Embrace and Harness the U.S. Energy Renaissance
[A] sea-change is needed in the way Washington approaches American oil and natural gas abundance. It's critically important for consumers, the U.S. economy and our country's security.
01.13.17
01.06.17
U.S. gasoline prices in 2016 were the lowest since 2004
U.S. regular retail gasoline prices averaged $2.14 per gallon (gal) in 2016, 29 cents/gal (12%) less than in 2015 and the lowest annual average price since 2004. Lower crude oil prices in 2015 were the main cause of lower gasoline prices.
01.05.17
EIA: US to become net energy exporter in outlook to 2050
According to the US Energy Information Administration's Annual Energy Outlook 2017, the US will become a net energy exporter in most cases as petroleum liquid imports fall and natural gas exports rise.
01.05.17
Infrastructure crisis is a golden opportunity
As veterans, we know that some of our brothers and sisters in uniform struggle to find purpose or a new career after their separation from the military. The fact is that veterans have the skills and background necessary to do these jobs... We can hit both proverbial birds with this infrastructure improvement stone.
01.04.17
API: Energy is everything
The American Petroleum Institute's (API) 2017 State of American Energy report made a clear statement: energy is everything.
12.31.16
Animated map shows all the major oil and gas pipelines in the U.S.
The United States is the world's largest consumer of oil, using more than 19.4 million barrels a day in 2015. This high level of consumption wouldn't be possible without the 2.5 million mile network of pipeline used to transport the fuel from its source to the market.
12.22.16
Obama Bans Future Oil Leases in Much of Arctic, Atlantic
President Barack Obama on Tuesday (Dec. 20) designated the bulk of U.S.-owned waters in the Arctic Ocean and certain areas in the Atlantic Ocean as indefinitely off limits to future oil and gas leasing.
12.16.16
ExxonMobil's energy outlook projects population, economic growth to drive energy demand
Global population growth of nearly 2 billion, a doubling of worldwide economic output and rapid expansion of the middle class in emerging economies are all expected to contribute to energy demand growth of about 25 percent from 2015 to 2040, according to ExxonMobil's 2017 Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040.
12.15.16
US energy security at 20-year peak, US Chamber assessment finds
The index employs 37 different energy security metrics in four major risk areas: geopolitical, economic, reliability, and environmental.
12.14.16
BP relocating headquarters staff from Houston to Denver
Oil and gas company BP says it will move headquarters staff from Houston to Denver because of the region's importance as an energy hub.
