Coal industry sheds 21% of its West Virginia jobs, no longer state’s largest industrial employer West Virginia shed more industrial jobs over the past twelve months than at any year since the end of the recession, according to a new report in the 2017 West Virginia Manufacturers Register®, an industrial database and directory published by Manufacturers’ News. According to the
From the Denver Business Journal Donald Trump met last week with several Colorado oil and gas executives in Denver to talk about energy issues. According to 9News political reporter Brandon Rittiman, who was on the scene for the start of the meeting, executives on an invitation list to the 10 a.m. roundtable discussion include Chip Rimer, executive vice president of Noble Energy (NYSE:
Assets: South of $5 Trillion; Liabilities: North of $21 Trillion In February of each year, the Government Accountability Office puts out an updated snapshot of the books, written in plain language. Since Congress is working and this is an election year, it’s prudent to revisit the basic assets and liabilities graph published in the latest Financial Report of the United States
“America lacks a comprehensive energy policy. I have long felt that the moment a policy is set in stone, the sooner the reality on the ground begins to change” There have been calls for a national energy policy weaving in and out of U.S. geopolitical chatter for decades. The Arab Oil Embargo lit a fire under that discussion in the
President Trump likely would ignore it, President Clinton would champion it The European Union approved a fast-track ratification of the Paris climate change agreement yesterday, less than a year after it was signed in Paris, upending a Donald Trump promise to cancel the agreement if elected president. In September, in a ceremony in Hangzhou, China, the UN Secretary General received the
Canada stands front and center as the primary trade partner to the U.S. In fact, the U.S. gets a whopping 96.4% of its natural gas imports from Canada. But the opportunities to further expand Canada’s oil and natural gas exports to the U.S. are immense and Canadian E&Ps are responding. Horizontal drilling in Canada’s shale plays has only recently started
From The Hill The Senate on Wednesday voted to override President Obama’s veto of a bill letting the victims of the 9/11 attacks sue Saudi Arabia, striking a blow to the president on foreign policy weeks before he leaves office. The 97-1 vote marks the first time the Senate has mustered enough votes to overrule Obama’s veto pen. Senate Minority
Market Showing Resilience at the Moment but Brexit Will Take Years to Unfold Big changes have happened in the U.K. since the “exit the EU” outcome of the June 23 national referendum, with the aftermath likely taking years to fully understand. And “Brexit” itself hasn’t even happened yet. David Cameron’s promised resignation brought in Theresa May as Prime Minister, who
From The Hill Lawmakers in both parties are growing more skeptical of the U.S. alliance with Saudi Arabia. This week, 27 senators — three Republicans and 24 Democrats — voted against a $1.15 billion arms sale to the country. That wasn’t enough to block it, but it was more votes against the deal than observers expected. “You are seeing more
A detailed look into the drilling of the industry’s longest onshore lateral – an exclusive interview with Eclipse Resources’ COO Tom Liberatore, Halliburton VP Tony Angelle, and Deep Well Services’ Matt Tourigny As oil and natural gas producers search for ways to create profitability in today’s market, drillers are looking to make each well they drill more economic than the
New supplemental collateral requirements could severely damage independent Gulf of Mexico drillers, producers – Part 2 On Sept. 12, 2016, the federal government initiated big changes to its bonding requirements for the financial liability for decommissioning oil and gas assets on the U.S. outer continental shelf (OCS). The new requirements are game-changing, according to some experts who predict that the
Rep. Cramer discusses the Dakota Access pipeline, what it’s like advising Donald Trump, and his views on having a national energy policy On Sept. 16, a federal appeals court ordered a halt to construction of a second portion of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota. Friday’s order comes on the heels of the federal government’s Sept. 9, 2016 announcement
