Oil and Natural Gas

Step up to the podium. Last week, the Department of Energy announced that the United States once again led the world in oil and natural gas production in 2020, building on a trend that began in 2014 thanks to hydraulic fracturing and the shale revolution. In fact, since first overtaking Russia in

WASHINGTON D.C. – 125 state and local Chambers from 30 states around the nation today sent a strong message of opposition to President Biden’s indefinite ban on new energy production on federal lands and waters. The Chambers sent a letter organized by the U.S. Chamber’s Global Energy Institute to

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marty Durbin, President of the U.S. Chamber’s Global Energy Institute, issued the following statement regarding the termination of the Keystone XL pipeline project: “TC Energy’s decision to terminate the Keystone XL pipeline project is understandable, but necessary only because of

Several years ago, we celebrated Earth Day by calling attention to what one group of state government officials refer to as “The Greatest Story Seldom Told”—namely, the incredible progress that the United States has made in reducing emissions, and America’s underappreciated standing as having one of

Dear Chairman Nadler and Ranking Member Jordan: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce opposes H.R. 2393, the “No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act,” which your committee is scheduled to consider in a markup on April 14. This bill would amend the Sherman Act to waive sovereign immunity defenses

Dear Representatives Cuellar, Fletcher, Gonzalez, and Veasey: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce thanks you for your leadership in standing up for the economic and security benefits that come from energy production on federal lands. Millions of families rely on the oil and gas industry for rewarding

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to today’s announced White House actions on climate change, Marty Durbin, Senior Vice President of Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, made the following statement: “The U.S. Chamber applauds President Biden’s ‘whole of government’ approach to combatting climate

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to the Biden Administration’s announcement that the Department of Interior will suspend any oil and natural gas authorizations on federal lands and waters for 60 days, Global Energy Institute President Marty Durbin made the following statement: “There is never a good