Baucus

Landrieu (D-LA) and Murkowski (R-AK) Likely to be Running Senate Energy Committee

Never mind leveling it; somebody just upset the playing field for national energy legislation in the next two years.

December 23, 2013
Senate Tax Reform Plan Would Take Toll on Producers

Senate Tax Reform Plan Would Take Toll on Producers

Independent oil and natural gas producers could see a drop of 25% in their capital expenditures (capex) under Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus’ (D-MT) draft tax reform plan, according to a spokesman for the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA).

November 26, 2013

Montana Senators Aim to Restrict In-State Drilling

Montana Democratic Sens. Jon Tester and Max Baucus reintroduced the North Fork Watershed Protection Act last week to protect part of the state’s remote northwest from new oil and gas development and mining. The bill would help fulfill a 2010 trans-border agreement between former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and former British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell.

February 11, 2013