Saturday, August 15, 2026

Trump Speaking at Colorado Summit on July 1

Trump Energy Policy at Top of Oil & Gas Industry’s Mind Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump will headline the seventh annual Western Conservative Summit Friday morning in Denver, giving an address at 10:30 a.m. at the Colorado Convention Center, the candidate’s first public appearance in Colorado. Jeff Hunt, producer of the event and Director of the Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University—the

Airstrikes Cut Islamic State Oil Revenues in Half – to $15 Million per Month

From Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — About 300 airstrikes against the Islamic State’s oil network in Iraq and Syria during the last two years have cut the terrorist group’s revenue by at least half, a U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday. The U.S.-led coalition struck eight oil and natural gas targets in those countries in recent days as part of its

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Keystone XL: The Saga Continues

TransCanada seeks US$15 Billion from the U.S. government for breaches of NAFTA – following President Obama’s decision to nix the Keystone XL pipeline The next chapter in the Keystone XL pipeline saga is officially underway. On Friday, June 24, 2016, TransCanada Corporation (ticker: TRP) filed  an official request for arbitration against the government of the U.S., under the rules of

Canada’s US$6B Investment at Risk in Brexit Vote

From BNN Ottawa is not reducing its direct financial exposure to the risks of the United Kingdom potentially voting to leave the European Union. Canada’s federal government had US$6.14 billion worth of British pounds in its global currency reserves as of the end of May. With the British currency holding near a five-month high in the days leading up to

Stocks Climb on “Remain” Brexit Hopes

From MarketWatch U.S. stocks closed higher Thursday, with all three indexes rallying, as investors wagered that the U.K. will choose to remain in the European Union in a historic referendum with far-reaching implications. A pair of polls released earlier showed support for “remain” slightly ahead while bookmakers also indicated a 76% probability of a vote to remain in the EU.

Final Brexit Poll Gives Remain Four-Point Lead, Voters Battle Heavy Rains

From The Independent Voters are going to the polls amid flooding in a historic referendum on whether Britain should remain a member of the European Union or leave. Here are the latest updates: Final Populus poll gives Remain 10-point lead How Europe’s newspapers are marking Britain’s decision day Thunderstorms and flooding cause travel disruption for voters Missing postal votes deny

Analysts have been publicly claiming that a drop in the value of the U.S. dollar is coming. Of course, this has implications for oil - Oil & Gas 360

How will an EU Brexit Affect International Relations, Politics and Oil?

The UK Votes Tomorrow whether to Exit or Stay in the EU; UK Polls are Split Down the Middle  In less than 24 hours, the UK will vote whether or not to stay in the European Union or exit the EU. According to the latest EU referendum poll of polls analysis in the Financial Times, 44% in the UK want to remain, 44% want

The Perfect Storm: Managing Political Risk in Energy

Political Risk: University of Colorado Denver Business School’s GEM Program & PinkPetro will Host a Free Lunch Panel June 23, 2016 Global Energy Professionals are Invited to Attend a Free Lunch Panel on Political Risk in Energy – Available Live and Online After two years of headwinds from lower commodity prices, the winds of political risk are blowing hard from many

Environmental Movement Targets FERC to Stop New Pipelines – An Exclusive Interview

U.S. Shale Gas Needs More Pipelines to Move the Gas to Market, but Anti-Fossil Fuel Groups are Out to Stop Pipelines In the past ten years, the shale revolution has changed the U.S. energy landscape. The economic extraction of oil and gas from shale deposits has opened new oil and natural gas supplies in North America, presented new opportunities for

Will Oregon, Washington Governors Ban Oil-by-Train?

From Canadian Business PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland and Multnomah County leaders on Tuesday urged the governors of Oregon and Washington to push Congress for a permanent ban on oil-by-rail in the wake of a fiery train derailment along the Columbia River. The June 3 derailment in the town of Mosier showed transporting oil by train is dangerous and unnecessary and

House Passes Resolutions Opposing Carbon Tax and Oil Tax

From Competitive Enterprise Institute The House of Representatives on 10th June passed two resolutions opposing taxation of fossil fuel consumption.  The vote on H. Con. Res. 89, which expresses the sense of Congress that a carbon tax (that is, a tax on carbon dioxide emissions from burning coal, oil, and natural gas) would be detrimental to the U. S. economy, was 237

CU Denver Business School Study Itemizes $ Billions in Paychecks, Colorado Schools, Services from Oil & Gas Drilling and Production - Colorado Capitol - Oil & Gas 360

Three Colorado Ballot Proposals Could Stop or Reduce Oil & Gas Development

98,500 Valid Colorado Voter Signatures Due in 60 Days While a November voter approval for a proposed Colorado constitutional amendment posed by initiative #78 would effectively put an end to new shale development activities in the state, there are two other initiatives that could significantly nibble away at oil and gas development should they receive the required signatures and gain approval