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Major oil, gas and coal interests have been disrupted by Pres. Clinton's creation of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah. The national monument, which encompasses 1.7 mil acres, is estimated to contain coal reserves measuring a minimum of 11.36 bil tons as well as substantial oil and gas fields. The interests which previously managed these claims fear that they will not be adequately compensated with similar claims as stipulated under the agreement to create the national park., Utah is working hard to salvage the value of coal, oil and gas, and other minerals whose realization was placed in jeopardy with creation of a national monument last year. [...]

Oil and gas industry lobbyists worked to keep up during the Fourth of July recess as congressional committees reviewed bills responding to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. These bills concerned the removal of spill liability limits, the reorganization of offshore resources management, and standards on oil well equipment.

Under fire, FERC seeks to speed pipeline permitting The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is coming under increasing pressure to streamline its certification process for new gas pipeline projects. FERC is [...]

Issues are presented concerning the influence which the oil and gas industry has obtained following the election of George W. Bush as President of the United States. The links of the Bush administration with this industry are discussed.

Oil and gas companies are waging a fierce political battle to press their exploration and development rights in the Rocky Mountain states. Standing in the way of their exploration interests in the region are environmentalists including President Bill Clinton, whose commitment to protecting the Rocky Mountain wilderness is demonstrated by his establishment of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah., Oil groups are continuing to battle for access to explore on federal lands in the Rocky Mountain states. A major lockup of land occurred last September, when President Bill Clinton [...]

With Congress set to return from recess for its lame-duck session next week, one of the crucial pieces of unfinished federal management business is the nomination of Jacob 'Jack' Lew [...]

Argentina The government has protested about the UK's decision to start prospecting for oil around the Falkland Islands (Isla Malvinas) to the Organisation of American States. Argentina has imposed restrictions [...]

New factors are moving into place which, in the longer term, will increase political support for gas market liberalisation in Europe, according to Ian Powe, director of the London-based Gas [...]

The gas spat between Russia and Ukraine puts energy security back at the top of the EU's agenda. But the options for Europe remain limited unless it changes strategy, argues [...]

Global Gazprom, the Russian gas monopoly, claims it has agreed with Iran and Qatar to form 'a big gas troika', which would hold regular meetings, possibly three or four times [...]

Global Opec claims it is producing more than enough crude to meet demand. In its August Monthly Oil Market Report, the organisation says the slowing global economy, together with strong [...]

The government plans to allow Gazprom to raise the domestic price it charges for gas, while the oil sector is set to benefit from tax cuts, writes Derek Brower CHANGES [...]

AGA has urged the U.S. Congress to develop and pass energy legislation that uses natural gas and other energy sources to their best advantage. According to AGA, one way to [...]

With highly charged skepticism about how much the oil and natural gas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's (ANWR) coastal plain would ease the U.S.'s energy crunch, look for proponents […]

After talks were held between the government and landowners to quell grievances about field development in the Southern highlands of Papua New Guinea, production started again at Moran oil field. [...]

Environmental advocates continue to clash with industry over U.S. EPA's pending proposed rule to cut diesel fuel sulfur levels to 15 ppm and dramatically reduce highway diesel emissions. Example: Clean [...]

IMAGINE US policy on Cuba if a large oilfield or two were found in Cuban Gulf of Mexico waters. It's a dilemma the Cuban government and its oil company, Cuba [...]

AND ANOTHER ALASKAN POLITICIAN weighs in on the heavy-handedness of federal regulators. US Sen. Frank Murkowski (R-Alas.) recently blasted FERC for not approving the Independence natural gas pipeline project. The [...]

Persistent tightness in the market, new natural gas-fired generation set to come on line and expectations for a hot summer seem to have trumped the conventional concept of 'shoulder-month' demand [...]

The Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA) said last week that it will request a rehearing from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reconsider certain issues arising from its newly [...]

Representatives of the natural gas industry last week lauded Republican presidential hopeful Texas Gov. George W. Bush's remarks touting natural gas as a way to 'wean' America off imported oil. [...]

MOL's chairman, Janos Csak, has criticised the Hungarian government for backsliding on previous agreements to link the price of gas in the country to world oil [...]

Even developed nations with significant oil export revenues will suffer if global climate change treaty targets are to be met, warns OPEC. But developing nations that export oil will suffer [...]

The move to deregulate retail natural gas and electricity markets is gathering steam, but it is becoming clear to many observers that it is almost impossible for energy marketers to [...]

The parliament will be asked to approve special tax breaks for Gazprom's planned Blue Stream project, which will eventually carry up to l6bn cm/y of natural gas to Turkey via [...]

The natural gas and oil industries last week were quick to criticize a new policy unveiled by the Clinton administration because of the energy sector's contention that the nation should [...]

WASHINGTON -- In the first case of its kind, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) last week approved a request by Entergy Services Inc. for guidance on how to set [...]

If campaign contributions from the natural gas and oil sectors determined the success of presidential candidates, Texas Gov. George W. Bush should begin forwarding his mail to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. [...]

The domestic oil and gas industry knows how difficult it has been to get along with the Secretary of the Interior on many issues. A recent copy of Global Energy [...]

Oil and gas companies warned of a slowdown in deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico despite the lifting of a drilling moratorium in the area. They pushed for quicker government action on forming deepwater drilling regulations.

Oil and gas industry task forces submitted more than 50 recommendations dealing with offshore oil spills to the US Department of the Interior. The recommendations addressed oil spill preparedness and response, and underwater well control and containment.

Members of the Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States called on members of the US Congress to adopt policies encouraging the development of natural gas. This was part of the Independent Petroleum Association of America's efforts to bring members to Washington, D.C. for meetings with members of the U.S. Congress.

Efforts under way in Washington to control excessive speculation in commodity markets have raised questions about the potential impacts to the gas sector if a new era of federal regulation [...]

Canada has huge amounts of extractable natural gas and this provides and opportunity for Canada to increase its role as an energy supplier in the future. The gas industry is pushing policy-makers to drive demand for natural gas by promoting its use in electricity generation and as a transportation fuel.

Since colonial times the US has shown a strong willingness to stir debate on one issue in particular: taxation and other kinds of charges. Although perhaps not as old-fashioned as [...]