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Industry Statistics Compiled on Anniversary of BP Oil Spill Highlight the Importance of Sen. Vitter’s Challenge to Obama Administration
Written on 23 Apr, 2011 at 8:23 By: Christopher Gary in Barack Obama, David Vitter, Energy, Featured, Gulf Oil Spill, Obamoratorium
Here on the one-year anniversary of the British Petroleum oil well explosion, the Institute for Energy Research (IER) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) have pulled together a few key statistics that call out for a major overhaul of U.S.... (Continue reading)
Drilling Ban Is Off, But Work Is Stalled
Written on 7 Jan, 2011 at 7:07 By: Christopher Gary in Obamoratorium
More than two months after the Obama administration lifted its ban on drilling in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico, oil companies are still waiting for approval to drill the first new oil well there. Experts now expect the wait to... (Continue reading)
5 Stories that Mattered in 2010
Written on 23 Dec, 2010 at 12:13 By: Christopher Gary in Barack Obama, Budget, Obamacare, Obamoratorium
At this time of year, it is traditional to look back on stories and actions that got our nation to where it is at the beginning of a new year. These five stories either changed the way we look at... (Continue reading)
Feds add new environmental hurdle for deepwater oil wells
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will require environmental studies before approving any deep-water wells — adding a new regulatory hurdle that virtually assures that the government will not green-light any of those projects soon. top offshore drilling regulator said he... (Continue reading)
UPDATED – Plenty O’ Nothin’ From Interior Following Landrieu OMB Surrender
UPDATE: Rep. Scalise and Sen. Vitter took turns hammering Interior Secretary Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management head Michael Bromwich following today’s dud…... (Continue reading)
Vitter Doesn’t Share Landrieu’s Optimism On Offshore Drilling
Last week, U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) lifted her two-month hold on the White House’s nomination of Office of Management and Budget director Jake Lew due to what she said were indications of a commitment by the Obama administration to... (Continue reading)
Landrieu Backs Down On OMB Nominee Hold
After two months of a standoff between Louisiana Democrat Senator Mary Landrieu and the White House on President Obama’s choice to head the Office of Management and Budget, Landrieu struck her colors and sailed away from the fight last night.... (Continue reading)
New Permit Is A Positive Sign
Written on 16 Nov, 2010 at 9:23 By: Don Briggs in Obamoratorium
Federal officials have issued the first new deepwater-drilling permit since the temporary drilling ban issued by the Obama administration in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and spill. Although the popular sentiment — especially here — about the drilling... (Continue reading)
2010 Midterm results: Part 4 – Louisiana Senate race
Written on 13 Nov, 2010 at 9:39 By: JMC Enterprises of Louisiana in 2010 Elections, Charlie Melancon, David Vitter, Democrats, Louisiana, Obamoratorium
The seemingly eternal Senate race that started in the summer of 2009 between David Vitter and Charlie Melancon has finally ended, and the verdict of the voters was clear: anything that smacked of President Obama and/or his Democratic policies was... (Continue reading)
Permitorium Still Wreaks Havoc In The Gulf
Exactly one month ago, the Obama Administration lifted the moratorium on offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Unfortunately, this announcement did nothing to address the uncertainty that already caused more than 12,000 people to lose their jobs in the... (Continue reading)