Lucien Bouchard, the popular former premier of Quebec, has been tapped to chair the Quebec Oil and Gas Association (QOGA), which is leading the charge to expand exploration in the province’s Utica Shale basin. Bouchard, who was Quebec’s premier from 1996 to 2001, previously served as Canada’s Minister of the Environment and once was Head of the Official Opposition in the House of Commons. He will replace Andre Caille on Feb. 21 at QOGA’s general assembly. Quebec’s drilling industry is much smaller than its provincial counterparts; QOGA was established less than two years ago in April 2009.
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Popular Former Quebec Premier to Lead Utica Lobbying Effort
Lucien Bouchard, the popular former premier of Quebec, has been tapped to chair the Quebec Oil and Gas Association (QOGA), which is leading the charge to expand exploration in the province’s Utica Shale basin.
January 27, 2011
Industry Should Form Autonomous Safety Institute, Reilly Says
With the final report of the National Commission on the BP Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling due in just a few weeks, co-chair William K. Reilly is advising oil and gas industry CEOs to create an autonomous, industry-managed safety institute, as the nuclear power industry did with the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) following the Three Mile Island accident in 1979.
December 13, 2010
Industry Should Form Autonomous Safety Institute, Reilly Says
With the final report of the National Commission on the BP Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling due in just a few weeks, co-chair William K. Reilly is advising industry CEOs to create an autonomous, industry-managed safety institute, as the nuclear power industry did with the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) following the Three Mile Island accident in 1979.
December 9, 2010
Republican Congressmen Take House Committee Leadership
The power shift in the U.S. House of Representatives will result in Republicans being named to chair committees that likely will be more friendly to the oil and natural gas industry, as well as business in general. In the Senate, only Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s, (R-AK) fate is unknown.
November 8, 2010
House GOP Chairmen Likely to be Less Hostile to Oil, Gas
The power shift in Congress will result in Republicans being named to chair committees that likely will be more friendly to the oil and natural gas industry, as well as other energy sectors.
November 5, 2010
Spill Commission Co-Chair Sees Early End to Moratorium
William Reilly, co-chair of the president’s oil spill commission, believes that the deepwater moratorium should end before the anticipated Nov. 30 expiration deadline, say energy analysts.
August 31, 2010
Murkowski: Let BP Focus on Spill Before Playing Blame Game
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference, Tuesday said the major focus of the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill should be on “how [to] contain this devastation,” rather than on calling BP officials to Capitol Hill to “assign blame” for the disaster.
May 6, 2010
Lincoln: Bill Provides ‘Real Reform’ of $600T OTC Derivatives Market
Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Tuesday said her legislation was “real reform” that would provide “100% transparency” of the unregulated $600 trillion over-the-counter (OTC) market.
April 21, 2010
Lincoln: Bill Provides ‘Real Reform’ of $600T OTC Derivatives Market
Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Tuesday said her legislation was “real reform” that would provide “100% transparency” of the unregulated $600 trillion over-the-counter (OTC) market.
April 21, 2010
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