U.S. Energy Department Announces Crude Oil Purchase to Test Market

Court Rules Two 2018 Oil Leases in Gulf of Mexico Unlawful

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Aug. 30 ruled two oil leases – lease sales 250 and 251 – conducted by the Interior Department during the Trump administration in the Gulf of Mexico were unlawful. In 2020, a federal district court declared that the sales were valid, and environmental groups…...

U.S. Energy Department Announces Crude Oil Purchase to Test Market

Court Permanently Blocks Pause on Oil and Gas Leasing in 13 States

A Louisiana federal judge on Aug. 18 issued a permanent injunction preventing the Biden administration from blocking oil and gas leasing on federal lands in 13 states, a day after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit lifted an earlier injunction against the administration’s pause on leasing. Judge Terry Doughty of the Louisiana…...

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U.S. Gasoline Consumption for The Second Quarter of 2022 Lower Year-On-Year: EIA

The amount of gasoline expended in the U.S. during the second quarter of 2022 and early July, has been lower than the same period in 2021, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest Weekly Petroleum Status Report. The Petroleum Supply Monthly validates the trend and reports that U.S. gasoline consumption in April averaged 8.8…...

EPA Releases Strategic Plan in Conjunction with President's Proposed $11.8 Billion Budget to Address Climate Change, Environmental Justice

U.S. Supreme Court Restricts EPA Authority to Regulate Power Plant Emissions

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 30 restricted the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate power plant emissions under the Clean Air Act. The 6-3 decision in favour of coal interests in West Virginia v. EPA, is expected to negatively impact the Biden administration’s wider attempts to combat climate change. The court invoked the “major…

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Visual Primer: U.S. EPA Raises Renewable Fuel Mandates Amid Surging Gasoline Prices

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a slew of measures to strengthen the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program, which sets increasing annual volumetric mandates for renewable fuel use in the transportation sector.

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U.S. Interior Issues New Onshore Oil, Gas Lease Sale Notices

The Bureau of Land Management on April 18 issued sale notices for its June 2022 competitive oil and gas lease sale. The reformed onshore lease sale follows the Department of the Interior’s November 2021 report that recommended an overhaul of the federal oil and gas program. The agency will apply the first increased royalty rate…...