Landrieu Highlights Benefits of U.S.-Israel Energy Partnership at Summit in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La. Chair of the Senate Committee on Energy Natural Resources, highlighted opportunities to build on and grow bilateral energy cooperation at the inaugural U.S.-Israel Energy Summit in New Orleans this morning. The two-day Summit brought 11 premier academic institutions from the United States and Israel together at […]
Sen. Murkowski Expresses Guarded Optimism about Big Thorne Timber Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today voiced guarded optimism about the decision by the Forest Service to move forward with the long-promised Big Thorne Project in the Tongass National Forest. Murkowski cautioned the U.S. Forest Service not to give in to threats of litigation from environmental activists determined to stop all responsible […]
Landrieu calls on BOEM to Open More Acres to Offshore Energy Production in Next Five Year Plan
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., Chair of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources renewed her call for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to open more areas to energy production in its new Five Year OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2017-2022. Today BOEM held an offshore lease sale […]
Murkowski: Interior Department’s Response Confirms Worst Suspicions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, yesterday received a two-page letter from Interior Secretary Sally Jewell regarding her department’s imperceptible efforts to facilitate emergency medical access for the people of King Cove, Alaska. The community of nearly 1,000 Alaskans remains in dire need of a reliable transportation route to the all-weather airport in […]
Landrieu pushes 50-year license for Toledo Bend at FERC nomination hearing
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., chair of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, highlighted the economic benefits of the Toledo Bend Hydroelectric Project and underscored the importance of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granting the project a new, 50-year license during a full committee hearing today on two FERC […]
Senators to Sec. Jewell: Expanded Access to Federal Offshore Areas is Absolutely Vital
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and 20 fellow Republican senators today sent a letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell urging her to expand development of oil and gas resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and to open new areas offshore with great resource potential, including off the coast of Alaska and in […]
Landrieu calls for more offshore energy production, expanded revenue sharing in letter to Secretary Jewell
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., Chair of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources called for expanded energy exploration and production in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in a joint letter with Senators Begich, D-Alaska, Warner, D-Va., and Manchin, D-W.Va., to Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell. The letter was sent […]
Sen. Murkowski Applauds Shell Offer to ASRC of Equity Stake in Chukchi Sea
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today applauded the joint-venture agreement between Shell Oil and Arctic Inupiat Offshore (AIO) – a new company formed by Arctic Slope Regional Corporation with several North Slope native village corporations – which gives native-owned AIO the option to acquire a working interest in Chukchi Sea oil and […]
Landrieu Welcomes FERC, DOE Progress on LNG Exports
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., Chair of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources welcomed recent progress by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Department of Energy (DOE) toward approving additional exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have a free trade agreement with the United […]
Sen. Murkowski Welcomes Continued Approvals of LNG Export Capacity
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today welcomed the advancement of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects that would take greater advantage of the nation’s energy abundance by further expanding U.S. trade in natural gas. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Wednesday approved of the Freeport liquefied natural gas project. Meanwhile, the […]