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March 30, 2022
A controversial U.K. oil project won a license extension, keeping open the possibility of development even after Shell Plc retreated amid a backlash from climate protesters.
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March 29, 2022
The Biden administration doesn’t anticipate selling offshore drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico through at least October 2023, effectively stretching a delay in that activity to a third year, according to economic projections included in its newly released budget proposal.
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March 28, 2022
OPEC and its allies signaled that they still see no need to adapt their oil-supply plans even as the Russia-Ukraine conflict threatens the biggest market disruption in decades.
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March 24, 2022
U.S. regulators voted on Thursday to seek comments on two policy statements they issued last month that provide guidance regarding the certification of interstate natural gas pipelines and consideration of greenhouse gas emissions in natural gas project reviews.
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March 24, 2022
The Canadian government delayed bids for oil exploration off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador by up to 90 days, leading industry groups to warn that continuous regulatory delays could turn away investors.
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March 24, 2022
TotalEnergies SE announced plans for a steep cut in methane emissions as energy majors come under increasing pressure to eliminate leaks of one of the most harmful greenhouse gases.
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March 24, 2022
The Chicago City Council voted to ban city investments in coal, oil and gas companies in an effort to combat climate change.
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March 24, 2022
Offshore Energies UK, the leading trade body for the UK’s integrating offshore energy industry has responded to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement, and forecasts by the Office for Fiscal Responsibility.
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March 23, 2022
U.S. shale drillers are incurring record labor and equipment costs so they can cash in on the highest oil prices in 14 years.
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March 21, 2022
The U.S. oil and natural gas industry has a long history of sustainability reporting, and achieving greater comparability and transparency across those efforts is a leading priority.
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March 21, 2022
Companies will need to reveal detailed information about their greenhouse gas pollution under a new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plan, portending a major shift in how corporations must show they are dealing with climate change.
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March 21, 2022
The council believes new metrics and ESG disclosures should not be a government-led activity, rather it needs to be a public-private partnership to assure goals and expectations are real, achievable and predictable.
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March 18, 2022
The UK's offshore energy industry has welcomed a speech by Boris Johnson warning that it would be “crazy” to shut down North Sea oil and gas production in the face of global shortages and price spikes.
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March 18, 2022
The Biden administration said it would resume plans for oil and gas drilling on federal lands after a federal appeals court granted a White House request to allow the administration to use a revamped metric for calculating the potential cost to society of greenhouse gas emissions.
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March 18, 2022
American Petroleum Institute Senior Vice President of Policy, Economics and Regulatory Affairs Frank Macchiarola issued a statement in response to the Department of Interior’s announcement that it will resume oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters.
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March 18, 2022
The American Petroleum Institute filed a motion for rehearing on FERC’s revised Updated Certificate Policy Statement and Interim GHG Policy Statement, noting that FERC failed to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to respond to the specific proposals.
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March 18, 2022
This article offers further details what of Senators Joe Manchin III (D-W.V.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said and positions they took during their CERAWeek appearances, including some benefits of the Infrastructure Bill passed last year.
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March 16, 2022
American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Mike Sommers applauded the U.S. Department of Energy’s decision to approve two new liquified natural gas export permits.
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March 16, 2022
He seemed to be trying to project an image of an unbiased agency that wants to make decisions strictly on the merits of an issue or project. Whether the large crowd in the Hilton Americas ballroom believed him completely might be debated.
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March 16, 2022
Any company that fails to respond within 60 days “will be presumed to be boycotting energy companies,” according to a statement released on Wednesday.
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March 13, 2022
Shale explorers returned to growth mode this week, adding the most rigs in a month as the Biden administration calls on them to unleash more crude to offset a ban on Russian oil.
