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Business , Exploration & Production , Legislation , Health, Safety & Environment , Shale Plays
US Democrats in Oil States Fear Ill Wind from Biden’s Climate Policies
Prospect of an electoral backlash grows in Texas and New Mexico over President Biden’s drilling moratorium.
Exports , Legislation , Infrastructure , Health, Safety & Environment , Emissions , Renewables
No Ordinary Joe: Manchin’s Pivotal Role on Shale, Climate in a Divided Senate
The West Virginia senator pursues bipartisan solutions and is determined to not let the energy transition leave his constituents behind.
Business , Legislation , Health, Safety & Environment , Technology , Mergers
PATH FORWARD: Leslie Beyer Talks PESA, AESC Merger
Former PESA President Leslie Beyer talks to Hart Energy about the combination of PESA and AESC to form The Energy Workforce & Technology Council.
Exploration & Production , Legislation , Lease Sales
Republican Bill Seeks to Block Biden’s Freeze on Oil and Gas Leasing
Republican senators from oil-producing states introduced legislation on Jan. 28 that would block the Biden administration’s order pausing new oil and gas leasing on federal lands.
Business , Exploration & Production , Legislation , Shale Plays
PATH FORWARD: What Updates to Colorado SB-181 Mean for Oil Producers
New regulations will add further strain on oil and gas producers in Colorado, says asset performance management expert, Jamie Davidson.
Policy & Regulations , Legislation , Emissions
Column: Can Biden Transform the US Energy System?
The new president’s impact will likely be more on the micro than the macro level.
Business , Legislation , Infrastructure , Health, Safety & Environment , Emissions , Renewables , Pipelines
Biden Takes Sweeping Day One Action on Energy, Keystone XL
Soon after his inauguration, U.S. President Joe Biden signed executive actions that included formally revoking the permit needed to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline and rejoining the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Legislation , International , Health, Safety & Environment , Emissions
Biden Set to Rejoin Paris Climate Accord, Impose Curbs on US Oil Industry
The announcements will also include a sweeping order to review all of Trump's actions weakening climate change protections, the revocation of a vital permit for the Keystone XL and a moratorium on leasing activities in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge, Biden aids say.
Business , Exploration & Production , Methane , Legislation , Emissions
API Chief Seeks Areas to Work with Biden Administration
In his State of American Energy speech, Mike Sommers also addressed climate change and diversity challenges.
Business , Legislation , Health, Safety & Environment , Emissions , Renewables , Shale Plays
US Energy: ‘The More Ambitious Biden Tries to Be, the More Likely He Is to Fail’
Elected on a promise of a $2 trillion green energy plan, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s ambitions could be curtailed by political reality.