Category Archives: Energy

Interior’s acceptance of offshore lease bids delayed by … sequestration! #rsrh

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Steve Maley

By way of background, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) manages the leasing process on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Bidders bid for leases competitively, in sealed bids. The BOEM normally has 90 days to review bids for “sufficient … Continue reading →

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Microwave Ovens and Monopoly Money

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Steve Maley

A recent press release from the Department of Energy typifies the regulatory legerdemain we have come to know and love from the Most Transparent Administration in History®. Other blogs and news outlets covered the story this week: the obvious angle … Continue reading →

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More Shale Boom Reverberations in the Middle East

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Steve Maley

With the rise of militant Islamism, it would be naive to think that American interest in the Middle East is limited to securing access to oil supplies, and that a reduction in our demand for imported oil makes us indifferent to Middle Eastern affairs. Continue reading →

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Shale Oil Boom Rattles OPEC

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Steve Maley

The shale boom began in the U.S. as a ripple in North Dakota and Texas. Now that uptick on our production curve has triggered a tsunami with geopolitical implications. Continue reading →

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PA Rep. Jesse White (D) apologizes, sort of

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Steve Maley

From his Facebook page: Don’t insult us by invoking the First Amendment. These people are your constituents, and what you did (sockpuppeting, failing to take credit for your own website) is dishonest and unethical. If you have evidence that it … Continue reading →

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PA State Rep. Jesse White (D) in Epic Trolling #Fail

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Steve Maley

It’s one thing to be an internet troll. It’s another to do it badly. But if you’re an elected official confronted with evidence that you’ve been trolling a constituent, a white-haired grandmother no less, don’t lie about it. On camera. … Continue reading →

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Some Economists™ are Idiots

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Steve Maley

According to The New York Times, “some economists say” oil companies aren’t taxed highly enough, despite being subject to the highest effective tax rates among all industry categories. “Some (economists/scientists/experts) say” is one of the oldest tricks in the Old … Continue reading →

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Big Ethanol’s @TheOilyBird Gets Dewormed

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Steve Maley

It’s one of the cheesiest anti-oil PR campaigns I’ve seen: a “promoted” twitter account called @TheOilyBird, a snarky oil company h8r. Enviros and greenies retweet @TheOilyBird’s oil industry bashing, without bothering to look at its source. As it turns out, … Continue reading →

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Kennedy, Unhinged

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Steve Maley

If you shut your eyes for just a moment while reading this latest HuffPo post by Robert Kennedy, Jr., you can almost hear the gobs of spittle smacking his monitor as he wrote. Continue reading →

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The Well That Never Runs Dry

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Steve Maley

Here we go again: In a press release from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Obama Administration unabashedly takes credit for the nation’s surging oil and gas production, without a scintilla of evidence that any of their policies or … Continue reading →

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