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Americans Want Jobs and Affordable Energy

January 15, 2010 by Jane Van Ryan
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Wednesday afternoon, API's President and CEO Jack Gerard delivered a speech focused on the reality of America's energy policy. Speaking at the Annual State of the Energy Industry conference sponsored by the United States Energy Association, Jack laid out the facts about the U.S. oil and natural industry and its contributions to the... [read more]

The California Lab

September 15, 2009 by Jane Van Ryan
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If you're looking for a laboratory where environmental and energy policy is being tested, look west toward California. Over the past several years, California's elected officials have enacted some of the strongest requirements to curb air pollution, create its own recipe for... [read more]

Harvesting Oil Sands

August 13, 2009 by Jane Van Ryan
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The following post is part of a series detailing my experiences on a recent tour of Alberta's oil sands. API hosted the tour at ConocoPhillips and Syncrude facilities for several bloggers and a news crew. Day one of the oil sands tour, Aug. 6 - We're standing in a quarry where a steady stream of 380-ton to... [read more]

The Influence of "Peak Oil"

August 10, 2009 by Geoffrey Styles
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An article in the Washington Post this weekend, together with a must-read interview in The Independent, a paper I used to read regularly when I lived in London, reminded me of an observation I made several years ago concerning the similarities between Peak Oil and Y2K. Having spent a fair amount of time in my former corporate role... [read more]

Our Ironic Energy Policy

August 9, 2009 by Robert Rapier
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Energy policies in the U.S. often seek to punish our domestic oil and gas producers, while at the same time we work hard with foreign producers to ensure that the oil continues to flow. I noted in a recent essay:It is ironic that Steven Chu doesn't seem to feel the need to work with our domestic oil industry, but warns OPEC not to cut... [read more]

Legal Limbo Relief

July 29, 2009 by Jane Van Ryan
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In a move that relieves some of the legal worries about offshore oil and natural gas development, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ruled that the 2007-2012 offshore leasing plan can move forward uninterrupted... [read more]

Offshore Legal Limbo

July 27, 2009 by Jane Van Ryan
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Put yourself in this situation. You decide to build your Dream Home. You buy the perfect lot, hire a general contractor and receive your first shipment of lumber. Then, just as the cement truck is preparing to pour the foundation, you learn that there's been a legal glitch--you... [read more]

Debunking the Numbers

July 23, 2009 by Jane Van Ryan
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Individuals who oppose U.S. oil and natural gas development often cite the following sentence: "The United States represents 5 percent of the world's population but uses 25 percent of the world's energy."Ouch. That sentence makes all of us appear to be wasteful,... [read more]