Tag: Oil

Republicans and Democrats are more divided over the issue of climate change going into the November election, but support more wind and solar. (iStock Photo)

Energy and Environment

Louisiana Republican sees room to work with Biden on carbon capture and hydrogen

Abby Smith · April 2, 2021 3:00 am

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2020, file photo, pump jacks operate in an oilfield as the sun begins to set on the horizon in Midland, Texas. (Jacob Ford/Odessa American via AP, File)

Texas upstream oil, natural gas sector added 2,300 jobs in February

Washington Examiner · April 1, 2021 11:00 pm

Energy and Environment

Biden infrastructure plan includes massive spending and regulations to curb climate change

Abby Smith · March 31, 2021 9:00 am

The U.S. is home to the Permian Basin, the world's most productive oil field.

Petroleum Association of Wyoming joins lawsuit challenging Biden’s federal oil lease ban

Washington Examiner · March 30, 2021 9:00 pm

Jeremy Heskett, of Boston, pours gasoline at a Shell gas station, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in Westwood, Mass. Energy prices declined for a second day, as the frigid temperatures that impacted Texas and much of the Midwest moved east. Natural gas prices were down 4%. Energy prices have been volatile the past week as record demand for natural gas and other fossil fuels to warm homes has caused electricity prices to skyrocket. Natural gas is typically used as an âon-demandâ fuel source to cover increased electrical needs.

Beltway Confidential

No, Biden isn’t to blame for increasing gas prices — yet

Nickie Deahl · March 28, 2021 10:00 am

This satellite image from Cnes2021, Distribution Airbus DS, shows the cargo ship MV Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal near Suez, Egypt, Thursday, March 25, 2021. The skyscraper-sized cargo ship wedged across Egypt's Suez Canal further imperiled global shipping Thursday as at least 150 other vessels needing to pass through the crucial waterway idled waiting for the obstruction to clear, authorities said.

Energy, retail, and food: Ever Given blockage threatens supply chains

Zach Halaschak · March 26, 2021 6:51 pm

Democrats move to cancel Trump oil and gas methane rollback

Democrats move to cancel Trump oil and gas methane rollback

Abby Smith · March 25, 2021 12:00 am

Attorney General Jeff Landry talks about health care legislation he's backing in the upcoming session, on Monday, April 1, 2019, in Baton Rouge, La. Landry, a Republican, and Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards are pushing dueling bills aimed at protecting people with pre-existing health conditions if the federal Affordable Care Act is overturned.

Energy and Environment

GOP attorneys general sue Biden over oil and gas leasing pause

Abby Smith · March 24, 2021 5:32 pm

The U.S. is home to the Permian Basin, the world's most productive oil field.

Oil, natural gas industry to take center stage at Texas Energy Day

Washington Examiner · March 22, 2021 3:00 pm

Oil and gas revenue to fund economic recovery bills in New Mexico

Washington Examiner · March 22, 2021 2:00 pm

Energy and Environment

Republicans say Democrats' big climate bill would crush the plastics industry

Abby Smith · March 20, 2021 4:00 pm

Republicans and Democrats are more divided over the issue of climate change going into the November election, but support more wind and solar. (iStock Photo)

Mitt Romney leans in on carbon tax to spur clean energy technology breakthroughs

Josh Siegel · March 19, 2021 3:00 am