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President Obama plans to make a major speech on financial regulatory legislation Thursday in New York, as Democrats prepare to do battle over the bill on the Senate floor, citing the latest Goldman Sachs scandal as justification for their measure.

Tuesday was slated to be all about oil at IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates’ (CERA) CERAWeek 2010 in Houston. But ConocoPhillips CEO Jim Mulva, who keynoted the afternoon speech, was all about natural gas.

Tuesday was slated to be all about oil at IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates’ (CERA) CERAWeek 2010 in Houston. But ConocoPhillips CEO Jim Mulva, who keynoted the afternoon speech, was all about natural gas.

Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, in his speech Thursday night accepting the Democratic nomination for president, pledged to back exploration and production of natural gas if he is elected in November.

In a speech to the Alaska legislature last Thursday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) urged state legislators to promptly act on legislation that would clear the way for construction of a long-haul natural gas pipeline from the North Slope region, saying that the need for agreement on the pipeline is “even more urgent” than a year ago.

In a speech to the Alaska legislature Thursday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) urged state legislators to promptly act on legislation that would clear the way for construction of a long-haul natural gas pipeline from the North Slope region, saying that the need for agreement on the pipeline is “even more urgent” than a year ago.

Although his state-of-the-state speech last Monday was short on energy specifics, Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn will push for more energy conservation efforts in the state in 2005, according to his energy adviser Richard Burdette.

“The breach of trust is deep and wide,” Priory said in a speech to the Economic Club of Detroit. “Business today is suffering from a crisis in confidence. This is no wake up call; it’s a screeching red alert.” Shareholder confidence is at an all-time low, he said.

BP CEO Sir John Browne said in a speech last week in London that his company no longer would make political contributions anywhere in the world. He said BP’s policy shift reflects a desire to help preserve, or perhaps restore, the “legitimacy” of the political process and of governments around the world, but particularly in the United States, which is where most of BP’s political donations have been directed.