Ending US crude oil export ban won’t raise domestic gasoline prices Lifting the 40-year-old US crude oil export ban on would have far-reaching effects on pricing, energy security and energy sector investment, according to new research from the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy in Houston. The study, “The […]
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American Petroleum Institute calls on Federal Govt to do more to prevent oil by rail accidents A new report commissioned by the US Department of Energy debunks the idea that shale crude oil is more likely to explode or catch fire during a train derailment. In the last five years, the movement of crude by rail
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California solar more than all other States combined California solar reached a milestone during 2014: The first American State with more than five per cent of its annual utility-scale electricity generation from utility-scale solar power. According to the Electric Power Monthly, published by the Energy Information Administration, California’s utility-scale (1 megawatt (MW) or larger) solar plants generated a
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Texas oil and gas operators now able to submit Railroad Commission of Texas payments online The life of Texas oil and gas operators got a little bit easier Tuesday, as two more application forms are now available to be filled out online from the Railroad Commission of Texas. The Railroad Commission of Texas says having Form GW-1,
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Canadian oil marketing campaign targeted Washington, DC The multimillion-dollar Canadian oil marketing campaign in the U.S. was hard to miss. The Maple Leaf was plastered on the walls of subway stops in Washington, D.C., and it popped up in all sorts of American publications with messages like, “America’s Best Energy Partner,” and “Friends and Neighbors.” Documents
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Texas municipalities argue proposed legislation will strip them of any control over oil and gas activities within their boundaries A spat between Texas municipalities and an energy lobby group has erupted over local regulation of oil and gas development. We spoke to energy policy analyst Dr. Kenneth Green about the proper regulatory roles of cities
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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Texas leads oil-producing states with 538 rigs Texas is losing drilling rigs as oil prices continue to drop, but a few oil-producing states actually gained rigs, according to the latest Baker Hughes rig count. Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. tumbled
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Pegasus pipeline ruptured March 29, 2013, in Mayflower, spilling more than 200,000 gallons of crude oil A federal class-action lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corporation over a 2013 Pegasus pipeline spill in central Arkansas has been dismissed by a federal judge, who acknowledged in his ruling that his decision seems unfair. U.S. District Judge Brian Miller on
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Critics of new hydraulic fracturing rules say States already properly regulate the industry Only hours after the Obama Administration introduced new rules for hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, the energy industry sued in federal court to stop what it says is unnecessary regulation. Two groups, the Independent Petroleum Association of America and the Western Energy Alliance,
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