prices or NRDC Flunks Econ 101
- Report: Industry Commitment to Workplace Health, Safety Paying Off
- Massachusetts, Jobs and the Shale Energy RevolutionInteresting report in the Boston Globe about how a ripple of economic benefits from shale natural gas development is reaching a non-energy state, Massachusetts. Clean Harbors, Inc., a Norwell, Mass., company that delivers environmental services, estimates that demand for its know-how from shale-rich Pennsylvania generated 25 percent of its $2 billion in reve […]
- Apples, Oranges, and the Oil Sands
- Generation Next: Securing Tomorrow’s Energy Industry Workforce
- Keystone XL: Safety, Reliability and JobsTransCanada President and CEO Russ Girling has a letter to the editor in the New York Times after the newspaper’s recent editorial criticizing the Keystone XL pipeline. Main points: The Keystone XL would feature the strongest steel and would conform to the highest safety standards. TransCanada already has agreed to 57 special conditions laid out by the […]
- Stop-Gap Energy vs. Stable Energy
- Made in America: Increase Access for Secure Energy FutureAmerican-made energy. With the Energy Information Administration projecting that the United States will need more than 16 percent additional energy by 2035, the idea that we could, before then, see 100 percent of our liquid fuel needs met domestically and from Canada is huge. Make that gigantic. Increased access to American energy resources is the key. API […]
- Video: Water Management is in Everyone’s InterestCheck out this video by WPX Energy that describes the careful way energy companies are using water from Donegal Lake in south central Pennsylvania for hydraulic fracturing. Regulatory Manager David Freudenrich notes that water levels in the lake are carefully monitored to make sure the lake has plenty of water for fishing and surface recreation. Below certai […]
- Study: E15 Could Put Some Engines at Risk
America’s Power
- New ACCCE Ad Campaign: Now Is Not The Time To Add 'Pain At The Plug' To 'Pain At The Pump'
- New Web Video Looks At President Obama’s History With Coal
- After Criticism, Obama Campaign Site Finally Adds "Clean Coal" To Its Energy Plan
- Clean Coal Campaign Teams with NASCAR
- New EPA Regulations are the Latest Attempt to Shutter America’s Coal Industry
- ACCCE Urges Close Look at EPA's Expensive, Job Destroying Regulation
- New ‘Beyond Coal’ Ad Campaign Seeks to Move America Beyond Prosperity
- ACCCE President Miller to Retire
- ACCCE Supports Bipartisan Majority of U.S. House of Representatives in Calling on EPA to Stop More Bad Regulations
- ACCCE Statement on U.S. Senate Effort to Restrain EPA’s Job-Destroying Regulation
NYT – El Paso
- Korean Oil Firm Is Part of Group Buying El Paso AssetsA South Korean state-run oil company, the Korean National Oil Corporation, is a part of the group that includes Apollo Global Management, Riverstone Holdings and Access Industries.
- How Wall Street Deals With ConflictsThere are no options to police conflicts among investment bankers as there are in the law. Indeed, conflicts of interest appear to be almost a cost of doing business on Wall Street these days.
- DEALBOOK; El Paso Shareholders Approve Kinder Morgan DealShareholders of the natural gas pipeline operator El Paso Corporation overwhelmingly approve takeover bid by Kinder Morgan, originally valued at $21.1 billion.
- A Mirror Can Be a Dangerous Tool for Some C.E.O.'sBeing a visionary leader, or at least thinking you are, can propel corporate chieftains to great heights, but it can also lead to extreme narcissism. And the victims are often shareholders.
- El Paso Corp. Chief Defends His Actions in Kinder Morgan DealIn a letter to employees, Douglas L. Foshee said he acted properly in negotiating the sale of the El Paso Corporation to Kinder Morgan, despite criticism from a Delaware judge.
- DEALBOOK; As an Adviser, Goldman Sachs Guaranteed Its PaydayAndrew Ross Sorkin DealBook column discusses recent revelations that Goldman Sachs, in an advisory role in Kinder Morgan's deal for El Paso, was on every conceivable side of the negotiations, and El Paso may have unwittingly sold itself for far too cheap a price; holds Goldman's brazenness in the deal is nothing short of breathtaking, and is just a […]
- DealBook OnlineDealBook Online; bill in Congress might give companies caught in government investigations a mechanism to recover some payments if a former officer or director is found to have violated the law; Mike Stewart, JPMorgan Chase head of proprietary trading, is leaving to start his own hedge fund; El Paso Corp pushes back shareholders vote on company's planne […]
- As an Adviser, Goldman Guaranteed Its PaydayIn an advisory role in a deal for the El Paso Corporation, Goldman Sachs was on every conceivable side of the negotiations, and El Paso may have unwittingly sold itself at far too cheap a price.
- El Paso Delays Vote on Kinder Morgan Deal by a Few DaysThe El Paso Corporation said it pushed back the meeting by a few days, to allow shareholders to weigh a Delaware judge's criticism of the process that led to the company's $21.1 billion sale to Kinder Morgan.
- The Losers in the El Paso Corp. OpinionWhile its liability exposure is limited, the El Paso Corporation's investment bank, Goldman Sachs, sustains another blow to its reputation, argues the Deal Professor.
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