Murkowski reaction to delay of Alaska’s offshore development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 MAY 27, 2010 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Murkowski: Alaska, Nation Must Have Safe Oil Production WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, released the following statement today regarding the Obama administration’s decision to impose a one-year delay on exploration […]
Murkowski sponsors legislation to hold BP to its promises
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 MAY 25, 2010 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Sen. Murkowski Sponsors Legislation to Hold BP to its Promise Bill Would Waive BP’s Liability Cap on Economic Damages from Spill WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, introduced legislation today to ensure […]
Liability and Financial Responsibility
Opening Statement – May 25, 2010 Liability and Financial Responsibility Issues Related to Offshore Oil Production “Today is the third hearing of this Committee on issues related to the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. While today we will focus on liability and financial issues, we have foremost in our […]
Bipartisan Bill Spurs ‘Supply Chain’ Efficiency
Bipartisan Bill Boosts ‘Supply Chain’ Efficiency Senators Jeff Bingaman, Scott Brown, Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor today introduced a bipartisan bill designed to drive energy efficiency improvements in the supply chain of all businesses, especially small and medium-sized ones. The bill – S. 3396, the Supply Star Act of 2010 – would build on […]
The Weeks Ahead (May 24-June 4)
Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Weeks of May 24-June 4 On Tuesday, May 25, the full committee will hold the third in its series of hearings regarding the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In this hearing, the Committee will examine liability and financial responsibility issues related to offshore oil […]
Protecting the Public Interest
Protecting the Public Interest Bipartisan Amendment to Financial Overhaul Bill Easily Passes A bipartisan amendment that the Senate tonight added to the financial-overhaul bill will protect utility customers from being charged unjust and unreasonable rates by electricity and natural gas companies. The amendment, which was voice voted, preserves the authority that the Federal Energy […]
Murkowski welcomes May 25 hearing on oil spill liability limit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 MAY 18, 2010 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Sen. Murkowski Welcomes Hearing on Oil Spill Liability Limit WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, last week called for a […]
Admin Response to Rig Disaster
Opening Statement – May 18, 2010 Administration Response to Deepwater Horizon Disaster “This is our second hearing on the continuing disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The purpose of this and future hearings is to understand the cascade of failures that caused the catastrophic blowout of the oil well being drilled by the […]
Sen. Murkowski’s Opening Statement on the Government’s Response to Deepwater Horizon Tragedy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 MAY 18, 2010 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Sen. Murkowski’s Opening Statement on the Government’s Response to Deepwater Horizon Tragedy WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced for […]
The Week Ahead (May 17-21)
Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Week of May 17-21 On Tuesday, May 18, the full committee will receive testimony from the Administration on issues related to offshore oil and gas exploration, including the ongoing crisis in the Gulf of Mexico involving the oil rig Deepwater Horizon. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, accompanied […]