Along with reporters from the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and a slew of other household-name media outlets, I was invited to participate in a conference call hosted by American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard at 10 o’clock Central this morning. Unfortunately, I was juggling several items and was unable to pay as close [...]
Oil Industry Leader Hopes President Obama Recognizes Potential of Energy Development
January 26th, 2010 · No Comments
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Pinch Me, I Must Be Dreaming! — Headline Touts Bumper Crop of Crude Oil in America’s Future
January 12th, 2010 · No Comments
Take a wild guess at the name of the national publication in which the headline above recently appeared. Was it: The Wall Street Journal The Weekly Standard; The Dallas Morning News; or BusinessWeek. If you guessed Business Week, you would be right. For the first time I can remember, I recommend you read an oil [...]
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Labor, Oil Leaders Fighting to Save American Jobs
October 26th, 2009 · No Comments
Four months after announcing the formation of the Oil and Natural Gas Industry Labor-Management Committee, the group’s leaders announced today they have written to senior members of Congress to encourage them to support tax policies that will protect and encourage the development of quality U.S. jobs, while at the same time fortifying our nation’s energy [...]
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API: More Federal Regulations Will Cause U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Produciton to Drop Significantly
June 9th, 2009 · No Comments
When I visited sites in Western Colorado’s Piceance (pronounced “pee-ahnce,” not “Pic-ee-ahnce”) Basin in April, I was able to take an up-close look at natural gas facilities there and learned a lot about the care and concern employees of companies like Tulsa, Okla.-based Wiliams demonstrate for the environment: They reuse and recycle almost all of [...]
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Will Democrats Reinstate Offshore Drilling Ban?
January 15th, 2009 · 6 Comments
Oil and natural gas industry officials were cautiously optimistic about their prospects Sept. 23 after House Democrats allowed an offshore drilling ban to expire. After three and a half months of waiting for assurances from members of Congress, it appears those same officials might be on the verge of seeing their worst fears come true. [...]
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‘Million-Woman Townhall Meeting’ is a Wrap!
October 25th, 2008 · No Comments
Just before noon today, Fred Thompson called to invite my wife to participate in the so-called “Million-Woman Townhall Meeting,” the largest tele-townhall meeting ever held. Since my wife wasn’t home, I opted — despite being of the opposite gender — to listen in and heard several important topics discussed. Below, I list some — but [...]
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Obama Fears World Might Turn Against USA
May 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment
“We can’t drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times … and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK,” said Barack Obama, speaking Saturday to a crowd estimated at 60,000 in Portland, Ore. “That’s not leadership. That’s not going [...]
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