The Huffington Post: GOP-led Senate could force Obama to approve Keystone XL, RNC chairman says Rigzone: Shale “sweet spots” should remain profitable despite lower oil prices, consulting firm says Reuters: Sources: Canadian refinery switches from Iraqi crude to U.S. shale oil Associated Press: Energy bills are on agenda for new Congress, Boehner says Bloomberg Businessweek: White House watching oil […]
Continue ReadingThe Hill: API’s Gerard: U.S. energy “a landslide winner” in midterm elections The Wall Street Journal: Crude price decline forces major oil companies to shrink The Associated Press: Lower crude prices threaten oil companies, communities San Francisco Chronicle: Industry spends $7.7M to defeat fracking bans in Calif. counties Bloomberg Businessweek: Oil prices to recover next year, Halliburton exec says CNBC: Report: […]
Continue ReadingOctober News from the Bay Area Climate & Energy Resilience Project A Project of the Joint Policy Committee In this issue: New Bay Area Climate Asset Mapping DC Adaptation Workshop—12 U.S. Metro Areas Climate Readiness Institute Working Groups Loma Prieta 25 Symposium Bay Area Regional Climate Protection Strategy 2nd National Adaptation Forum People’s Climate […]
Continue ReadingPlatts: Agency weighing details for potential condensate exports, sources say Forbes: Energy policies should be based on logic, not irrational fears United Press International: EIA report suggests crude exports ban should be lifted, industry exec says Fuel Fix: BOEM revises oil reserves estimate for 2008 Arctic leases
Continue ReadingOil & Gas Journal: API: Consumers saved up to $248B in 2013 thanks to fracking, horizontal drilling Bloomberg Businessweek: U.S. shale boom transforming global oil flow amid Middle East conflict Bloomberg Businessweek: EIA: Crude exports’ impact on gas prices would depend on global oil prices
Continue ReadingPlatts: EPA draft emissions rules compliance would be impractical, API says Oil & Gas Journal: U.S. oil, gas M&A hit decade-high levels in Q3, report finds Bloomberg Businessweek: EIA: U.S. crude output hit highest level in 3 decades last week The Hill: Report: Increased LNG exports would drive U.S. economic growth, gas price hikes Fuel Fix: BLM releases assessment on […]
Continue ReadingCNBC: Report: Shale boom could make U.S. world’s top oil producer Reuters: Kerry desires prompt decision on Keystone XL pipeline
Continue ReadingPlatts: Industry concerned about EPA authority expansion under Clean Water Act Bloomberg Businessweek: Shell asks Interior Dept. to pause Arctic leases for 5 years Oil & Gas Journal: Senate report: Oil production outages warn about growing global turmoil Fuel Fix: Interagency review process begins for sage grouse classification ruling
Continue ReadingThe Washington Times: Senate report: Oil, gas industry thriving despite opposition Bloomberg: Wood Mackenzie: U.S. to see more energy exports than imports by 2025 Rueters: Analyst: Barges transport more Bakken crude to Calif. than rail Fuel Fix: Oil companies form lobbying effort against crude exports ban National Review: Calif. county ballot measures aim to ban oil, gas production, opponents say
Continue ReadingBloomberg Businessweek: Analysis: U.S. oil drillers hinge on down-spacing to maintain shale boom Rigzone: U.S. shale boom transforms industry data analysis, interpretation The Hill: Energy Dept. should review strategic oil reserve, Sen. Wyden says United Press International: BOEM to review potential Cook Inlet oil, gas lease sale
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