Energy Tomorrow Blog

Oil, Natural Gas as Energies Today and Tomorrow

oil and natural gas  energy outlook  eia  us energy security  air quality 

Mark Green
Posted September 15, 2017

Putting together three big takeaways from EIA's report, the ongoing U.S. renaissance in natural gas and oil production puts America in a strong position for the future, especially in the context of rising world energy demand. Continued growth in domestic natural gas and oil production offers the U.S. a chance to grow in its energy self-sufficiency. 

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Go For ‘Robust’ in New Offshore Leasing Program

offshore leasing  offshore energy  safe operations  us energy security  eastern gulf of mexico  atlantic ocs  spill 

Mark Green
Posted August 18, 2017

Here’s the case for expanded opportunity within a new offshore oil and natural gas leasing program that federal officials are assembling: Safely developing American oil and natural gas on the outer continental shelf (OCS) is vital to the United States’ long-term energy and national security; we need new access to offshore areas, such as the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. Including them in the federal five-year plan will allow surveying to determine the location and size of oil and gas reserves; safe oil and natural gas production on the OCS could significantly boost local, regional and state economies; and advanced technologies, strong industry standards and a robust regulatory system work effectively together to protect workers, communities and the environment.

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Safe Seismic Testing is Key to Atlantic Energy Development

offshore access  atlantic ocs  seismic survey  oil and natural gas  us energy security  safe operations  spill 

Mark Green
Posted July 21, 2017

Comments related to seismic surveys in the Atlantic that API and two other associations will submit to federal officials stress a number of important points about the underwater tests used to establish the size and location of oil and natural gas reserves -- including the strategic importance of U.S. offshore energy and the demonstrated safety of seismic surveying.

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Strengthening America’s Energy Superpower Status

oil and natural gas  exports  lng  russia  us energy security 

Mark Green
Posted July 7, 2017

An important factor in sustaining and growing the United States’ position as an energy superpower is the continued ability of U.S. natural gas and oil companies to operate competitively the world over, to continue developing the energy needed here at home while also supporting energy exports to aid friends overseas. Legislation crafted by the U.S. Senate to increase sanctions on Russia could work against this.

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Opening a New Era for U.S. Offshore Energy

offshore energy  offshore leasing plan  us energy security  economic growth  jobs  spill 

Mark Green
Posted June 29, 2017

The Trump administration is taking the first step to more fully harness the United States’ offshore oil and natural gas wealth, beginning work on a new five-year offshore leasing plan – the federal blueprint for future offshore development. It’s great news for America’s future energy security, for consumers and our economy.

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Keep NAFTA’s Support for North American Energy

trade  canada  oil and natural gas  mexico  economic growth  us energy security 

Mark Green
Posted June 22, 2017

With public hearings planned next week on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), let’s review some of important reasons that any modernizing of NAFTA – as has been broached by the administration – must retain critical provisions supporting and growing North American energy integration, interdependence and energy security. This is fleshed out in API’s official NAFTA comments, submitted to U.S. Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer last week. 

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Ordering Up Increased Offshore Access

offshore energy  oil and natural gas  arctic  gulf of mexico  atlantic ocs  us energy security  access  spill 

Mark Green
Posted April 28, 2017

America’s future energy security – which figures so prominently in the nation’s overall security – is the big winner in President Trump’s newest executive order that aims to increase access to U.S. offshore oil and natural gas reserves. While new energy development in the Arctic, Atlantic and other areas would be down the road, Washington clearly is signaling its new embrace of America’s offshore potential. For the world’s leading producer of oil and natural gas, that’s a big step forward. 

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Golden Pass Approval Advances U.S. LNG Exports

natural gas  lng exports  trade  climate  us energy security 

Mark Green
Posted April 26, 2017

The Trump Administration issued its first LNG export approval, with the Energy Department authorizing the Golden Pass project in Texas to export up to 2.21 billion cubic feet per day to non-Free Trade Agreement countries. It’s a big step forward for the joint venture between ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips and Qatar Petroleum, which filed its original application with DOE in August 2012 and expects the project to support 45,000 jobs over five years and 3,800 permanent jobs over the next 25 years of operation.

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Keystone XL for Growth, Jobs, Security

keystone xl  pipelines  infrastructure  jobs  economic growth  us energy security 

Mark Green
Posted March 24, 2017

With the Trump administration making good on its pledge to expeditiously approve the Keystone XL pipeline, we can look at the project for what it would be – a significant piece of North American energy infrastructure that holds the promise of supporting broad economic growth and strengthening American energy security. 

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Global Marketplace Beckons U.S. LNG Exports

natural gas  lng exports  trade  economic growth  us energy security  energy department 

Mark Green
Posted March 16, 2017

The global LNG market is developing, and the spot market’s growing liquidity could favor U.S. exporters, already benefiting from abundant domestic supply and ready access to the Panama Canal. America has the natural gas and access to markets. Artificial restrictions on LNG export project development should be removed. The potential benefits to the United States are significant. 

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