With climate change as a top legislative concern for the Biden administration and Congress, what can oil and gas executives and investors expect to see as potential actions on carbon and methane in the near future? What’s currently moving through Washington, D.C, and statehouses across the nation that may serve as guides or challenges to business strategies in the U.S. shale plays?
SPEAKER(S):
Jack Belcher, Principal, Cornerstone Government Affairs
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