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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.
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March 11, 2022
Back-to-back appearances by U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Lisa Murkowski put a dramatic flourish to the final day of the week-long CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston on Friday.
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March 10, 2022
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm discussed a strategy to expedite the energy transition and ensure global energy security at the CERAWeek by S&P Global energy conference.
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March 09, 2022
It is high time that the U.S. forges a new energy policy, based on facts and common sense, says Gulf Energy Information President John Royall.
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March 08, 2022
Energy Workforce and Technology Council CEO Leslie Beyer said their industry supports the Administration’s continued sanctioning of Russia, including the most recent ban on imports of Russian oil.
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March 08, 2022
Biden said the U.S. will ban imports of Russian fossil fuels including oil, a major escalation of Western efforts to hobble Russia’s economy that will further strain global crude markets.
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March 06, 2022
The U.S. House is exploring a bill that would ban the import of Russian oil and energy products, as a steady stream of companies pulled out of the country in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
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March 04, 2022
Canada must find a path forward to build major projects that are environmentally responsible, create desperately needed jobs and develop critically important energy infrastructure while working to reduce emissions.
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March 04, 2022
A poll taken in January shows that 84% of respondents support the Newfoundland and Labrador offshore oil and gas industry and 89% of respondents support the Bay du Nord project's approval.
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March 04, 2022
Russian President Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine brings to the forefront the need to maximize U.S. domestic energy resources, the CEO of the Energy Workforce & Technology Council said.
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March 03, 2022
The Biden administration’s objections to banning oil imports from Russia puts it at odds with a bipartisan clamor to punish Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine despite the inevitable pain it would cause by soaring gasoline prices.
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March 03, 2022
Canada is ratcheting up sanctions on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine in coordination with Western allies, unveiling new restrictions on energy companies and steep tariffs on exports.
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March 03, 2022
API published a new specification for manufacturing oilfield hammer unions, helping to expand future interoperability of the widely used field equipment and enhance safety for natural gas and oil industry workers.
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March 03, 2022
Western European nations are scrambling for ways to live without Russian natural gas, bracing for the possibility that either the Kremlin switches off the taps or political pressure for tighter sanctions erupts into a full energy embargo.
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March 02, 2022
The Biden administration it is seeking to degrade Russia’s status as a top world producer of oil and natural gas by restricting exports of the technology that enables those flows.
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March 01, 2022
Ahead of Tuesday’s State of the Union Address, API sent a letter to administration officials outlining steps key regulatory agencies should take to ensure long-term American energy leadership and security.
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March 01, 2022
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading a 14-state coalition challenging the Biden Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency regulations on vehicle emissions.
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February 25, 2022
The Biden administration won’t sanction Russian crude oil because that would harm U.S. consumers and not Vladimir Putin, a U.S. State Department official said Friday.
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February 24, 2022
Oil pared most of its gains after Biden said the U.S. is working with major consuming nations to coordinate a collective release from strategic petroleum reserves, while continuing to spare Russian supplies from sanctions.
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February 23, 2022
Chevron Corp. is looking to show it can lower methane emissions at five oil well sites in Texas and Colorado as part of an industry push into “responsibly sourced” gas.
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February 23, 2022
Iran is shifting more oil onto ships in a move to speed exports should talks succeed in ending its exclusion from global energy markets.
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