Author: Jeremy Beaman Washington Examiner

Sen. Joe Manchin announced his opposition to President Joe Biden’s pick for a top role at the Interior Department, accusing Laura Daniel-Davis of prioritizing politics over the nation’s energy security needs. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources chairman said he will not advance the nomination of Daniel-Davis to be assistant secretary of the Department of…

House Republicans passed a measure Thursday to cancel a key Biden administration rule that defines what water bodies are subject to federal regulation under the Clean Water Act. The resolution of disapproval would nullify the Biden administration’s definition of “waters of the United States,” which was finalized at the end of December. Republicans have argued…

HOUSTON, Texas — The world will need fossil fuels for decades but they must be paired with technologies that capture their greenhouse gas emissions, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Wednesday. The Biden administration wants the U.S. to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 to help limit global warming. It is seeking to displace oil, gas, and…

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) castigated the Biden administration for falling behind on advancing a new offshore oil and gas leasing program after the Interior Department said it needs until December to finalize the plan, deepening the conflict between him and President Joe Biden. Attorneys for the Interior Department told a federal court on Monday that…

HOUSTON, Texas — Major energy companies are shrugging off pressure from environmental groups and some shareholders to abandon new spending on developing fossil fuels and instead invest in low-carbon energy sources as they anticipate high demand and earning potential in oil and gas persisting for years to come. Energy giants such as Chevron and BP…

HOUSTON, Texas — A decision from the Interior Department that blocks or further shrinks ConocoPhillips’s Willow project in Alaska would thwart President Joe Biden’s demand for more production from Big Oil, the company’s CEO said Tuesday. Interior’s Bureau of Land Management is set to decide the fate of Willow, a large oil project in northern…

Environmental groups sued the Biden administration Monday in an attempt to block one of three offshore oil and gas lease sales ordered by Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act. The lawsuit, filed by Gulf of Mexico-based green groups and other prominent environmental organizations such as Sierra Club, asks a federal court to toss the Interior Department’s environmental…

HOUSTON, Texas — White House adviser John Podesta said passing energy permitting reform is a “top priority” for the Biden administration as House Republicans move legislation through committee that would seek to speed up environmental reviews of energy projects. Podesta, who is charged with helping to oversee implementation with Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act, expressed frustration…

A bipartisan group of senators is calling on U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel to help strengthen the trade of liquefied natural gas between the two countries and among the broader Group of Seven as its lone Asian member overtakes leadership of the political coalition. LNG is an increasingly hot commodity due to the reorientation…

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) criticized the Biden administration for turning down a recommendation for an oil leasing sale that Interior staff concluded would improve energy security. Manchin was responding to an Interior Department memo that shows the agency explored charging a lower royalty for offshore oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Cook Inlet in order…