Senator Lisa Murkowski introduced major bipartisan legislation today with Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) to ensure that all states receive a fair and equitable share of the revenues from energy production on federal lands and waters. The Fixing America’s Inequities with Revenues (FAIR) Actwould give 27.5 percent of revenue from offshore energy development, including oil, gas, [...]
Governor Sean Parnell on Wednesday submitted legislation designed to provide cheaper energy to Interior Alaskans. The bill gives the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) the ability to provide up to $275 million in financing for a natural gas liquefaction plant and financing for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) distribution system within the Fairbanks [...]
Legislation to ensure the Browse LNG Precinct is the only site for processing Browse Basin gas on the Kimberley coast was today introduced into State Parliament. The Bill also ensures the precinct is used solely for LNG production. WA Premier and State Development Minister Colin Barnett said the Browse (Land) Agreement Bill 2012 would ratify [...]
QGC has welcomed new Queensland Government legislation that will significantly reduce environmental impact for gas developments. The Mines Legislation (Streamlining) Amendment Bill was passed last night. “For the Queensland Curtis LNG Project alone we anticipate that the new legislation will allow us to reduce the number of water and brine plants from up to 37 [...]
![APPEA: Release of Exposure Draft PRRT Legislation Provides Some Clarity for Industry (Australia)]()
The peak body representing Australia’s oil and gas industry noted the release today of exposure draft legislation by the Federal Government in relation to the 2010 decision to extend the petroleum resource rent tax (PRRT) to cover all petroleum production in Australia. The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Chief Executive, Belinda Robinson, said: [...]
![USA: Clean Energy Supports Proposed Federal Legislation That Would Expand Use of Gas Fuel for Transportation]()
The NAT GAS Act of 2011, a bill introduced Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives, would provide increased support for the critical movement to deploy large numbers of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) in the United States, according to Clean Energy Fuels Corp. The bi-partisan-sponsored legislation — the New Alternative Transportation to Give America Solutions [...]
![House of Representatives Approves Legislation Requiring Peace Officers on LNG Carriers in Rhode Island Waters]()
The R.I. House of Representatives approved a bill this week to require any company shipping liquefied natural gas through Rhode Island water… Source: jamestownpress, June 10, 2010;
