Hoard and Use Some Resources, Export the Rest
President Obama’s administration approved expanding natural gas exports back in 2011 and 2013. Cheniere Energy Inc’s Sabine Pass facility will begin exporting to countries in 2015, Freeport LNG in 2017...
View ArticleWhy the U.S. Should Already be the Global Energy Leader
Nearly 40 years ago, United States Congress passed legislation that would cease all exports on crude oil in the U.S. This was done as a way to protect our natural resources, and ensure that the country...
View ArticleWTO Rules on China’s Rare Earth Exports
World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled recently that China’s rare earth elements (REE) export restrictions violate international trade regulations. China has a 90-percent stranglehold on the bulk of...
View ArticleDOE Must Expediate LNG Export Permits
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) finalized reforms it proposed on May 29 to its process for determining whether planned Liquid Natural Gas export projects are in the national interest as...
View ArticleMajor Effort to Lift Oil Export Ban
Despite a fear of rising gasoline prices at the pump, a strong lobbying effort will be aimed at persuading lawmakers and administration officials that the United States can afford to export crude oil...
View ArticleFormer Top Aid to Obama Calls for Exporting Oil
In addition to the most recent Brookings report that shows some of the benefits of lifting the United States ban on crude oil exports, Larry Summers is also calling for an end to the ban. Summers, the...
View ArticleLower Energy Prices Help Many Americans Stay Warm
Many Americans struggle during the winter with expensive and excessive consumption of energy resources to keep warm. Inflated energy prices really puts a strain on many families and their budgets....
View ArticleAnother Call to Export American Energy
Yet another “call”, this time from Roll Call, to export energy from the United States and joins many who support lifting the ban and regulations on our energy industry to export. With the U.S. now...
View ArticleReducing Europe’s Dependence on Russia, Benefits United States
cAs tensions over the situation in the Ukraine heightened over the last few months, sanctions were thrown left and right between Russia, the United States and the European Union. The sanctions targeted...
View ArticleUnnecessary Fear of Falling Energy Prices
As the recent energy boom is currently in full stride, there are now increasing fears that production output will decrease as profits are now lower for big oil companies. Two Wall Street Journal...
View ArticleThe KEEP Energy Act
If it were not for the $300 billion boost to the U.S. economy and the more than two million jobs added each year from the oil and gas industry, we could have been in a second Great Depression. To add...
View ArticleFast-Track Keystone XL Plan Doomed to Fail
Coordination by the House and Senate to quickly pass the Keystone XL pipeline was doomed to fail last week. The coordination was awkward, to say the least, the House easily passed the approval of the...
View ArticleUnited States to be #1 Energy Producer by 2020
At the current rate of energy resource production, the United States is set to surpass Saudi Arabia and become the top oil producer in the world as early as the year 2020. The U.S. also has huge...
View ArticleKeep Oil Prices Down by Passing Keystone XL
The Tampa Bay Times conducted a fact check on some statements made by Senator John Thune of South Dakota on Sunday. The fact check covered two main points: ―President Barack Obama’s own administration...
View ArticleSOTU NCPA: Energy Forecast or Lack of One
With the State of the Union Address tomorrow night, we can expect the president to talk about energy and environment ― much more about environment than energy. The president’s actions show how low of a...
View ArticleSOTU NCPA: The Invisible Hand and Unabated Oil Production
In OPEC’s 2014 World Oil Outlook (WOO), the energy giant projects sustained oil prices of over $100 per barrel for 2015 with slight drops in future oil prices as low as $95 per barrel… Recent events...
View ArticleUpheaval — Natural Gas Growth Could Redefine Decades
Over the past few years, natural gas growth has been an energy investor’s fallback strategy. With a historically positive growth in almost every company’s stock and unperturbed fundamentals — promoted...
View ArticleThe Case for Lifting the Crude Oil Export Ban
The United States is running out of room in its crude oil storage facilities and the question is ― where does the crude go now? As domestic crude oil production continues to rise, it has no place to go...
View ArticleU.S. Energy Infrastructure Still Lacking
Energy booms, whether from oil or gas, will continue as both technology develops and more resources are discovered. However, each energy boom puts a strain on our existing energy infrastructure. For...
View ArticleAmerican Energy Renaissance Act — Why Oil and Gas Matter
The American Energy Renaissance Act of 2014 — a bill proposed by Senator and now presidential candidate, Ted Cruz — proposes many drastic changes to the status quo surrounding energy and environmental...
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