Feature Stories
President Trump Proposes Reducing and Refocusing Environment and Energy Spending
March 31, 2020
The Trump administration recently submitted its proposed fiscal year 2021 budget, which would significantly cut funding for certain climate change-focused programs at several government agencies. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Department
Coronavirus Adds Uncertainty to Oil and Gas Mergers and Acquisitions
March 23, 2020
Coronavirus has caused uncertainty for planned oil and gas mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the sector, according to analytics firm GlobalData, This comes as the virus, which has now led to a global pandemic, has drastically affected supply and demand
U.S. Energy Secretary: Topping Off Reserve with U.S. Purchases Signals Confidence in Industry
March 19, 2020
President Donald Trump’s push to refill the country’s oil reserves is intended to reassure domestic producers at a time when collapsed prices are straining the industry and a substantive rebound appears to be months away at the earliest, the nation’s
Virginia’s Clean Economy Act Will Have Dirty Results
March 19, 2020
Largely with party-line, urban-vs-rural votes, Virginia’s legislature is poised to enact a Clean Economy Act that would eliminate coal-based electricity generation, prevent construction of new gas-fired power plants — and replace reliable, affordable fossil energy with wind, solar and battery-backup
Nevada Mine Fight Pits Electric Cars Against Rare Flower
March 16, 2020
The rare Tiehm’s buckwheat stands less than a foot tall in Nevada’s rocky high desert, its thin, leafless stems adorned with tiny yellow flowers in spring. To the Australian company that wants to mine lithium beneath the federal land where
AOC’s Pitch for the Green New Deal is Unhinged from Reality
March 9, 2020
AOC’s recent comments, along with the actual text of Green New Deal bill, are at odds with numerous facts about pollution, regulations, and the economics of energy. Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently gave an impassioned pitch for her “Green New
Oil Becomes Key Battleground in Libya’s Civil War
March 5, 2020
Nine years have passed since revolution in Libya toppled former leader Muammar Gaddafi — but political power struggles, in which oil has become the key bargaining chip, have now left the country on the brink of financial crisis. That was
Industry Warns Fracking Ban Would Cost $7 Trillion
March 2, 2020
Fracking is a dirty word as far as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is concerned, but those in the oil-and-gas industry warn that life without hydraulic fracturing would be far grubbier. The American Petroleum Institute drilled down this week on rising Democratic
Upstream Oil and Gas Mergers and Acquisitions Led the Way in 2019
February 24, 2020
The upstream sector experienced the most oil and gas mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2019, says an analyst. Occidental Petroleum’s $57 billion purchase consideration of fellow Texas-based company Anadarko Petroleum was the biggest M&A deal in the sector last year.
Government Proposes Opening Alaskan National Petroleum Reserve to Oil, Gas Production
February 20, 2020
The Trump administration proposes opening most of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) to oil and gas production, reversing an Obama-era plan that closed much of the reserve even though it was established specifically for oil and gas development.
