August 17, 2015
OUR REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT:
Feds allow Shell to drill for oil in Arctic Ocean off Alaska (DAN JOLING, Aug. 17, 2015, AP)
The federal government on Monday gave Royal Dutch Shell the final permit it needs to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska's northwest coast for the first time in more than two decades.The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement announced that it approved the permit to drill below the ocean floor after the oil giant brought in a required piece of equipment to stop a possible well blowout.
U.S. Allows Limited Oil Exports to Mexico (CLIFFORD KRAUSS, AUG. 14, 2015, NY Times)
The Obama administration on Friday gave oil companies temporary permission to export a limited amount of oil to Mexico at a time when a glut is cutting into domestic petroleum profits and employment. [...]"Trade with Mexico is a long overdue step that will benefit our economy and North American energy security, but we shouldn't stop there," said Louis Finkel, executive vice president of the American Petroleum Institute.
Posted by Orrin Judd at August 17, 2015 4:43 PM
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