Regulatory
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August 30, 2023
“Congress’ directive is clear in the Inflation Reduction Act that the Department of the Interior must hold offshore Lease Sale 261 in the Gulf of Mexico in order to help meet the energy needs of the American people.," Senior Vice President and General Counsel Ryan Meyers said.
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August 25, 2023
The challenge follows BOEM’s announcement to hold the final offshore lease sale mandated by the Inflation Reduction Act, but with significantly reduced acreage and severe restrictions on oil and natural gas vessel traffic.
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August 21, 2023
The agreement’s proposed operating “recommendations” would impose significant burdens on operators and increase emissions from vessels forced to operate at suboptimal speeds or idle outside the restriction areas.
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August 16, 2023
Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian sent a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham voicing his opposition to the installation of offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Mexico after the Biden Administration announced plans to auction off more than 300,000 acres for offshore wind energy.
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August 08, 2023
Measure Z, if implemented, might have caused delays and created obstacles in the continued responsible and necessary development of the oil and gas industry in California, and specifically the company’s primary asset, the South Salinas Projec
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July 27, 2023
"It is frustrating that the White House would exclude the industry when it would be beneficial to them and the American people if they would bring to the table and listen to the very people, innovators, that have the experience and history of producing methane emissions reducing technologies," said Energy Workforce's Tim Tarpley.
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July 23, 2023
The American Petroleum Institute (API), EnerGeo Alliance and the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) released a statement in response to the announced Stipulated Stay Agreement in Sierra Club v. National Marine Fisheries Service.
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July 21, 2023
The view from Kansas: President Biden and his supporters continue to look for every opportunity to attack, weaken, and destroy domestic oil and natural gas production. The Biden administration’s actions are making it harder for our economy to recover and are damaging our nation’s future energy security.
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July 21, 2023
"Amidst a global energy crisis, this action from the Department of the Interior is yet another attempt to add even more barriers to future energy production, increases uncertainty for producers and may further discourage oil and natural gas investment. This is a concerning approach from an administration that has repeatedly acted to restrict essential energy development," said API's Holly Hopkins.
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July 20, 2023
The polling further shows that an overwhelming majority of voters believe lawmakers should consider the economic importance of these resources when assessing new energy policies and regulations.
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July 19, 2023
The amendment to the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act comes amid a renewed focus on the country’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which stands at a 40-year-low following the Biden administration’s 180 MMbbl drawdown last year to help tame oil prices in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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July 11, 2023
In a letter to President Biden, the organizations outlined significant concerns with the EPA’s proposed rules and the need to preserve consumers’ access to affordable, reliable and efficient transportation.
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July 06, 2023
While battery technology has improved in recent years, the proposed rule ignores the significant infrastructure, consumer acceptance, and supply chain challenges that remain.
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July 06, 2023
In the comments, the associations identified several legal, policy and scientific flaws of the proposed rule and argued that the proposal, if implemented as written, could restrict all forms of energy development on federal lands, including renewable energy projects.
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June 30, 2023
Laura Daniel-Davis, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Land and Mineral Management at the Interior Department, said in a letter released Thursday that the agency couldn’t dedicate its “limited resources” to establishing a phase down program, given “competing priorities,” including implementing lease sales mandated by last year’s sweeping climate law.
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June 28, 2023
The Chamber analysis reveals major flaws in the Regulatory Impact Analysis of the new powerplant standards, which provides analysis of the costs and benefits underpinning EPA’s claims of societal gains with minimal costs.
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June 26, 2023
The Environmental Protection Agency blending mandates issued Wednesday limit the amount of conventional ethanol that can be used to fulfill quotas in 2024 and 2025 to 15 billion gallons, a cut from the target of 15.25 billion gallons proposed earlier.
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June 18, 2023
API outlined major concerns with several aspects of the proposed rule in comments submitted to the EPA, including its singular focus on zero-emission vehicle technologies, while ignoring associated challenges with technology and infrastructure readiness.
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June 08, 2023
“Hijacking the railway safety reform bill is just the latest example of Washington Democrats and radical environmentalists utilizing every tool possible to put an end to fossil fuels and push their expensive and impractical ‘green’ agenda,” said Commissioner Wayne Christian.
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May 30, 2023
“Energy Workforce & Technology Council applauds the bi-partisan agreement to lift the debt ceiling, which includes important reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act to help speed up projects and includes an agreement to finish the Mountain Valley Pipeline," said Tim Tarpley, Energy Workforce & Technology Council President.
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May 29, 2023
Republicans scored a win by imposing a one-year limit on environmental assessments and two years on environmental impact statements. However, extensions of those deadlines, “in consultation with the applicant,” are allowed, according to text of the legislation.
