Oil and Natural Gas

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marty Durbin, president of the U.S. Chamber's Global Energy Institute, issued the following statement today opposing the Biden Administration’s announced plans to revoke the Keystone XL pipeline permit: "The Chamber opposes President Biden’s action to revoke the permit for the

WASHINGTON, D.C. —The United States in 2019 was the most energy secure it has been since 1970 according to data in the 2020 edition of the annual Index of U.S. Energy Security Risk published by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Energy Institute. Covering 1970 to 2019, and including a forecast

The latest data released from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) demonstrates just how big the impact of the coronavirus has been on U.S. electricity demand. EIA’s latest Electric Power Monthly (EPM), includes data for April 2020—the first full month that includes lockdowns in response to

Thanks to American innovation, the United States has become the most dominant energy producer in the world. In 2018, our nation became the largest producer of oil in the world and now exports more than is imported for the first time in over 70 years. However, like many other industries, COVID-19 has