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California Holds Fracking Workshops; Draft Rules to Follow

The California Department of Conservation’s Oil/Gas Division goes to the heart of the state’s energy production region in Bakersfield Wednesday night to kick off a series of eight public workshops on hydraulic facturing (fracking) as a data-gathering phase prior to writing draft rules to more precisely regulate the oil/gas drilling process.

May 16, 2012

ExxonMobil CEO: Have Cash; Need Access to US Lands

ExxonMobil Corp. CEO Rex Tillerson said Thursday the company would invest more in the United States “if we are given the opportunity.”

October 10, 2011

ExxonMobil CEO: Have Cash, Need Access

ExxonMobil Corp. CEO Rex Tillerson said Thursday the company would invest more in the United States “if we are given the opportunity.”

October 10, 2011

Senate Bill Would Make It Easier for CFTC to Prove Manipulation

Sen Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduced legislation Thursday that would make it easier for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to prove manipulation in energy markets.

September 18, 2009

Senate Holds Placed on Three CFTC Nominations

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), an avid critic of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has placed holds on three nominations to the five-member agency.

August 11, 2008

Senate Holds Placed on Three CFTC Nominations

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), an avid critic of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has placed holds on three nominations to the five-member agency.

August 6, 2008

Senate Republicans Block CFTC Emergency Bill

Senate Republicans blocked a recent attempt by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) to win expedited approval of a bill that sought to wring out “excessive” speculation and possible manipulation in the energy futures markets that Democrats contend are responsible for record high crude oil prices, which eclipsed $143 a barrel early Monday.

July 7, 2008

Senate Republicans Block CFTC Emergency Bill

Senate Republicans Friday blocked an attempt by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) to win expedited approval of a bill that sought to wring out “excessive” speculation and possible manipulation in the energy futures markets that Democrats contend are responsible for record high crude oil prices, which eclipsed $143 a barrel early Monday.

July 1, 2008

Lawmakers Call for Creation of Oil, Gas Fraud Task Force

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell and Rep. Jay Inslee, both from Washington state, last week called for the creation of a Department of Justice (DOJ) oil and gas market fraud task force to investigate potential fraud and manipulation in the energy market.

April 28, 2008

Lawmakers Call for Creation of Oil, Gas Fraud Task Force

Sen. Maria Cantwell and Rep. Jay Inslee, both from Washington State, Monday called for the creation of a Department of Justice (DOJ) oil and gas market fraud task force to investigate potential fraud and manipulation in the energy market.

April 22, 2008
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