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http://www.humanevents.com/2012/08/26/romney-energy-plan-makes-bold-contrast-from-obama/ “Energy issues are central to the country’s economic revival and will be a major focus of the presidential campaign, say political observers who predict Mitt Romney’s positions on the issues will be popular with voters. “While President Barack Obama … Continue reading →

http://fuelfix.com/blog/2012/08/26/isaac-shuts-in-24-percent-of-offshore-oil-production/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter “As of 11:30 am Sunday, about 24 percent of current daily oil production in the Gulf had been shut-in, according to operator reports to the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. It also said just over 8 percent … Continue reading →

Summer NAPE 2012

http://www.api.org/news-and-media/news/newsitems/2012/aug-2012/sec-transparency-rule-likely-to-harm-competitiveness-cost-jobs.aspx WASHINGTON, August 21, 2012 – API Chief Economist John Felmy told reporters this morning that the draconian approach the Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to take on its new regulations implementing Section 1504 of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial … Continue reading →

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/08/demos_vp_candidate_ryans_budge.html "We already knew the Ryan budget would end Medicare as we know it, but it would also shut down our parks [!] and leave Americans more vulnerable to dangerous wildfires," said Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., the top Democrat on … Continue reading →

http://www.worldoil.com/Saudi_Aramco_computer_network_attacked_by_virus_operations_unaffected.html Saudi Aramco computer network attacked by virus, operations unaffected By JACOB GRONHOLT-PEDERSEN DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia — A serious computer virus that late Wednesday forced the world’s largest oil producer, Saudi Arabian Oil Co., to isolate all its electronic systems … Continue reading →

http://fuelfix.com/blog/2012/08/20/obama-aide-says-using-petroleum-reserve-is-an-%E2%80%98option%E2%80%99/ The Obama administration is monitoring oil markets and a release from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve remains “an option that is on the table” if prices rise or supply is disrupted, said Josh Earnest, a White House spokesman. “The … Continue reading →