UN calls for peaceful resolution to Cyprus drilling dispute
Parties involved in a dispute over planned oil and gas drilling by Cyprus off the eastern Mediterranean island’s south coast should settle the issue peacefully, the United Nations said.
View ArticleEconomy, environment, politics figure in Keystone fight
Shell, ConocoPhillips and other energy companies with deep Texas ties are betting billions on investments in Canadian oil sands prospects, with hopes of refining that crude and selling it to customers...
View ArticlePa. lawmakers debate bills to reform drilling laws
The state House and Senate opened a long-anticipated debate over competing Republican bills to overhaul the regulation of natural gas drilling and impose a fee on drilling companies, as the Democratic...
View ArticleRomney’s green energy jab isn’t quite sustainable
President Obama's stimulus plan allows for $90 billion in loans and grants, but contrary to Romney's implication, it hasn't all been used and most loans probably will be repaid.
View ArticleDebaters touch on energy
Paul Ryan made a couple of energy references last night. One was to $90 billion in stimulus money for "green jobs" and another was about "energy independence." Both are complicated.
View ArticleRomney & Obama spar over gasoline prices, energy policy
Energy policy took center stage at the opening of the second presidential debate, as Barack Obama and Mitt Romney sparred over whose proposals would do more to lower gas prices and boost drilling....
View ArticleSteffy: Candidates give few answers on gasoline prices
Gasoline prices have, of course, been rising this year, but that has more to do with the influences on the global market for crude oil -- such as unrest in the Middle East -- refining constraints in...
View ArticleSenator calls for end to ‘antiquated’ ban on exporting US crude
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration should immediately end an "antiquated" ban on exporting U.S. crude, Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Tuesday.
View ArticleStudents’ debate over fracturing could be fractious
The nation's 16 best moot-court programs are preparing to face off at the federal courthouse in Houston this month. They'll be debating an issue at the heart of the United States current energy boom:...
View ArticleSenate Democrats block bid to wind down Keystone XL debate
The procedural vote means that the Republicans are looking at days -- if not weeks -- of additional debate on the bill and the dozens of amendments that have been proposed to it, including proposals...
View ArticleEnergy industry lobbying arm lays out wish list for White House hopefuls
It's time for presidential candidates to start outlining their plans for energy policy, a top oil industry leader says.
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