Lawmakers seek details on oil royalties, hardrock mining payments
Western lawmakers are asking federal investigators for a detailed accounting of the oil, gas and minerals recently extracted from public lands and waters, as part of what they described as a bid to...
View ArticleLawmaker pushes oil companies to open their books
Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., is asking BP, Shell Oil Co., ExxonMobil and 11 other companies today to open their books and provide details on the value of the crude, gas and minerals they have extracted...
View ArticleSenate panel blocks vote on LNG export plan
A plan to accelerate U.S. natural gas exports in response to Russia's invasion of Crimea failed in the Senate on Wednesday, amid criticism that it could derail a Ukraine aid package.
View ArticleDemocrats push Obama on LNG exports
Five Senate Democrats sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Friday pleading for the government to pick up the pace in vetting proposals to export natural gas.
View ArticleColorado compromise aims to head off fracking showdown at ballot box
WASHINGTON -- A last-minute deal in Colorado is aimed at averting a ballot showdown in November over the future of hydraulic fracturing and drilling regulations in the state that threatened to strand...
View ArticleRepublicans won big by embracing energy, industry group says
Wins on Election Day gave Republicans more power to advance industry priorities such as Keystone XL and expanded opportunities for oil and gas drilling.
View ArticleAd campaign launched to pressure senators on oil exports
With Congress nearing a vote on oil exports, a group opposed to foreign crude sales is hitting the airwaves in five states.
View ArticleChamber of Commerce pushing moderate Democrats to back oil exports
Oil producers' hopes for lifting the crude export ban this year may have diminished, but they're keeping pressure on Senate Democrats with an eye on 2016.
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