Letter to U.S. Department of Energy from AFPM, API

“The most important near-term action the Administration can pursue is to unequivocally take counterproductive policies and rhetoric off the table. Policies like export bans or windfall profit taxes may not only hamper the industry’s ability to fully supply the market, but also create the uncertainty that dissuades potential new investments needed to increase domestic energy production.”

“… accusations of profiteering and calling into question our members’ patriotism are not supported by the facts and do a disservice to the millions of workers who show up to work every day … to power the economy.”

It is good to see the leading oil and gas trade associations on the offensive against the Biden Administration’s anti-affordable-energy agenda. With the moral high ground and the attention of regular citizen/voters, there is every reason for these consumer-driven industries to stop playing defense and woke politics.…

Happy 4th Weekend: Driving, Grilling, Fireworks

Independence Day could also be called the CO2 Holiday with all the driving, grilling, and fireworks. So ignore the climate alarmists and eco-snoops. Celebrate the traditions of the July 4th weekend with gusto!

Drive to a favorite place, grill outdoors to your heart’s desire, use plastic for convenience, keep the house cool and drinks cold, and watch the fireworks. The climate will not notice.

Here are some photos for inspiration.

Mountain Valley Pipeline: 94 Percent Complete, FERC 6 Percent Incomplete

“Since the start of construction, industry opponents have continued to challenge MVP’s previously authorized and issued permits through ongoing litigation, placing their specific policy agendas above that of environmental protection and national energy security.”

– Mountain Valley Pipeline

This post simply reviews an interstate gas pipeline project that is stymied at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. FERC has taken a go-slow (as in purposeful delay) regarding the final permits to for water and wetland crossings, creating the controversy for all to see. Mountain Valley politely states (below):

Currently, MVP has all necessary permits with exception of those needed to cross waterbodies and wetlands. The project team is working collaboratively with federal and state authorities on a modified crossings approach, which would use a combination of trenchless and open-cut crossing methods.

This is Biden energy policy in full view.…

On Free Market Energy Advocacy

‘Ten Policies to Unleash American Energy and Fuel Recovery’ (API gets nine of ten right)

Go, Joe, Go: Visit the Home Industry before Saudi Arabia

Big Oil to Little Joe: Atlas Does Not Need to Shrug

‘The Energy Poverty Prevention and Accountability Act’ (H.R. 4266)

The Energy Poverty Project: ‘Social Justice’ in Action

“Libertarian Seeks Burial of ‘Dead Hand’ DOE” (Natural Gas Week, February 6, 1995)