“The region that would bear the brunt of the oil and gas ban are the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico since it’s entirely owned by the U.S. government,” said Elisabeth Murphy, ESAI Energy LLC upstream analyst for North America. It would mean a 40% output drop for the Gulf by 2030, she said....Continue Reading
When President Biden banned fossil fuel leases on federal lands, he left out coal — the fossil fuel most widely blamed for global warming. It was a conspicuous omission for a president who has vowed to make the electric grid carbon-free by 2035 and who has said the world’s “future rests in renewable energy.” SourceContinue Reading
Western Energy Alliance, which says it represents 200 oil and natural gas companies, said the administration’s suspension of leases is “unsupported and unnecessary,” and an overreach by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, according to a petition filed Wednesday in Wyoming federal court. SourceContinue Reading
“There is never a good time to disrupt domestic energy production, especially during a pandemic, but doing so at a time when our nation is in need of economic recovery is especially counter-productive and short-sighted,” said U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Energy Institute President Marty Durbin. SourceContinue Reading
President Joe Biden took executive action on Wednesday to block new leases for oil drilling on federal lands and waters for one year and ordered a review of fossil-fuel subsidies and other measures to overhaul how the U.S. produces energy. SourceContinue Reading
President Joe Biden will take additional executive action on Wednesday to combat climate change, including temporarily blocking new leases for oil drilling on federal lands and waters, ordering a review of fossil-fuel subsidies and other measures to overhaul U.S. energy. SourceContinue Reading
With crude prices and refining margins buoyed by the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines and the prospect of an economic rebound, investors will be watching for signs in Big Oil’s fourth-quarter earnings that higher crude prices will translate into much-needed increased cash flows this year. SourceContinue Reading
After pushing Texas energy regulators to end the practice of natural gas flaring for environmental reasons, BP filed 121 flaring requests that test the limits of the rules and call into question the company’s pledge to reduce carbon emissions. SourceContinue Reading
With crude prices and refining margins buoyed by the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines and the prospect of an economic rebound, investors will be watching for signs in Big Oil’s fourth-quarter earnings that higher crude prices will translate into much-needed increased cash flows this year. SourceContinue Reading
As much as 40% of the natural gas that’s expected to be flared in the Permian Basin in 2025 could be avoided at no cost to drillers if regulators abandoned their hands-off approach to the controversial practice, according to a report. SourceContinue Reading
