The Biden Administration approved the controversial Alaska oil project known as Willow on Monday after rumors surfaced last week that the Administration was set to approve it. The massive oil Willow Project covers three drill sites in the National Petroleum Reserve in an area that is estimated to hold up …
Read More »Biden Asks Congress for $500 Million to Modernize the SPR
The Biden administration has asked Congress to approve $500 million in funds for the modernization of the four sites of the country’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve, suggesting in its request that the SPR is at risk of shortfalls. In a request to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the White House’s Office of Management …
Read More »Biden Says the Climate Crisis is about ‘very Life of the Planet’
US President Joe Biden told the COP27 climate conference in Egypt on Friday (11 November) that global warming posed an existential threat to the planet and promised the United States would meet its targets for fighting it. His speech was intended pump up global ambition to prevent the worst of …
Read More »Biden Warns Oil Firms He’ll Seek to Tax Windfall Profits
President Joe Biden said he’d seek to impose higher taxes on oil companies that record “windfall” profits without reinvesting in production, with US gasoline prices still high a week ahead of midterm elections. “The oil industry has not met its commitment to invest in America and support the American people,” …
Read More »Biden Calls Putin’s Rhetoric on Nuclear Weapons Dangerous
U.S. President Joe Biden expressed skepticism about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s words that he does not intend to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the Voice of America reports. Biden considers the Russian president’s rhetoric dangerous. “If he has no intention, why does he keep talking about it? Why is he …
Read More »Biden: Russia would be Making Serious Mistake to Use Tactical Nuclear Weapon
US President Biden on Tuesday warned Russia against using a tactical nuclear weapon amid concerns Moscow may be creating a pretext to escalate the war in Ukraine, The Hill reported. “Russia would be making an incredibly serious mistake for it to use a tactical nuclear weapon,” Biden told reporters after …
Read More »The Midterms could Transform Energy Policies in Several U.S. States
The outcomes of gubernatorial races and elections of commissioners at a utility regulator could change the energy policies of several U.S. states after the midterm elections on November 8. Renewables regulations and targets in Maryland, Oregon, and Arizona could see U-turns in energy policies, depending on the outcome of the …
Read More »Biden’s Plan to Refill the SPR is unlikely to Boost U.S. Oil Output
Oil prices are unlikely to drop to the level the U.S. Administration has said would trigger purchases for refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), U.S. oil executives and analysts say, suggesting that the shale patch will not boost production in response to President Biden’s plan to increase output in the …
Read More »Biden Plans to Refill the SPR when Oil Prices Fall below $72
The Biden administration will start buying crude to replenish the strategic petroleum reserve when prices fall to between $67 and $72 per barrel, the White House said in a fact sheet. “As part of its commitment to ensure replenishment of the SPR, the DOE is finalizing a rule that will …
Read More »Biden to Release 15 Million Barrels from Oil Reserve
President Joe Biden will announce the release of 15 million barrels of oil from the US strategic reserve on Wednesday as part of a response to recent production cuts announced by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) nations. As per Washington Post, he will say more oil sales …
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