Trump Executive Order Requires Review of National Monuments
U.S. At a ceremony at the Department of the Interior, Trump said people's ability to access and utilize land must be protected, and that the previous administration had put hundreds of millions of acres under federal control through monument designation.
JPMorgan Power Market Manipulation Case Dismissed
A federal judge in California has dismissed a class action lawsuit that accused JPMorgan Chase & Co of racketeering and manipulation of the state's electricity market. The ruling on Monday said that California ratepayers could not sue JPMorgan…
Fracking Stakeholders Win Key Legal Round
A federal judge in Wyoming granted a preliminary injunction on Wednesday against new regulations for hydraulic fracturing on public lands, handing a victory to oil and gas producers who had vehemently opposed the rules. U.S.
US Fracking Rules to Face Early Legal Test
Energy industry groups and states that oppose new U.S. rules for hydraulic fracturing on public lands are headed to court this month to try to block the regulations a day before they are to take effect. Foes…
Oil Groups Ask Court to Temporarily Block US Fracking Rules
Two oil and gas groups have asked a federal court to block the implementation new U.S. rules for hydraulic fracturing on public lands until their lawsuit challenging the regulations is resolved. The Independent…
EPA Fixes targets with Oil Groups
Oil refiners who have complained that federal regulators missed deadlines to issue rules on blending renewable fuels into the nation's supply of gasoline and diesel fuel are set to get long-awaited targets from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Oil & Gas Industry Groups Sue over U.S. Fracking Rules
The oil and gas industry moved quickly on Friday to challenge new U.S. regulations for hydraulic fracturing on public lands, minutes after the Obama administration issued the rules. In what could be the start of a broad industry assault on the rules…
Senate Panel Ponders Expedited LNG Export Reviews
U.S. lawmakers on the Senate Energy Committee will vote on a bill this week aimed at speeding up the Department of Energy's review of liquefied natural gas export applications. The panel will weigh a bill introduced by Senator John Hoeven…
Veresen LNG Project Would Cause Environmental Harm
Veresen Inc's planned liquefied natural gas export project in Oregon would not cause significant environmental harm, federal regulators said in a draft report released on Friday. The Federal Energy Regulatory…
US Natgas Exports Would Raise Energy Prices but Boost Economy
Expanded U.S. liquefied natural gas exports would mean a modest price increase for domestic consumers, but the higher costs would be offset by a boost to the economy, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.
Cheniere's LNG Export Project Clears Enviro Hurdle
Cheniere's Corpus Christi, Texas liquefied natural gas export project will not significantly affect the environment, the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said in a report on Wednesday. With a favorable environmental review…
US Shippers Seek Role in LNG, Oil Exports
The U.S. government should ensure that international trade of U.S. natural gas, and potentially crude oil, will offer opportunities for the domestic shipping industry, maritime groups said on Wednesday. Booming…
US Approves LNG Exports from Sempra, Carib Energy Projects
The U.S. Energy Department on Wednesday approved liquefied natural gas exports from two projects, as lawmakers pressed the administration to move quickly to clear a backlog of applications to ship gas abroad.
Final 2014 Biofuel Targets to White House for Review
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday sent its final targets for 2014 biofuel use to the White House, as the long-delayed rule enters its final round of review before public release. With the rule now at the White House…
US to Release Reports on Crude Oil Export Issues
The U.S. Energy Information Administration plans to release two reports in September examining some of the issues surrounding a potential end to the nation's decades-old ban on most crude oil exports, the EIA's chief said on Monday.
US Finalizes Overhaul of Natural Gas Export Reviews
The U.S. Energy Department has finalized a plan to revamp its process for approving liquefied natural gas exports, and as originally proposed the changes eliminate conditional approvals for LNG projects. Beginning Thursday…
US Should Lift Crude Oil Export Ban - Washington Post
The United States should lift its nearly four-decade ban on crude oil exports to help encourage domestic production, the Washington Post said in an editorial on Thursday. Booming shale oil production has led to an intense debate over the moratorium…
FERC Approves Freeport LNG Export Project
U.S. federal regulators on Wednesday approved construction of Freeport LNG Development LP's liquefied natural gas export project in Texas. Freeport is the third U.S. LNG export project to get the green light…
US Approves Plan to Open Atlantic to Oil Reserve Surveys
The Obama administration on Friday approved a plan that would allow companies to assess oil resources off the Atlantic Coast, angering environmental groups that worried the plan will harm marine life and open the door to offshore drilling.
Anti-fracking Protesters Arrested in US Capital
Two dozen protesters were arrested in Washington on Monday while demonstrating against hydraulic fracturing and the U.S. gas industry's push to sell "fracked" liquefied natural gas abroad. Some workers were…
