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U.S. President Joe Biden’s new energy policies will have a moderate impact on Brent prices overall. That’s what Matthew Bey - a senior global analyst with Stratfor, a RANE company - told Rigzone, adding that short term price dynamics are largely being driven by Saudi Arabia, OPEC+ policy and the pace of the economic recovery from Covid-19. “Over the next two years the economic recovery from Covid-19 and the pace of it globally, coupled with the pace of global production growth will play ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On January 20, 2021, President Joseph Biden issued Executive Order No. 13990 (“Executive Order”), which, among other things, suspended Executive Order 13920, “Securing the United States Bulk-Power System” (“Executive Order 13920”) until April 20, 2021 and directed all executive departments and agencies to review and take action to address all actions taken during former-President Donald Trump’s tenure in office that conf...

ANWR Action EO 13990 directs the Secretary of the Interior to place a temporary moratorium on all activities relating to the implementation of the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (“ANWR”) due to the alleged legal deficiencies underlying the program, including the inadequacy of the environmental review required by the National Environmental Policy Act.  EO 13990 directs the Secretary to review the program and conduct a new analysis of the env...

SEER Administration Tracker A collection of changes made under the Biden Administration that relate to environmental, energy, and resource issues. Members of the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) regularly update this resource, which provides practitioners with the latest updates. Changes are categorized by topic. Topics include: environment (general updates), air quality/climate, chemicals and contamination, energy, natural resources, and water. Share: The DOI applau...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: As expected, President Biden’s first days in office were marked by a number of executive orders and other actions aimed at unwinding Trump-era environmental policies. For example, President Biden rejoined the Paris Agreement, revoked the Keystone XL oil pipeline’s federal permit and called for an immediate review of agency actions taken during the Trump administration. (See Biden’s Jan. 20, 2021, Executive Order No. 13990, 86 Fe...

FACT SHEET: Interior Department Welcomes Day One Executive Orders to Restore Public Lands and Waters, Combat Coronavirus Immediately following his inauguration, President Joe Biden signed Executive Orders that take critical first steps to address the climate crisis, create good union jobs, and advance environmental justice, while reversing the previous administration’s harmful policies. One of President Biden’s Executive Orders requires the Interior Department to conduct a review of the m...

Key Points - The Biden administration’s Day One climate actions have put traditional energy sources squarely in its crosshairs. In addition to rejoining the Paris...

Restricting development on federal lands and waters is nothing more than an import more oil policy. That’s according to American Petroleum Institute (API) President and Chief Executive Officer Mike Sommers, who noted that energy demand will continue to rise, especially as the economy recovers. “We can choose to produce that energy here in the United States or rely on foreign countries hostile to American interests,” Sommers said in an API statement. “With this move, the administration i...

Published on January 23rd, 2021   On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed a series of executive orders to reverse some of the worst environmental decisions of the Trump Administration, highlighted by his revoking of the Keystone XL permit issued under Trump. By Dan Bacher Immediately following his inauguration on January 20, President Biden signed Executive Orders that take “critical first steps to address the climate crisis, create good union jobs, and advance e...

22 January 2021 12:58 GMT Updated  27 January 2021 10:21 GMT in  London US President Joe Biden has issued an executive order to halt plans for oil and gas exploration in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The order places “a temporary moratorium on all activities of the Federal Government relating to the implementation of the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program” and requires the Interior Department to conduct a fresh review. ENERGY EXPLORED: SUBSCRIBE TO ...