Sen. Murkowski Highlights EIA Crude Oil Study
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today welcomed the publication of the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) forecast of U.S. oil production quality. The release of the EIA report follows Murkowski’s April letter to the independent agency, co-signed by Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana), requesting “dynamic and ongoing analysis” of issues associated with lifting the […]
Murkowski Statement on DOE’s Announced Changes to LNG Export Process
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), the top Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement on the Department of Energy’s proposal for considering liquefied natural gas (LNG) export applications: “I have long warned that the United States faces a narrowing window of opportunity to enter the […]
Pressed by Landrieu, DOE streamlines LNG export permitting to create more jobs, boost energy security
Today’s decision by the Department of Energy to streamline the permit approval process is a positive step forward to responsibly export America’s abundant supply of natural gas.
Sen. Murkowski: New Study Details Economic Benefits of Ending Oil Export Ban
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today welcomed the release of a new study detailing the potential benefits to the U.S. economy of lifting the federal government’s 1970s-era ban on oil exports. The analysis by Daniel Yergin and the consultancy IHS estimates ending the prohibition on exporting most domestic oil supplies could […]
Sen. Murkowski Comments on Interior’s Timeline to Resolve Remanded Arctic Leases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today welcomed the Interior Department’s proposed schedule for revising its environmental review of drilling leases in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea to resolve challenges from environmental groups. “The timeline filed today by the Interior Department is a positive step. Under the terms proposed to the court, it appears possible […]
Sen. Murkowski Commends Advancement of Sage Grouse Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today commended the efforts of Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming) and Rep. Cory Gardner (R-Colorado) to advance legislation that would seek to avoid listing the sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) through state and local led efforts. The legislation would prohibit the Interior Department (DOI) from […]
Sen. Murkowski: Oil Exchanges Can Help Alleviate Supply Glut Now
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today released a report demonstrating that petroleum exchanges between the United States and nearby nations could be approved immediately. Such transactions would be a partial measure that could help alleviate the oversupply of light crude and condensate in the center of the country, without requiring presidential action […]
Sen. Murkowski Questions Administration’s New Mexico Monument Designation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today questioned President Obama’s decision to use the Antiquities Act to lock up nearly 500,000 acres of public land in New Mexico despite bipartisan legislation moving through Congress to achieve similar goal of protecting the Organ Mountain area. “The president’s willingness to designate a national monument of […]
Landrieu presses FERC nominees on Midla Pipeline
ArcLight’s plans to abandon a pipeline that has served nine parishes in Northeast and Central Louisiana would effectively end affordable natural gas services to these parishes that are sparsely populated and relatively poor.
Sen. Murkowski Presses Nominee Bay on Transparency of FERC Enforcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today raised concerns with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) nominee Norman Bay about the lack of transparency and due process at the enforcement office under his leadership. (Click for video of Sen. Murkowski’s opening statement) “It is critically important that FERC be viewed as unbiased and evenhanded,” […]