The Obsolete Crude Oil Export Ban
In the 1970s, during the Arab oil embargo, gasoline prices soared in the United States. Shortages created long lines of cars at the few gas stations that had fuel. In response, the U.S. began a series...
View ArticleLocal Support for Keystone XL, Despite Political Affiliation
The Keystone XL Pipeline continues to remain in a locked up battle mainly between political parties. However, a recent study suggests that while politics prevents the pipeline from completion, local...
View ArticleFeeling the Heat — Oil Export Stalemate in Venezuela
Typically when a currency falls in value, investors flock to purchase that country’s assets and exports under the new exchange rate. The Venezuelan government however, is stuck producing nearly the...
View ArticleSenate Energy Policy Leaves Out Oil and Highway Funding
The focus of the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 includes energy efficiency and conservation, protecting the electric grid and speeding up the application process for liquid natural gas...
View ArticleLifting Crude Oil Export Ban Benefits U.S. Economy
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) suggests that removing crude oil export restrictions could both reduce consumer fuel prices and increase the price of U.S. crude oil from ~$2 to ~$8 per...
View ArticleNew Study Looks at Lifting the Crude Oil Export Ban
According to a new report out from the United States Energy Information Administration: Recent increases in domestic crude oil production and the prospect of continued supply growth have sparked...
View ArticleClose to Lifting the U.S. Crude Oil Export Ban
Congress is planning to vote on lifting the ban on U.S. crude oil exports by the end of this month. Across the aisle, most Republicans support the end of the export ban. In fact, the...
View ArticleU.S. House Energy Bill Debate Today
The House of Representatives starts the debate today on 38 amendments out of an original 103 submitted for H.R. 8 —North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 — and concludes...
View ArticleMurkowski Outlines Senate Energy Plan
In the GOP weekly address, Sen. Murkowski describes the Energy Policy Modernization Act, which includes liquid natural gas (LNG) exports. Looks like it is still on the Senate calendar this...
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