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Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA), chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, Wednesday said he intends to introduce legislation that would put oil and natural gas producers and support service companies in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) back to work.

Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) said he and Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) planned to introduce legislation Thursday to establish an escalating fee on the “tens of millions of acres of public lands” that oil and natural gas producers have under leases but which are not producing.

Alberta leaders said Friday they plan to introduce legislation this spring to create a single oil and gas regulatory body.

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) told a field hearing audience in Pittsburgh last week that he plans to introduce legislation intended to improve emergency response services at oil and gas wells.

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) told a field hearing audience in Pittsburgh Monday that he plans to introduce legislation intended to improve emergency response services at oil and gas wells.

Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is expected to introduce stand-alone legislation early this week that will call for the comprehensive restructuring of the embattled Minerals Management Service (MMS).

Ford will introduce a compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) engine prep package for its F-450 and F-550 Super Duty pickup trucks later this year, the automaker told approximately 500 North American fleet customers Monday.

Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) plans to introduce a “practical” energy and climate change bill Monday (June 7) that seeks to cut the nation’s energy usage and carbon dioxide emissions significantly over the next two decades.

Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) plans to introduce a “practical” energy and climate change bill next Monday that seeks to cut the nation’s energy usage and carbon dioxide emissions significantly over the next two decades.