Keystone Energy Forum

"Having Canada as a trading partner and a party to this agreement is critical for North American energy security and U.S. consumers..."

Earlier this month, Congress sent the White House a spending package that boosts funding for the Department of Energy by $974 million to a total of $35.5 billion.

...recent reports [indicate] that the EPA is moving to facilitate the year-round sale of E15 gasoline, which studies have shown could put consumers at risk...

According the latest monthly statistics report from the American Petroleum Institute, US petroleum demand in August, led by motor gasoline, distillate, and refinery feedstocks, increased to 20.8 million b/d, up 250,000 b/d from July.

The proposed Keystone XL crude oil pipeline's Mainline Alternative Route (MAR) in Nebraska "would have no significant direct, indirect, or cumulative effects on the quality of the natural or human environments," the US Department of State said...

China's LNG tariffs, given the size of its market, could hinder development of a second wave of US LNG export projects...

In total, the United States' petroleum trade balance went from net imports of 2.9 mb/d in June to 4.5 mb/d in August, which is more than a 56 percent increase in two months...

E-mail from API: The U.S. natural gas and oil industry keeps hitting new energy production records while, at the same time, driving progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

"We support smart, cost-effective BLM regulations that focus on prevention of waste and the conservation of resources..."

On the production side, U.S. shale gas is performing strongly - but a trade war with China and a lack of investment projects in the sector could be "economically disruptive"