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Lawmakers that favor expanding U.S. natural-gas exports are preparing to increase political pressure on the Obama administration to greenlight industry export plans. Reps. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) and Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) are gathering colleagues’ signatures for a letter to Energy... Read More

The oil-and-gas industry’s top lobbyist said a discussed offshore energy revenue-sharing bill could be primed for an “early breakthrough” in the Senate. “I’m optimistic there might be potential there to move some stuff early. And then it begins to set a new framework for common... Read More

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who overhauled the federal government’s troubled offshore drilling agency after the BP oil spill and locked horns with Republicans over energy policy, said Wednesday that he plans to step down by the end of March. Salazar, a former Colorado... Read More

Bloomberg reports on an attack at an Algeria oilfield operated by BP and other companies. “Algerian security forces are surrounding an oil facility in the country’s south after unidentified attackers took several workers hostage, according to an official with the state-run oil... Read More

A group of House Republicans and a senior Democrat want to make sure that carbon tax proposals never gain political momentum. Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.), backed by several Republicans and Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.), have introduced a resolution in opposition to imposing fees... Read More

STATE OF PLAY: A senior Energy Department (DOE) official will discuss the United States’s role in energy export markets during a Wednesday event at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The event arrives as DOE is weighing politically controversial applications to greatly expand U.S.... Read More

The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday issued final revisions to a 2010 air quality rule, saying the changes would reduce costs associated with the regulations while also protecting public health. The revisions stem from settlement agreements reached between the agency... Read More

The oil industry on Tuesday escalated its attacks on the federal biofuel mandate as it rolled out a national ad campaign aimed at promoting the nation’s refineries. The ad blitz from the American Petroleum Institute will be an “all hands on deck” effort across TV, print, radio... Read More

The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) has hired a pair of House GOP staffers to promote oil-and-gas development in Western states and the Gulf of Mexico. The industry lobbying group said Tuesday that it’s expanding its government affairs staff by adding Mallori... Read More

A federal court on Tuesday preserved an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruling that permits the sale of a high-ethanol fuel blend. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia denied a rehearing on the EPA decision that put fuels with a 15-percent ethanol... Read More