Tag: Lisa Murkowski
Murkowski secures repeal of BLM planning 2.0 rule
Preserves crucial role of states, local stakeholders in agency’s planning process Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) last week led the Senate’s passage of H.J. Res. 44, the House version of her Congressional Review Act (CRA) disapproval resolution to overturn the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) “Planning 2.0” rule, according to a press release from the Senator. The resolution […]
US Senate votes to hammer out deal with House on energy bill
Bill will modernize power grid, speed permitting of LNG exports, increase R&D funding for energy efficiency and batteries The U.S. Senate will be working on a compromise with the House of Representatives on what could become the broadest energy legislation passed by Congress in nearly a decade. The Senate voted 84 to 3 to go to formal conference […]
Murkowski blames Obama for Statoil, Shell abandoning Arctic drilling
Murkowski says problems with regulatory environment for Arctic drilling are responsibility of Obama Administration Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is blaming the Obama Administration for Statoil’s decision to end Alaska operations and give back leases Alaska’s Arctic offshore frontier the company won in 2008. “I am very concerned that, for the second time in as many months, […]
Murkowski: Obama should visit Alaska with open mind
Alaska has balanced environmental protection with development of oil, gas industry As Alaskans, we take great pride in welcoming visitors to our beautiful state. That is especially true when our guest is the President of the United States. When President Obama announced he would visit at the end of August, I thought of how exciting […]
Senate energy bill passes committee, could lift crude oil export ban
Senate energy bill gets thumbs up from oil and gas groups A Senate energy committee approved legislation Thursday that would lift the 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports and open more areas of the Arctic, Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean to oil and gas exploration. Republican Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, chairman of the panel, championed the bill, which passed by a […]
Bi-partisan Energy Policy Modernization Act launched in Senate
Murkowski, Cantwell say Energy Policy Modernization Act updates policy, eco-activists criticize for lack of renewable energy focus The Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 shows Republicans and Democrats can find some common ground on energy issues, such as modernizing the electric grid, but disagree on many other critical areas. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski, Alaska, and Democrat Senator Maria […]
Alaska LNG: $60 billion project gets condition approval
Alaska LNG production not expected for 10 years The Alaska LNG project, one of the largest in the world, cleared a major hurdle Thursday as the DOE granted it an export licence. The $50 billion project will export natural gas from Alaska’s massive North Slope resources to non-free trade countries like Japan, China, India and Taiwan. Approval for […]
Hey, the 70s are calling, they want their crude oil export ban back
Crude oil export ban should be lifted as part of new American energy strategy Why does America still have a crude oil export ban on its books? Shades of Jimmy Carter, enough already! Congress should get behind the Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015, a bill introduced Wednesday by Senators Murkowski and Heitkamp. “The 1970s-era ban […]
Keystone XL good for Alaska – Sen. Lisa Murkowski
“Keystone XL is a test for the United States – a test of whether we, as a nation, can still review, license, permit, and build large-scale energy infrastructure” – Murkowski I understand that some Alaskans are wondering how the Keystone XL pipeline is relevant to Alaska. It’s a fair question that I believe deserves an […]
American crude oil export ban has to go
Crude oil export ban lowers prices received by American energy producers Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski (R) says she will introduce a bill to end the 40-year-old domestic crude oil export ban. It’s about time. Murkowski was speaking at the 34th CERAWeek – an annual gathering of international energy experts and leaders in Houston, TX – and noted that many federal energy […]
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