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U.S. Dept. of Interior urged to fully leverage offshore energy resources

Oil & Gas 360º

(World Oil) – The American Petroleum Institute today joined more than 100 other energy trade groups and organizations in urging the Department of the Interior to develop a new five-year offshore leasing program that fully leverages the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf as a secure source of affordable, reliable energy.

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White House Wants to End Royalty-in-Kind Program

The Energy Law

by Elisabeth Lorio Baer Interior Secretary Ken Salazar informed Congress on September 17, 2009 that he would kill a controversial program, currently in effect, that allows energy companies to pay the government royalties for drilling on public lands in actual oil and gas in lieu of cash.

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Oil Jumps on Vietnam Trade Deal

Rigzone

The price gains came despite government data Wednesday showing a buildup in US crude inventories of 3.85 The increase is the largest in three months, and more than five times the 680,000 barrel increase projected by the industry-funded American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday. million barrels.

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Falling oil prices poised for biggest monthly decline since 2021

Oil & Gas 360º

million barrels last week, market sources said on Tuesday citing American Petroleum Institute data. government data is due at 10:30 a.m. Also sending bearish signals on the supply side, {{8849|U.S. crcrude oil inventories rose by 3.8 API/S] U.S. ET (1430 GMT). Analysts polled by Reuters expect U.S.

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Oil prices retreat on weak U.S. data, despite Trump tariff block

Oil & Gas 360º

US oil inventories see major drawdown – API Data from the American Petroleum Institute showed on Wednesday that U.S. The API data usually heralds a similar reading from government inventory data , which is due later on Thursday. oil inventories shrank by 4.24 Signs of a sharp drawdown in U.S.

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Trump megabill gives the oil industry everything it wants and ends key support for solar and wind

CNBC: Energy

The law also slashes the royalties that producers pay the government for pumping oil and gas on federal lands, encouraging higher output. The coal industry is also a big winner from the law, which mandates at least 4 million additional acres of federal land be made available for mining.

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