Energy Forum News

Energy plays key role in Obama's State of the Union
For the third year in a row energy played a central role in President Obama's State of the Union address, with the president leaning hard this year on the twin themes of increased domestic oil and gas production and the need to invest more in renewable sources.

President says no to Keystone
Alaska's Senators disagree with Presidents Keystone XL pipeline decision.

state department blocks keystone
State Department blocks keystone pipeline

President Obama rejects Keystone
Obama administration rejects keystone xl pipeline

Oil producing states leading nation out of recession?
Are Oil producing states leading the nation out of a recession?

Conoco Gets Permit to Develop Alaska Site
ConocoPhillips was issued a permit Monday that would allow it to develop the first commercial oil well in NPRA.

Corps decision clears the way for NPR-A development
Murkowski says Corps decision to issue permit for NPR-A development a victory.

Murkowski seeks Interior oversight for offshore drilling
Offshore drilling- new oversight?

Political Price for Keystone Delay?
Will GOP make Obama pay a political price for Keystone delay?

TransCanada Pipeline Bill Would Force U.S. Permit Within 60 Days
Senate Republicans introduced a bill that would require the Secretary of State to issue a U.S. permit for the Keystone XL pipeline within 60 days. This still "provides adequate time for Nebraska to shift the route of the pipeline" while allowing construction to begin elsewhere.

Energy in America: No Bridge to Oil
North of the Arctic Circle, the tiny village of Nuiqsut, Alaska, has become the latest flash point in the struggle between oil drilling and environmentalism. The town, with a population of 400, nearly all Eskimos, sits on the edge of the Colville River and the National Petroleum Reserve, or NPR. How isolated is it? It takes four flights and eight hours to get there from Seattle.

Early Arctic investments may give Shell upper hand
Royal Dutch Shell and its Alaska operations may just be leading the world's other energy multinationals in the quest to unlock Arctic oil and gas resources, even without having drilled a single well.

Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act Introduced
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) and Rep. Don Young (AK-at large) announced plans to introduce the Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for future energy production and job creation.

Groups file again to block Chukchi drilling
A 2008 lease sale in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's northwest coast remains legally flawed and should be cancelled, Alaska Native and environmental groups say in a new court filing.

Murkowski: Drill Baby Drill
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) warned Monday that the Obama administration is stalling America's offshore energy development, while other countries surge ahead on their own drilling in adjacent waters - something that essentially exposes the United States to risks but not rewards.

Murkowski criticizes decision to delay Keystone Pipeline
Juneau, Alaska — Alaska's senior senator is criticizing the Obama administration's plan to delay a decision on a massive oil pipeline. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says the decision sends a message to the world that -- quote -- "the United States lacks a clear energy policy and is willing to turn its back on its neighbor."

Keystone Pipeline may not 'survive' US delay.
Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. State Department's decision to delay its review of TransCanada Corp.'s $7-billion Keystone XL pipeline until after next year's presidential election may doom the project and accelerate Canada's efforts to ship crude to Asia, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/11/11/bloomberg_articlesLUHA2807SXKX.DTL#ixzz1dRYYorLe

ANWR House bill to be introduced
According to a Friday press release from the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resource Committee, Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) and Alaska's Rep. Don Young will introduce a bill on Nov. 11 that would open a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas development.

Proposed Five-Year OCS Lease Program Highlights Alaska's Promise
U.S. Senator Mark Begich today announced that the proposed 2012-2017 OCS lease schedule includes three Alaska sales... http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story.asp?storyid={2a00882a-0a76-416b-a434-6da71bff8a84}

GOP Senator calls Obama administration's overreach 'unprecedented'
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Wednesday blamed the Obama administration of presiding over an "unprecedented" growth in government overregulation. http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/192663-gop-sen-obama-administrations-overreach-unprecedented