Seventy-seven percent of registered voters are concerned that breaching the ethanol blend wall could drive up the cost of gasoline for consumers and reduce the nation's fuel supply (85 percent of Republicans, 75 percent of Democrats and 71 percent of Independents).
Hosted by American Legion Post 10 and Wilmington Navy League, more than 200 veterans, local elected officials, and business leaders listened to Rear Adm. Loren's message: "energy security is critical to our nation's security."
The US should be less hesitant to use its expanded geopolitical influence after changing from a nation relying increasingly on oil and gas imports to one poised to be a major exporter, Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Mark P. Mills said.
Purchase agreements have been signed for virtually all of the natural gas that would be delivered to the Southeast by the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline, the lead energy company behind the $5 billion project said Tuesday.
Three months since the U.S. lifted a 40-year ban on oil exports, American crude is flowing to virtually every corner of the market and reshaping the world's energy map.
"The decision appeases extremists who seek to stop oil and natural gas production which would increase the cost of energy for American consumers and close the door for years to creating new jobs, new investments and boosting energy security..."
The proposed offshore leasing program being released Tuesday eliminates the administration's initial plan to auction off drilling rights in as many as 104 million acres of the mid- and south-Atlantic in 2021...
North Carolina is projected to receive the highest levels of spending, employment and contributions to its economy if Atlantic OCS oil and natural gas resources are developed, and could reach $3.3 billion in 2035.
National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi issued the following statement supporting the Atlantic Offshore Energy Caucus's call for DOI retention of proposed Atlantic lease sale:
The first international shipment of liquefied natural gas in decades from the Lower 48 states is poised to leave for Brazil from Louisiana.
