The moves have drawn condemnation from oil, gas and mining interests who said the Biden administration is locking up resources essential to fueling America’s energy needs today and in the future. That includes, they say, critical minerals for batteries and other technology. Under the plan...
The Biden administration has said it wants to decarbonize the nation’s economy by 2050, in part by transitioning off fossil fuels. It has sought to suspend issuing new federal oil and gas leases while it studies their climate impacts, an effort that has triggered a legal battle. It ...
The Biden administration is recommending that oil and gas companies pay more money to drill on public lands and waters, but is stopping short of banning drilling on public lands.The Interior Department made its recommendation in areport released Friday, after finishing its review of federal oil an...
"Interior's continued and irrational opposition under the Biden administration to responsible energy development in the Arctic continues America on a path of energy dependence instead of utilizing the vast resources we have available," Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy said in a statement. watch ...
Center for Western Priorities Policy Director Jesse Prentice-Dunn said in an email “the Biden administration is rightfully attempting to take stock of the damage and make sure the agency is following the law.” Oil and gas industry trade groups American Petroleum Institute (API) and Western Ene...
US President Joe Biden's administration is signalling a departure from the Trump-era policy of imposing harsh sanctions on Venezuela's oil industry, despite President Nicol谩s Maduro's renewed crackdown on the opposition. According to sources familiar with the matter cited by the Wall Street ...
states including Louisiana and Wyoming filed suit on Wednesday against President Joe Biden’s administration to challenge his pause on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters. A coalition of 13 states filed one lawsuit in federal court in Louisiana, while Wyoming filed a its own ...
"Under President Biden, U.S. oil production is up, and will soon reach a record high. In fact, the United States produced more oil under President Biden’s first year in office than under the first two years of the prior Administration, and an additional 9,000 approved drilling...
The Biden administration has temporarily suspended oil and gas leasing and permitting on federal lands and waters while it evaluates the legal and policy implications of the program, according to a Department of Interior memo. The move appears to be a first step in delivering on newly sworn-in ...
The Biden administration criticized the OPEC+ decision in a statement on Wednesday, calling it “shortsighted” and saying that it will hurt low and middle-income countries already struggling with elevated energy prices the most. The production cuts will start in November, and the Organization of...