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Witnesses testified at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on legislation that would expedite federal approval of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporting facilities.

Officials from the Departments of State and Energy testified on their departments' role in energy diplomacy and the permitting process for natural gas exports. The hearing focused on a numbe…

Principal Deputy Assistant Energy Secretary for Fossil Energy Chris Smith talked about the challenges of offshore drilling in the Gulf and the Arctic with regard to safety and regulations. H…

Officials from USAID and other international organizations testified on the U.S. response to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. They focused on food, medical, and reconstruction relief effor…

Obama administration and coal industry testified on the future of coal and its use as energy source. Several Republican committee members described the administration of waging a “war on coa…

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified on U.S. foreign policy. Topics included Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, israel-Palestin relations, and Russia, India, and Cu…

Panelists talked about the future of oil and natural gas industries in the wake of the BP’s Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010. Among the topics they address…

Witnesses testified about the future of offshore oil exploration and lessons learned from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig accident. Among the topics they addressed were enhancements to safety …

At the inaugural meeting of the Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee members and witnesses talked about lessons learned from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the future of offsho…

National Oil Spill Commissioners and Commission staff deliberated draft findings related to the root causes of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster and options to guard against and mitigate the…

The National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill released its preliminary findings on the causes of the oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. Following opening comments by th…

Commissioners debated the wording and content of some of its general findings from its subcommittees. They focused on deepwater drilling as part of a national energy policy, oil spill contin…

Commissioners debated the wording and content of some of its general findings from its subcommittees. They focused on deepwater drilling as part of a national energy policy, worker and envir…

Witnesses spoke at the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling’s third series of meetings. Following opening remarks by commission members, John Barry…

Witnesses spoke about prevention and response to future offshore oil spills at the National Commission on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling meeting. The first panel focus…

Witnesses spoke about prevention of and response to future offshore oil spills at the National Commission on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling meeting. The fourth panel f…

Citizens spoke about the impact of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill on their lives at the first meeting of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.

Representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Interior Department talked about what their respective agencies were …

Federal government officials and a representative from BP gave updates on the status of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and clean up. Among the topics they addressed were containment efforts, o…