Congress sends Keystone XL bill to Obama
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama will veto the bill without "a lot of drama or fanfare."
View ArticleHouse committee to vote on crude exports
The House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled to take up legislation that would overturn the nation's longstanding ban against exporting crude.
View ArticleLawmaker suggests ‘grand bargain’ to allow oil exports
Democratic lawmakers hinted at a possible compromise that would allow oil exports -- possibly with new economic protections and incentives to support alternative energy.
View ArticleReport: Energy issues dominate congressional agenda – with little to show for it
Energy and environmental issues have gotten more votes in the Senate than any other issue so far this year, even though none of the measures have become law, according to a new analysis.
View ArticleKerry: still confident U.S. can conclude Iran nuclear deal
Secretary of State John Kerry said the challenge of finishing the negotiations with Iran over the next 2½ months would loom large over the G-7 meeting.
View ArticleOil spills from Plains pumping station in Illinois
The Houston-based company confirmed the release of an estimated 4,200 gallons of oil from the Pocahontas pump station on its Capwood Pipeline in Illinois, about 40 miles from St. Louis.
View ArticleHouse committee to vote on oil exports
A House subcommittee will vote on legislation to lift the oil exports ban on Thursday, launching a push to get the measure through Congress this year.
View ArticleOil export vote brings political risk for some lawmakers
Newly released surveys highlight the potential political perils for two vulnerable Republican senators -- Mark Kirk and Pat Toomey -- who are trying to hold on to their seats in elections next year.
View ArticleBlue Dog Democrats endorse oil export bill
The 14-member group of fiscally conservative Democrats said they backed the bill the night before a House subcommittee is expected to approve the measure.
View ArticlePair of Houston-area reps push for more pipeline inspectors
WASHINGTON — Texas lawmakers are trying to kickstart government hiring of more federal inspectors to watch over the 2.6 million miles of pipelines that carry oil and other fuels across the United...
View ArticleEPA boosts next year’s biofuel targets above 18 billion gallons
The law, designed to shrink the nation’s dependence on foreign crude and curb greenhouse-gas emissions, has pitted oil companies against farmers in the corn-rich Midwest.
View ArticleWind and solar now leading Texas in power growth
Since May, the grid has added nearly 3,000 megawatts of power capacity — about two-thirds from new wind farms.
View ArticleIn slap at Obama, GOP-led House moves to block climate rule
s President Barack Obama worked to hammer out a global climate agreement in Paris, Republicans in Congress were moving to block his plan to force steep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power...
View ArticleWhite House, Congress getting closer to budget deal ending crude export ban
House Speaker Paul Ryan told GOP lawmakers he expected compromise legislation to be publicly released Tuesday — a measure that would deliver victories for to both sides.
View ArticleLifting crude export ban is “stocking full of soot” for refiners
Congress may be close to reaching an overall budget deal that would include lifting the exports, which would equate to an early Christmas present for exploration and production companies seeking more...
View ArticleFiscal deal will end crude oil export ban, Ryan says
Republican leaders predicted the package would come to a vote in the House and Senate on Thursday, allowing lawmakers to head home for the holidays having completed their needed tasks.
View ArticleBig Oil among biggest winners from budget deal
Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., welcomed the tax side of the massive deal but is lowering expectations about GOP victories in the $1.1 trillion spending bill.
View ArticleExport news little comfort for U.S. drillers drowning in crude
U.S. oil production is also declining, meaning that the flood of oil that could have left the country's shores is slowly drying up.
View ArticleNo export ban? No problem for U.S. refiners getting tax break
The House and Senate on Tuesday evening reached a deal on tax and spending plans that included an end to the oil-trade limits that were implemented in 1975 after the Arab oil embargo.
View ArticleCongress OKs year-end budget deal that would end crude export ban
Obama will sign the measure, which includes many of the spending increases he fought for all year and is largely cleansed of GOP attempts to block his moves on the environment, financial regulation,...
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