(World Oil) – The third day of CERAWeek by S&P Global 2026 started off Wednesday with a fascinating, wide-ranging discussion conducted with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum by interviewer Dan Yergin, Chairman of CERAWeek and Vice Chairman of S&P Global. Given an opportunity from Yergin at the session’s start to frame the discussion, Burgum emphasized the important role that the
(Investing) – WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Interior said on Friday it was implementing emergency permitting procedures to accelerate reviews of geothermal energy development projects. The projects that will be fast-tracked include three in Nevada led by Ormat, which received funding in 2020 during the first Trump administration for research and development. “Geothermal energy is a reliable energy source
(World Oil) – Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged to make Canada the world’s “leading energy superpower” through a plan that includes establishing a single office that would decide on major projects within two years. The Liberal Party leader said at a campaign stop in Calgary that his government would create a Major Federal Project Office with a “one project, one review”
(Investing) – HOUSTON -U.S. energy executives expect faster permitting times for drilling on federal lands under President-elect Donald Trump, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas survey released on Thursday. The overall outlook brightened and activity levels increased while uncertainty declined in the final quarter of 2024, according to a December survey of 134 energy firms in Texas, Louisiana and
From the Denver Business Journal Colorado law has emerged as a surprise obstacle to state regulators hiring administrative law judges to help make decisions about permits for drilling new oil and gas wells. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is rewriting policies to match sweeping oil and gas regulation reforms passed in April by the state legislature. Senate Bill 181 included
McIntyre says FERC is streamlining the LNG plant permitting process, reducing the timing The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a news release saying the commission has not sent letters to LNG project applicants announcing delays of 12 to 18 months for pending applications for liquefied natural gas terminals. Last week, Bloomberg reported that unnamed sources had described the letters.
On March 7, 2018, an important bill that would likely change how oil and gas operations are permitted and regulated in the state has made it through the Colorado House and is headed to the Senate. The bill, the HB18-1071, Regulate Oil Gas Operations Protect Public Safety, barely passed through the House with opposition on both sides of the aisle,
Oil & Gas 360®’s chart of the week points to the differences in the average number of days to acquire a permit to drill on federal lands vs. various states. The Feds require 45 times longer to issue a permit than the State of Texas. Federal permitting time increased by almost 50% between 2005 and 2012. Congressman Fred Upton offered
