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Obama to Close GITMO, Submerge Prisoners?

September 26th, 2009 · 4 Comments

File this under “never would have guessed it.”
In a piece published today at Right Truth, writer R.J. Godlewski unwittingly provides the evaluatory “tools” needed to connect the future of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility with President Barack Obama’s relentless assault of the nation’s oil and natural gas industry.

Before I continue riding this train of thought, [...]

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Chevron to Set Records with State-of-the-Art Ship

August 14th, 2009 · No Comments

Almost nine months ago, I published a post about an offshore drilling record being set in the Gulf of Mexico.  Today, thanks to a heads up from Jane Van Ryan at the American Petroleum Institute, I bring news of the Discoverer Clear Leader, a new state-of-the-art vessel is capable of drilling wells in 12,000 feet [...]

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2009 Energy Bill Will Punish Oil Consumers

June 8th, 2009 · No Comments

American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard issued back-to-back statements today related to the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009.
About the Congressional Budget Office cost estimate on the measure, Gerard said the following:
“The study confirms the bill discriminates against ordinary Americans who depend on cars, trucks, trains and airplanes and will [...]

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Oil and Natural Gas Companies’ Earnings Plummet

May 1st, 2009 · No Comments

A glance at the chart below, released today by the American Petroleum Institute, proves the nation’s oil and natural gas companies are not immune to the global recession and have, in fact, experienced a sharp decline in first-quarter net profits versus the same period last year.

Instead of asking for bailouts, however, leaders of the nation’s [...]

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Florida House Votes in Favor of Offshore Drilling, But Measure Runs Out of Time Before Senate Vote

April 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Though the Florida House of Representatives voted in favor of it yesterday, a move to open state waters to offshore oil drilling appears to have run out of time in the legislative session, according to a Miami Herald report via Upstream Online.com.
American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard today issued the following statement today about the [...]

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