Energy Tomorrow Blog

The Faces of the Moratorium

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Jane Van Ryan
Posted August 3, 2010

We've told you about the moratorium and the toll it's taking on the U.S. economy. When combined with congressional legislation, it could result in the loss of 175,000 jobs per year and a 27 percent decline in U.S. oil production.

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D-Day for Macondo

bp  deepwater drilling moratorium  deepwater drilling regulations  deepwater horizon  domestic energy  energy legislation  energy policy  gulf oil spill  house spill bill  liability  macondo well  moratorium  spill response  static kill 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted August 2, 2010

Today could be D-Day for the Macondo well. According to reports, BP is conducting a test to determine the likely success of killing the well from the top, while getting in position to assault the well from the bottom. 

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House Spill Bill = Anti-Jobs, Anti-Consumer, Anti-Energy

access  domestic energy  energy legislation  energy policy  house spill bill  liability  moratorium  offshore drilling 

Mark Green
Posted July 30, 2010

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The Oil Spill and Bad Energy Policy

access  deepwater drilling moratorium  deepwater horizon  energy bill  energy legislation  energy policy  energy taxes  gulf oil spill  liability  moratorium  oil spill  oil spill bill 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted July 30, 2010

With the House and the Senate poised to vote on energy bills before the August recess, editorial and op-ed writers are taking Congress to task for neglecting the primary issues confronting the United States today--jobs and the economy. 

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Penalizing the Oil Industry Hurts Jobs, Economy

access  deepwater drilling moratorium  deepwater horizon  domestic energy  energy policy  job creation  offshore drilling  oil spill  oil spill legislation  oil spill liability  oil spill liability  oil spill liability cap  oil spill liability cap  taxes  taxes on oil companies  oil company jobs  Jack Gerard 

Mark Green
Posted July 28, 2010

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What If...

deepwater drilling  deepwater drilling moratorium  deepwater horizon  domestic energy  energy policy  offshore drilling  oil spill  oil spill legislation  oil spill liability  oil spill liability  oil spill liability cap  oil spill liability cap  taxes on oil companies  deepwater drilling proposals 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted July 27, 2010

What if Congress and the administration approve many of the deepwater drilling measures that are now being debated? And what if their actions result in unlimited liability for oil spills, additional regulations on well and rig designs, higher taxes and fees and an extended moratorium that cancelled drilling projects?

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Don't Penalize the Oil and Natural Gas Industry

deepwater drilling moratorium  deepwater horizon  domestic energy  earnings  energy policy  Jack Gerard  oil company tax rate  oil spill  oil spill legislation  oil spill liability  oil spill liability  oil spill liability cap  oil spill liability cap  spill response  taxes  taxes on oil companies 

Mark Green
Posted July 26, 2010

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Blogger Conference Call: Energy Issues Post Deepwater Horizon

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Jane Van Ryan
Posted July 23, 2010

Yesterday API hosted a conference call with 11 bloggers to discuss pressing energy issues following the Deepwater Horizon incident. 

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Rallying for Their Livelihoods

access  deepwater drilling moratorium  domestic energy  drilling ban  drilling jobs  energy policy  gulf energy production  gulf oil spill  offshore drilling  gulf drilling ban  louisiana oil drilling  louisiana oil rally  louisiana rally against moratorium  lsu center for energy studies 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted July 22, 2010

They showed up at Louisiana State University's (LSU) the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's (ULL) Cajundome in droves, an estimated 15,000 thousand people who decided to stand up and be counted. They were energy workers, housewives, fishermen, and small-business people united in their desire to get back to work.

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The De Facto Moratorium

access  deepwater drilling moratorium  domestic energy  drilling ban  energy policy  gulf drilling ban  gulf energy production  gulf oil spill  mms  offshore drilling 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted July 20, 2010

It's been three months since the Deepwater Horizon accident, and finally one new offshore drilling project has been approved.

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