From the Denver Business Journal The Colorado Senate amended the major oil and gas reform bill, making it a little more industry friendly as it won its round of approval in the full senate. More work is still to be done on the bill, said Senate Majority Leader Steve Fenberg, a Boulder Democrat who’s the co-sponsor of the bill, but
Senate Takes Up NOPEC: a bill to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal may have positive reception from Pres. Trump; previous attempts to pass the bill died under veto threat by Bush, Obama Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has introduced a bipartisan NOPEC bill in the Senate. The Senate bill comes on the
The House of Representatives has passed two energy bills that introduce targeted reforms to the federal government’s permitting and siting policies for oil and natural gas pipelines. The House today passed the following bills: H.R. 2883, Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act, authored by committee members Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Rep. Gene Green (D-TX), would: Replace the Presidential Permitting approval
In an attempt to modernize the United States’ energy infrastructure, the Subcommittee on Energy and Power, within the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, began considering a group of bills on June 20th, 2017, which are related to energy infrastructure and national energy security. Oil and gas related bills Two of the bills affect international cross-border pipelines and
Senate weighs in On June 8th, 2017, a bipartisan team of United States Senators Cornyn, Cruz, Hoeven, Moran, Heitkamp, Daines, Inhofe, and Murkowski sent a letter to the United States Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer, urging him to consider how a revision of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) might impact United States energy interests. The letter stressed the interdependence
Senate vote remains The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill set to boost U.S. energy production, lift the four-decade ban on crude oil exports and modernize the electric grid. The House passed the bill 249-174 despite threats from the White House to veto the bill. In addition to allowing U.S. companies to export their crude oil, the bill
House Energy and Power Subcommittee passes resolutions to stop overreach of one federal agency This week, the Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), passed two resolutions, H.J. Res 71 and H.J. Res 72, disapproving of two final rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for new and existing power plants. The resolutions would provide for Congressional
House Majority Leader expected to announce vote today Fred Upton Oil companies have been pushing hard in the last year to see the end of a four-decade-old ban on the export of U.S. crude oil. “The growing supply of American oil is outpacing domestic demand and needs a new outlet,” said Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the Energy & Commerce
New legislation set to allow LNG export to WTO members without DOE approval Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH) reintroduced legislation, titled the “American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act,” yesterday in order to lift trade restrictions on the export of liquid natural gas (LNG). Under Turner’s bill, companies would be able to export LNG to any of the 160 members
Representative Joe Barton (R-Tex) introduced a bill yesterday that would remove restrictions on crude oil exports from the United States. The bill plans to “remove all restrictions on the export of crude oil, which will provide domestic economic benefits, enhanced energy security, and flexibility in foreign diplomacy,” according to the bill’s text. “The shale revolution has drastically reshaped America’s energy
Bills Would Change How the EPA Operates The U.S. House of Representatives today voted to pass H.R. 4795, the Promoting New Manufacturing Act, with a vote of 238-172. The bill is set to help cut red tape associated with building new factories that use natural gas by reducing permitting delays, ensuring the EPA provides timely guidance about how to comply
Bill will accelerate EPA approval, accountability The House of Representatives is set to vote this week on H.R. 4795, the Promoting New Manufacturing Act, authored by House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA). The legislation encourages building and industrial development in the U.S. by increasing transparency and reducing delays in the preconstruction permitting process, according to the Energy & Commerce Committee.
