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Senate’s energy permitting reform gains broad industry support

July 26, 2024

World Oil (WO) — Leading national energy associations have expressed strong backing for the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, introduced by Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-WY). This bipartisan bill aims to enhance American energy security by expediting the permitting process for key energy and mineral projects. Representatives from the

Colorado Senate Passes Energy Overhaul Bill as Amended, House is Next Up

March 13, 2019

From the Denver Business Journal The Colorado Senate amended the major oil and gas reform bill, making it a little more industry friendly as it won its round of approval in the full senate. More work is still to be done on the bill, said Senate Majority Leader Steve Fenberg, a Boulder Democrat who’s the co-sponsor of the bill, but

ANWR, Unfinished Energy Biz Top Senate To Do List

January 14, 2019

From EE News Against the backdrop of a bitter government shutdown, the new bipartisan leaders of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee are forging ahead with setting the panel’s agenda for the 116th Congress, huddling this week to talk business before landing at a house party hosted by former ENR Chairwoman Mary Landrieu (D-La.). Following their first meeting this

Senate Confirms McNamee for FERC Commissioner

December 7, 2018

From The Hill The Senate confirmed President Trump’s pick for a key energy agency Thursday over Democrats’ objections that he is too biased for the job. The 50 to 49 vote along party lines means Bernard McNamee, a Republican and former high-ranking political official at the Energy Department under Trump, can take his spot in the five-person Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Bills that Would Allow U.S. to Go After OPEC for Price Fixing are Now Moving Forward in Both Houses

July 18, 2018

Senate Takes Up NOPEC: a bill to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal may have positive reception from Pres. Trump; previous attempts to pass the bill died under veto threat by Bush, Obama Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has introduced a bipartisan NOPEC bill in the Senate. The Senate bill comes on the

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Revision of NAFTA Could Have Big Impact on Energy Industry

June 9, 2017

Senate weighs in On June 8th, 2017, a bipartisan team of United States Senators Cornyn, Cruz, Hoeven, Moran, Heitkamp, Daines, Inhofe, and Murkowski sent a letter to the United States Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer, urging him to consider how a revision of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) might impact United States energy interests. The letter stressed the interdependence

Energy Committee Advances FERC, DOE, DOI Nominees to Senate for Confirmation

June 6, 2017

The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources advanced four nominees to the Senate floor on Tuesday. The following nominees will move forward to Senate confirmation: David Bernhardt to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior, by a vote of 14-9 Dan Brouillette to be Deputy Secretary of Energy, by a vote of 17-6 Neil Chatterjee to be a Member of the

House Set to Vote on Export Ban in September

September 15, 2015

House Majority Leader expected to announce vote today Oil companies have been pushing hard in the last year to see the end of a four-decade-old ban on the export of U.S. crude oil. “The growing supply of American oil is outpacing domestic demand and needs a new outlet,” said Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the Energy & Commerce Committee in

Senate Motion to Stop Iran Nuclear Deal Fails by 2 Votes

September 10, 2015

Congressional Republicans unable to mount enough opposition to stop Iran deal Senate Democrats blocked a Republican resolution of disapproval of the Iran nuclear deal from going to a final vote today, with the procedural motion to move to a final vote falling just two votes shy of the required 60. The news comes as a victory for President Obama, who

Hatch, Barrasso and Enzi Introduce Senate Bill to Stop Frac Regulation Duplicity

Bill to End Crude Export Ban Passes ENR Committee 12-10, Faces Full Senate

July 31, 2015

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources seeks to end crude export ban The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) passed a bill that would end the ban on the export of U.S. crude oil yesterday by a vote of 12-10, largely along party lines, reports Reuters. Now that the bill has made it through the ENR,

Senate: Thumbs Up for Keystone. What’s Next?

January 30, 2015

Keystone clears another hurdle on the road to construction TransCanada’s (ticker: TRP) Keystone XL pipeline received Senate approval yesterday in a bipartisan 62-to-36 vote in favor of allowing the pipeline. Nine Democrats joined 53 Republicans to pass the measure, but the 62 votes will not be enough to override a presidential veto should President Obama decide not to pass the

Pending Lawsuit in Nebraska Likely Stopped Senate Keystone Approval: N.D. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp

November 19, 2014

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), speaking about the Keystone XL pipeline’s failure to pass the Senate by one vote last night, says a lawsuit in Nebraska is likely to blame. “We could have probably picked up a couple more [votes] had that process been completed,” Sen. Heitkamp said about the lawsuit to CNBC. “We know this is going to pass next

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