Energy Tomorrow Blog

American Energy: Central to Our Lives, Future

energy policies  oil and natural gas development  louisiana  louisiana oil gas association  economic growth  offshore development  onshore development 

Mark Green
Posted September 11, 2014

Interesting energy discussion this week from New Orleans at a town hall event hosted by The Atlantic – where the focus was on infrastructure, jobs and economic growth, and the need for sensible, bipartisan energy policymaking.

There was no better place for such a conversation and certainly no better time – with our ongoing domestic energy revolution lifting the United States to global energy superpower status: No. 1 in natural gas production and expected to be No. 1 in oil production next year. This development is helping drive the economy forward, creating jobs, opportunity and greater U.S. energy security. Indeed, energy’s national economic impact is seen in a new survey of the 30,000 businesses, in every state and the District of Columbia, that support domestic energy development.

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Taking a Stand Against the Moratorium

access  deepwater drilling moratorium  domestic energy  drilling jobs  energy policy  louisiana  moratorium  offshore drilling  louisiana oil gas association  rally for economic survival 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted August 5, 2010

If a picture is worth a thousand words, how much is a billboard covered with thousands of signatures worth? 

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Louisianans Describe the Impact of the Spill

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Jane Van Ryan
Posted June 21, 2010

The effects of the six-month deepwater drilling moratorium are becoming manifest along the Gulf Coast. Published reports say rig hands in-training are abandoning plans to work in the offshore energy industry and are looking for jobs in the cleanup effort. 

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