Tag: Politics
Democrats enlist experts to scour Rex Tillerson’s business record
Rex Tillerson named as Trump’s Secretary of State nominee By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democrats plan to enlist accountants and legal experts to pore through the business records of Exxon Mobil Chief Executive Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, Democratic aides said. Tillerson could face a […]
Iran’s Guards using Trump victory to claw back power
“Trump and IS gifts from God to IRGC”, senior official says By Parisa Hafezi ANKARA, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s victory and the war on Islamic State have given Iran’s hard-line Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps what it sees as a unique opportunity to claw back economic and political power it had lost. Sidelined after […]
Former Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi battles against Western “greed” in memoir
Ali al-Naimi memoir titled “Out of the Desert” By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) – As Saudi Arabia prepares for the world’s biggest initial public offering (IPO), memoirs from its former oil minister Ali al-Naimi offer a rare insight into decades of domestic infighting over the future of state-run Saudi Aramco. The […]
Hearing highlights how costly methane regulations yield little benefit
Natural gas reduced carbon emissions and harmful pollutants, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and fine particulate matter By Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth The consensus was nearly unanimous at Thursday’s House Science Committeee Environment Subcommittee hearing – appropriately titled “A Solution in Search of a Problem” – that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) methane regulations would place enormous costs on oil and […]
Opinion: Canada must look to global markets for oil, natural gas – CAPP
CAPP asks Canada to commit to sensible choices, encourage development of energy infrastructure needed to move energy By Tim McMillan, president and CEO, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Canada’s energy ministers wrapped up their meeting Aug. 23 in Winnipeg and agreed public trust is essential for a future that develops natural resources, creates jobs and transitions to a low-carbon […]
Saudi minister confirms warning on proposed U.S. law on 9/11
Law could hold kingdom responsible for any role in 9/11 By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, May 2 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has warned the United States that a proposed U.S. law that could hold the kingdom responsible for any role in 9/11 attacks would erode global investor confidence in America, its foreign minister said on Monday. […]
Obama Clean Power Plan hinges on next president: McConnell
Clean Power Plan the centerpiece of Obama’s efforts to fight climate change WASHINGTON _ A Supreme Court ruling that delays a key element of President Barack Obama’s strategy to fight climate change will likely push a final decision on the issue to the next president, the Senate’s Republican leader said Monday as he urged the […]
Is Obama purposely trying to kill the Canadian oil industry?
A person on trial for murder doesn’t need to be convicted with a video with them pulling the trigger. But can you see Obama pulling the trigger after looking at the evidence? You be judge. Nobody on earth can say 100%, Obama deliberately sabotaged the Canadian oil industry to advance his own countries interests, or […]
Right-wing foundation for clean energy launches ClearPath.org
ClearPath intends to mobilze center-right voters in run up to 2016 election Why should the left have all the fun? That’s the question being asked – and answered – by conservative climate change activist Jay Faison as he launches his $165 million foundation, ClearPath. The North Carolina-based organization will make strategic grants for research and policy development, and […]
Ted Cruz, author of American Energy Renaissance Act, launches White House bid
American Energy Renaissance Act will be important part of Cruz presidential campaign Oil and gas production and exploration – thanks to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s American Energy Renaissance Act – just became a central component of the Republican presidential race. Cruz opened the first major campaign of the 2016 presidential season Monday with a kickoff speech […]
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