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Since 1994, when Dow Chemical Co. first reported its energy and conservation performance, the company says it has saved 1,600 trillion Btu. Dow’s program has resulted in energy savings of $8.6 billion and has prevented 86 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere, a company official told U.S. lawmakers.

The electricity committee of the National Association of Regulatory Commissioners (NARUC) “tabled for further consideration” a resolution that says the group of state utility regulators would not oppose legislation to expand FERC’s authority over the siting of electric transmission facilities.

The new White House website, which debuted as President Obama took his oath last Tuesday, says the new president plans to eliminate oil imports within the next decade by, among other things, adopting a “use-it-or-lose-it” approach to existing oil and natural gas leases.

The new White House website says President Obama plans to eliminate oil imports within the next decade by, among other things, adopting a “use-it-or-lose-it” approach to existing oil and natural gas leases.

Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, says expanding the Energy Information Administration (EIA) will be one of the key priorities of the upcoming Congress.

Although the U.S.liquefied natural gas (LNG) import market is cheerless this year, a study commissioned by the American Gas Foundation says the United States will be a “desirable and dependable destination” for imports and is likely to exceed those going to Europe within the next decade. But it concedes that there will be little to smile about in the short term.

Although the U.S.liquefied natural gas (LNG) import market is cheerless this year, a study commissioned by the American Gas Foundation says the United States will be a “desirable and dependable destination” for imports and is likely to exceed those going to Europe within the next decade. But it concedes that there will be little to smile about in the short term.

“The land grab of 2008 is over” in the major shale formations, including the natural gas-rich Barnett, Fayetteville and Marcellus plays, says an energy analyst with Jeffries & Company Inc.

Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal says he’s encouraged that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has agreed with a “core area” strategy proposed by the Governor’s Sage Grouse Implementation Team and pledged to work with the team in developing BLM’s efforts to preserve critical sage grouse habitat in the state while continuing to process oil and gas drilling permits.