Oil and Gas

Oil and Gas   “Today we continue the Committee’s work on domestic oil and gas production and the safety and environmental protection that are essential elements of responsible production.   In the last Congress, the Committee did diligent, bipartisan work on these issues and made considerable progress.  I am hopeful we will continue today down that […]

Sen. Murkowski Comments on President Obama’s Weekly Address

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 MAY 14, 2011                                                          MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                                Sen. Murkowski Comments on President Obama’s Weekly Address   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today commented on the President’s remarks on gas prices and domestic production during his weekly address:   “I’ve been […]

Week Ahead: May 16-20

    Week of May 16 – 20   On Tuesday, May 17, the full committee will receive testimony on the following  four bills related to oil and gas development: ·          S. 516, the Lease Extension and Secure Energy Act of 2011;  ·          S. 843, the Outer Continental Shelf Permit Processing Coordination Act; ·          S. […]

Sen. Murkowski Comments on Proposed Alaska Roadless Rule Settlement in Tongass

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 MAY 12, 2011                                                         MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                    Sen. Murkowski Comments on Proposed Alaska Roadless Rule Settlement in Tongass   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following comments in response to the Forest Service’s proposed settlement in the […]

Sen. Murkowski: Increasing Access, Not Taxes, will Result in More Jobs and Lower Prices at the Pump

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 MAY 12, 2011                                                          MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                                Sen. Murkowski: Increasing Access, Not Taxes, will Result in More Jobs and Lower Prices at the Pump   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following comment on the Senate Finance Committee […]

Capturing and Storing Carbon

  Opening Statement   “I’d like to welcome everyone here today and thank the witnesses for testifying.  Our hearing this morning is on two bills, S. 699 and S. 757.  These two bills both focus on important aspects of carbon capture and storage that Senator Barrasso and I have been working on together in this […]

Advancing Two Key Energy Priorities

Bingaman Advances Two Key Energy Priorities     Chairman Bingaman has introduced two bills to address important areas of our nation’s energy policy:  S. 916, the Oil and Gas Facilitation Act of 2011, and S. 917, the Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2011.   Both are based on bipartisan, largely consensus work in the Committee […]

Sen. Murkowski: Directional Drilling Provides Compromise to Safely and Quickly Tap ANWR’s Oil Resources

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 MAY 10, 2011                                                            MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                    Sen. Murkowski: Directional Drilling Provides Compromise to Safely and Quickly Tap ANWR’s Oil Resources   WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today heard testimony about advances in exploration and drilling technologies […]

Drilling Down on New Technologies

Opening Statement – May 10, 2011 Drilling Down on New Technologies   “This morning’s hearing focuses on new developments in technologies for the exploration and production of oil and natural gas.  It is a continuation of a series of hearings that the committee has held on oil and gas this Congress, beginning with our first […]

ENR_GOP: Follow Us on Twitter

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 MAY 10, 2011                                                          MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                                ENR_GOP: Follow Us on Twitter   WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Republican staff of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee have launched a Twitter page for committee updates and news.    The page will include relevant […]