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Governors of coastal states say the shadow cast by Deepwater Horizon has loomed too large and lingered too long--now they want more drilling off their coasts and they want to reap more of the benefits, they told an audience at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston Monday.Governors of states that already see offshore activity such as Texas and Alaska said they want the federal government to loosen its hold on regulation of the industry and for the states to share more of the revenue oil and gas leasing generates. Governors of some East Coast states where offshore drilling isn't currently allowed said they want their waters opened up to the energy industry."States know how to harness our natural resources," Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican, said.The governors of states bordering the Gulf of Mexico, including Texas, Alabama, and Mississippi, said lessons have been learned from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, but the federal permitting process is still keeping a lid on offs...
Gov . Sean Parnell , (R-Alaska), on efforts to balance state budgets across the country and the need to drill in oil-rich states such as Alaska.
By Yereth RosenANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A planned study ofpossible new wilderness protections for the Arctic NationalWildlife Refuge has sparked a furor in Alas...
FBN's Robert Gray breaks down the latest market moves as the session nears its end.
Alaska Governor Sean Parnell on the company’s response to the Gulf Coast oil spill.
Alaska will reduce taxes for oil production under legislation passed by the state's legislature and supported by the governor that aims to boost oil production in th...
Royal Dutch Shell Plc will not drill for oil in Alaska's Arctic seas this year, the company said on Wednesday, in a widely expected decision that follows a series of...
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM), ConocoPhillips (COP), BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) and TransCanada Corp. (TRP) said Friday they plan to develop a natural-gas pipeline from Alaska's N...
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell said Monday he met with Korea Gas Corp.'s (036460.SE) top executive to discuss the possible export of natural gas from Alaska to Asia.The me...
DOW JONES NEWSWIRESBP PLC (BP, BP.LN), ConocoPhillips (COP) and Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) are in talks on a $40 billion project to ship liquefied natural gas from Alas...
Gov . Sean Parnell , (R-Ak.), on why the politics leading up to the Senate approving the stopgap bill to continue funding the government hurts the government’s credibility and why the EPA is overreaching in calling a couple’s property in Idaho a wetland.
Gov . Sean Parnell , (R-Ak.), on why he supports Idaho couple Mike and Chantell Sackett’s legal fight against the EPA.
