Kasich to Shale Drillers: Start Paying Your Fair Share
Ohio Gov. John Kasich discussed a plan to tax companies drilling for shale gas in Ohio during the CERA Week energy conference in Houston earlier this week. During a press conference Wednesday, Kasich...
View ArticleWill Import Duties Revive U.S. Solar Manufacturing?
The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing hailed the Obama administration's decision to place duties on solar imports from China as a step in the right direction. From Steve Ostrenga, chief...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists Take Fracking Fight to Court in Wyoming
Three environmentalists groups filed a lawsuit last week claiming the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission went too far in protecting companies from revealing the chemical content of fluids used...
View ArticleWind Power Gives Some the 'Green Energy Blues'
Some Canadians aren't happy about the result of wind power subsidies in their nation. About 800 farmers and other rural residents demonstrated outside a clean energy forum in downtown Toronto Tuesday....
View ArticleWind Energy: Where Does Your State Rank?
The American Wind Energy Association issued its annual market report today. Part of the report included state rankings for wind energy jobs, installations and construction projects.Top 10 states for...
View ArticleTop Five Natural Gas-Producing States
From the Energy Information Administration's"Today in Energy" blog: The top five natural gas-producing states increased their combined marketed natural gas production by approximately 7.5% in 2011. But...
View ArticleDelta's Refinery Purchase: 'Brilliant' or Dumb?
Delta Air Lines announced yesterday that it plans to purchase an oil refinery near Philadelphia from ConocoPhillips (IW 500/3) spinoff Phillips 66 in a move aimed at cutting fuel expenses. Will the...
View ArticleIs the U.S. Poised to Lead the World in Oil and Gas Production?
Yes, says Daniel Sullivan, commissioner in Alaska's Department of Natural Resources. According to an Agence France-Presse article published today:In the last quarter, the United States produced 6...
View ArticleWhat's on T. Boone Pickens' Mind?
I follow energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens on Twitter. During certain scheduled times, followers can ask Pickens questions using the hashtag #AskBoone. Here are some of his responses to questions on...
View ArticleReport: US Carbon Emissions Plummet on Low Natural Gas Prices
"Market forces," namely the substitution of low-priced natural gas for coal at power plants, has brought carbon emissions in the U.S. to a 20-year low, the Associated Press reported today. As reported...
View ArticleAPI's Gerard: Oil and Gas Industry Subsidies are a Myth
In a briefing with reporters today, American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard said the common belief that the oil and gas industry receives subsidies is false. Gerard:We continue to hear about...
View ArticleEnergy Conference Host Bashes Fellow Event Sponsor
It was either an incredibly bold or boneheaded move on Matthew Brakey's part. Brakey is president of Brakey Energy Inc., an energy management services firm based in suburban Cleveland, Ohio. He's also...
View ArticleGreenpeace Starring Lucy Lawless Claims Victory in Arctic Drilling Fight
Greenpeace activists say they were victorious in their four-day occupation of the Shell-chartered Noble Discoverer. The activists, which included actress Lucy Lawless, said they were protesting Shell's...
View ArticleSign of the Times in Ohio: 'Drill Baby Drill'
I just returned from a tour of a natural gas rig owned by Chesapeake Energy in Columbiana County, Ohio. The area sits in the Utica shale region, which is a hotbed of natural gas drilling activity...
View ArticleCould Nanotechology Fuel Future Oil and Gas Development?
A panel discussion at the CERA Week energy conference in Houston today focused on the role of technology in oil and gas exploration and production. Amin Nasser, senior vice president, upstream, for...
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