Sen. Murkowski Welcomes EIA Report on Refining Options
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, praised the recent release of a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), assessing technical options available to refiners to process more light tight oil. “Nobody should underestimate the ability of America’s world-class refining sector to adapt,” Murkowski said. “Our nation doesn’t have to choose between a vibrant […]
Sen. Murkowski: We Will Continue to Fight Administration’s Restrictive Actions Against Alaska
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today criticized the Obama administration for unilaterally advancing a new wilderness designation in the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) despite overwhelming, bipartisan opposition from Alaska’s elected leaders. In a classic news dump late on this Good Friday afternoon, the administration finalized the Record of Decision for […]
Sen. Murkowski: Alaska Must Have a Say in Federal Offshore Leasing Program
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, criticized the Obama administration’s lack of consultation with Alaska in developing its draft 2017-2022 outer continental shelf (OCS) oil and natural gas leasing program (DPP) for Alaska in comments to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). “The fact that the president’s moratorium withdrawing some 9.8 million acres of waters […]
ICYMI: PEMEX Negotiating Crude Swaps With Eagle Ford, Bakken Producers
Petroleos Mexicanos “completely ready to start operating the swap,” negotiating with light-crude producers as co. awaits permit from U.S. Commerce Dept, PMI CEO Jose Manuel Carrera says in a phone interview. Pemex to sell directly to U.S. refiners that can process heavy crude to avoid reselling of Mexican crude. Pemex negotiating light-crude imports with producers […]
Sen. Murkowski Applauds Passage of Targeted Bipartisan Energy Efficiency Legislation
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today applauded Senate passage of energy efficiency legislation from Sen. Portman, R-Ohio, and Sen. Shaheen, D-N.H. The Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 would promote increased energy efficiency for grid enabled water heaters and in buildings. “Energy efficiency is good for our economy and the environment. It enables us to […]
Chairman Murkowski & Ranking Member Cantwell Announce April Hearing Schedule
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold five hearings in April, including oversight hearings on the Bureau of Land Management’s final hydraulic fracturing rule, the administration’s Quadrennial Energy Review, the Energy Information Administration’s 2015 energy outlook, and the Land and Water Conservation Fund, as well as a legislative hearing on measures being considered […]
Sens. Murkowski, Sullivan Offer Legislation Honoring Former Alaska Gov. Jay Hammond
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, today introduced legislation to honor former Alaska Gov. Jay Hammond. The Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Bill would name 2.6 million acres of wilderness in the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve after the former governor. The wilderness area represents 60 percent of the […]
Sens. Murkowski, Sullivan Introduce Legislation to Give Lands Back to Five Southeast Alaska Native Communities
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, today introduced legislation to rectify an injustice done to the Alaska Native residents of five Southeast communities that were prohibited from forming urban Native corporations when the Alaska Native Lands Claim Settlement Act (ANCSA) was passed in 1971. The Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and […]
Sen. Murkowski Introduces Legislation to Strengthen America’s Mineral Security
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today introduced the American Mineral Security Act of 2015, to prevent future mineral supply shocks and boost the competitiveness of our energy, defense, electronics, medical, and manufacturing industries. “Minerals are critical to every aspect of our daily lives. We rely on them for everything we do and everything we […]
Sen. Murkowski: Federal Government Failing to Manage America’s National Forests
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today criticized the Forest Service and Department of Agriculture for failing to actively manage federal forest lands in Alaska and across the West. Murkowski said the Forest Service’s reluctance to issue timber sales has harmed local communities that depend on jobs in the industry and revenue from timber harvests to […]