Willie Phillips has track record of public service. This week, President Joe Biden named Willie Phillips as acting chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The first…
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Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sales Reinstated
Action in compliance with the Inflation Reduction Act. The Department of the Interior reinstated an offshore oil and gas lease sale that was invalidated by a federal judge…
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Treasury Secretary Says Gas Prices Could Spike Again
Oil prices are on the increase. Oil prices rose Monday as supply concerns are mounting heading into the winter months. Although gasoline at the pump has gone down in…
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Administration May Release More from Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The intent is to mitigate winter heating oil prices. President Biden’s administration is considering the release of more crude oil from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve after the…
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EPA Refuses Exemptions to LNG Exporter
Gas would have gone to Europe during their energy crisis. The Environmental Protection Agency said it will not exempt a top U.S. liquified natural gas (LNG) exporter from…
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Interior Department Distributes Awards to Plug Orphan Oil Wells
Administration prepares to remediate 10,000 abandoned oil and gas wells. The Department of the Interior has announced an initial $560 million for the reclamation of orphaned oil and…
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Energy Department Turns Focus to Furnace Efficiency
Standards projected to conserve energy by 15 percent. The Department of Energy proposed new regulations on consumer gas furnaces in an effort to expand the manufacture and purchase…
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U.S. and European Union Agree on Energy Deal
Europe reducing reliance on Russian energy. On Friday, the United States and the European Union announced a new partnership to reduce the continent’s reliance on Russian energy. Officials…
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FBI Assists in Investigation of Gas Line Sabotage
3,500 affected by outages during frigid weather in Aspen, CO. Three natural gas locations were breached by vandals last week in Aspen, Colorado, who coordinated what authorities said…
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