Category: energy industry

Diverse Coalition of Groups Backs Infrastructure Permitting Reforms

A diverse coalition of American organizations has signed a letter organized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce—the leading business lobbying organization in the United States—urging reforms to the infrastructure permitting process. “Today, the single biggest obstacle to building the infrastructure of the future is a broken permitting system,” reads the letter, which was published on…


John Robson: Ship Canadian LNG to Europe? Strong Business Case or Strikeout Depends on Rules of the Game

Commentary When Justin Trudeau said there was no business case for shipping Canadian natural gas to Europe, the obvious retort is that of the umpire who, when a free-swinging slugger protested a call saying “that was never a strike,” sneered “How would you know?” Nothing in Trudeau’s record, before or after entering politics, suggests the…


Natural Gas Eyes $8 As Prices Surge to Highest Levels Since 2008

Natural gas futures are trading at their highest levels in more than 13 years, with the May contract flirting with $8 per million British thermal units (Btu). The energy commodity has been rallying on market tightness, driven by lower-than-normal temperatures in the United States and Europe and strong export demand amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine….


World Economy Entering Period of Oil Scarcity, Halliburton CEO Says

News Analysis Halliburton CEO and president Jeff Miller made waves on Monday predicting that the world is due for a period of oil scarcity in comments at the World Petroleum Congress in Houston, Texas. “I think that for the first time in a long time, we will see a buyer looking for a barrel of…


PA Senate ERE Committee Wants to Keep PA Out of Greenhouse Gas Program

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is pressing for his state to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a program intended to cap and reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector. However, State Senate Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Chairman Gene Yaw (R) told The Epoch Times that Wolf’s proposed plan to enter Pennsylvania…


American Energy Independence at Risk With Biden Orders, Experts Say

The Biden administration has clamped down hard on energy and oil as part of its climate change agenda. But experts warn the president’s recent actions will have long term impacts on production and the economy—it will also mean more dependence from imports. President Joe Biden recently issued a slew of executive orders including freezing new…


Biden’s Stance on Energy Will Gut Production and Economy, Experts Say

The Biden administration has clamped down hard on energy and oil as part of its climate change agenda. But experts warn the president’s recent actions will have long term impacts on production and the economy—it will also mean more dependence from imports. President Joe Biden recently issued a slew of executive orders including freezing new…