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U.S. plans to allocate $775 million for orphaned well cleanup- oil and gas 360

U.S. plans to allocate $775 million for orphaned well cleanup

World Oil (WO) — The Department of the Interior has issued final guidance for states on applying for the first $775 million in grant funding available this year to address orphaned oil and gas wells under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The total funding allocated for this program amounts to $4.7 billion, aimed at mitigating environmental and safety hazards, generating

Biden’s unfair decommissioning rule will kill jobs, harm U.S. energy security, oil and gas trade groups say- oil and gas 360

Biden’s unfair decommissioning rule will kill jobs, harm U.S. energy security, oil and gas trade groups say

World Oil (WO) – The Gulf Energy Alliance (GEA) joined the States of Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi in a legal challenge to the Department of Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) decommissioning rule imposing unnecessary and burdensome financial requirements targeting independent offshore oil and natural gas producers. The new regulation is a solution in search of a problem,

Republicans warn Biden against using Strategic Petroleum Reserve as “political tool” amid rising summer gas prices- oil and gas 360

Republicans warn Biden against using Strategic Petroleum Reserve as “political tool” amid rising summer gas prices

World Oil (Bloomberg) – Top Republicans are warning the Biden administration against tapping into the nation’s strategic oil reserve to bring down gasoline prices with five months to go before the presidential election. The message, sent in a letter Wednesday to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, comes as Biden administration officials have hinted they may be willing to release oil from

Energy Workforce calls for transparency regarding U.S. LNG export pause- oil and gas 360

Energy Workforce calls for transparency regarding U.S. LNG export pause

World Oil (WO) — Energy Workforce & Technology Council President Tim Tarpley issued a statement in response to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm’s testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight. During the hearing, Representatives discussed the administration’s ongoing LNG export permit pause, the push towards electric vehicles and energy appliance standards. “Five months into the administration’s LNG export permit ‘pause’,

Oil and gas trade group raises “serious concerns” about Biden’s revised greenhouse gas reporting rule- oil and gas 360

Oil and gas trade group raises “serious concerns” about Biden’s revised greenhouse gas reporting rule

World Oil (WO) – In October 2023, the American Petroleum Institute (API) urged the Biden administration to revise the proposed Subpart W greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting rule so that it reflects the progress the oil and gas industry has made to reduce emissions, increases reporting transparency and accuracy, and incentivizes empirical data innovations and cost-effective methane detection technologies. Today, API

IPAA: Biden fails to recognize importance of U.S. oil and gas in State of the Union address- oil and gas 360

IPAA: Biden fails to recognize importance of U.S. oil and gas in State of the Union address

World Oil (WO) – In response to President Joe Biden’s comments on climate and oil and gas in his State of the Union address on Thursday night, Jeff Eshelman, President & CEO of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) issued the following statement: “We are disappointed President Biden didn’t recognize the importance of America’s oil and gas global leadership.

Biden’s pause on new LNG export permits could last for months- oil and gas 360

Biden’s pause on new LNG export permits could last for months

Oil Price The U.S. Administration’s pause on approvals of new LNG export projects could last for several months until the U.S. Department of Energy reviews the grounds for authorizations, a DOE official told Bloomberg in an interview on Friday. At the end of January, the Biden Administration said it was pausing all pending decisions on U.S. LNG export projects until the Department of Energy

Biden's scaled-back power rule raises doubts over US climate target- oil and gas 360

Biden’s scaled-back power rule raises doubts over US climate target

Nasdaq The Biden administration’s decision to exclude the existing U.S. fleet of natural gas power plants from upcoming carbon emissions regulations raises questions over the nation’s ability to meet its climate goals, according to researchers. Cleaning up the U.S. power industry, source of about a quarter of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions, has been a central plank of President Joe

API: Biden’s tailpipe emissions ban “out of step” with American people- oil and gas 360

API: Biden’s tailpipe emissions ban “out of step” with American people

World Oil (WO) — The American Petroleum Institute (API) issued a statement from President and CEO Mike Sommers in response to reports that the Biden administration is considering changing the implementation timeline for its proposed tailpipe emissions standards: “Reports that the EPA is moving forward with a de facto ban on new gasoline-powered cars shows the Biden administration is significantly