The Foundation also works to promote the use of natural gas by communicating its many advantages as a solution to the State and Nation's energy and environmental challenges. Foundation membership includes a variety of industry companies, professionals, and members of the general public that are interested in Texas' and the Nation's energy future.
The Foundation also works to promote the use of natural gas by communicating its many advantages as a solution to the State and Nation's energy and environmental challenges. Foundation membership includes a variety of industry companies, professionals, and members of the general public that are interested in Texas' and the Nation's energy future.
Mission: As the voice of the oil and gas industry, The Foundation for Energy Education's mission is to expand public knowledge, and in the process build a future that serves the best interests of both our citizens and industry.
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The Foundation has now completed the sixth week-long trip this year of the Mobile Oilfield Learning Unit (MOLU) to schools in the Abilene area of Texas. This again was in partnership with the Offshore Energy Center of Houston. The Foundation already has plans for at least six week-long trips next year across Texas, with an optional seventh trip also on the schedule.
The Foundation has just completed the fifth week-long trip this year of the Mobile Oilfield Learning Unit to schools in the Wichita Falls/Graham area of Texas. This was in partnership with the Offshore Energy Center. Another trip to the Abilene, Texas, area is set to begin shortly.
OBAMA WRONG ABOUT ENERGY SUPPLY---During his press conference last Thursday, Oct. 6, President Obama said that the U.S. is "running out of traditional energy." This statement is patently false---nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, average U.S. oil production this year is at an 8-year high, and U.S. natural gas production is at its highest level since the 1970s. This is according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (www.eia.gov).
Energy Information Administration - EIA - Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government
Repeating our announcement of last week, the Foundation now has a YouTube channel: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fuser%2FFndtnForEnergyEd&h=rAQBPgDkaAQCQqOE4LR7DrK1OwotYJxyJd7gucRQXs5dn9g
Videos and information about energy, including oil and natural gas
GREAT SUCCESS STORY----One of the great energy success stories, but which is underreported by the U.S. general media, is that average daily U.S. oil production has increased 13% in the last nearly 3 years since 2008. From January through July 2011, oil production has averaged 5.595 million barrels per day, compared to just 4.950 million barrels per day during 2008. These are "official" figures from the Energy Information Administration of the Dept. of Energy. This is the HIGHEST level of U.S. oil production since the 2003 average of 5.682 million barrels per day.
The Foundation now has a YouTube page at:
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Videos and information about energy, including oil and natural gas
It is outrageous that the Obama administration tossed $535 million to a struggling solar panel company that wasted the money, and which even people in the White House knew might fail (and it did). Meanwhile administration officials have simultaneously pursued punitive policies against companies in a healthy industry (oil and gas) that contributes greatly to the U.S. economy every day! Even so, U.S. domestic oil production improved last year.
The Operation Gun Walker scandal has not yet percolated in the mainstream media outside CBS News, though it is only a matter of time that it catches on, given
NEAR FLORIDA.....Here is a bitter irony: Federal and state officials won't let our domestic U.S. industry drill off southern Florida, or the Florida Keys, yet in Cuban waters, only 70 miles from Key West, Spanish firm Repsol-YPF will begin drilling for oil in November.....read the article!
* Rig expected to arrive in Cuban waters in November * Repsol to drill first wells soon after rig arrival * Cuba says may have 20 billion barrels of oil offshore By Jeff Franks HAVANA, Aug 26 (Reuters)
Preliminary MOLU schedule for 2012: In conjunction with our partner, Houston-based Offshore Energy Center, the Foundation anticipates sending the Mobile Learning Unit to visit school districts in the following cities during 2012---Corpus Christi/San Antonio; Tyler/Kilgore; Amarillo; Abilene; Wichita Falls/Graham/Breckenridge; and Dallas/Fort Worth...more details will be announced soon. The MOLU still has two visits remaining this year, to Abilene and Wichita Falls/Graham.
Energy Secretary Chu is correct in asserting that this pipeline project would do much to shore up U.S. energy security. Furthermore, the project will create thousands of U.S. jobs, something desperately needed in the current economy. But Chu's view is not held by his boss, President Obama, who reportedly has had heated arguments with Canadian Prime Minister Harper about the project, and about Canadian oil sands.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu had some good news on Thursday for advocates of TransC... - Breaking News - Winnipeg Free Press.
Rep. Bachmann's comment on the EPA being a "job killer" in the U.S. is certainly true, especially for traditional segments of the energy industry.
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said Sunday that she would consider oil and natural gas drilling in the Everglades if it can be done without harming the environment.
Once the school year begins again shortly, the Foundation will be scheduling at least two more visits of the Mobile Learning Unit between now and Dec. 15---one trip will be to Wichita Falls and Graham; another trip will be to Abilene. A 7th trip for 2011 might be scheduled in addition to these visits.
In addition to gas processing plants, natural gas wells, themselves, can freeze up, too..............
A federal task force report released Tuesday attributes February's regionwide electrical blackouts and natural gas outages - including those affecting nearly 30,000 New Mexicans - to mostly weather-related causes, and says steps need to be taken to prevent recurrences.
North Dakota is now the fourth-largest state in the U.S. for oil production, averaging 360,000 barrels per day, behind Texas (1.25 million barrels per day), Alaska (611,000 barrels per day) and California (550,000 barrels per day). North Dakota produces more oil than Oklahoma (196,000 barrels per day) and onshore Louisiana (183,000 barrels per day).
Perry visits Denton, signs natural gas legislation | North Texas Daily
By Isaac Wright / Senior Staff Writer - In an effort to recognize the importance of natural gas in North Texas, Governor Rick Perry signed three bills
New York Times public editor examines paper's natural gas coverage: Clashing Views on the Future of Natural Gas
Critics say The Times didn’t look deep enough in an article about the prospects of shale drilling.
Speculation is still driving the prices.
Consumer Price Index posts its first monthly decline in a year, but consumers still paying a lot more than a year ago.
Oil & gasoline prices are now higher than they were before the release of 60 million barrels from strategic reserves.
After it was announced that the oil and fuel would be released from the nations Strategic Petroleum Reserve, gas prices did retreat. But from the beginning there were doubts about how long any price decline would last. Now prices are higher than when the decision was made.
Texas governor names Smitherman to oil, gas agency
HOUSTON, July 8 (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry on Friday appointed Barry Smitherman, the state's top utility regulator, to a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, the agency which oversees activity
Good idea or bad one?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Wary of a new surge in gas prices, the Obama administration has decided to release 30 million barrels of oil from the country's emergency reserve as part of a broader international response to lost oil supplies caused by turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa, particularl
This is an excellent editorial, and it shows how the President's policies are creating energy shortages and pushing up the cost of energy to all Americans. The reasons for high energy prices include the weak dollar, the President, OPEC and Wall Street traders.
The persistent opposition of Barack Obama against energy production in the United States defies logic and common sense. The efforts of Obama and his Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are bringing on the devastation and destruction Obama promised when he was running in 2008 and before.
A great deal of money has been spent on so-called "green technologies," with very few results to show for it. Meanwhile, the U.S. is headed for energy shortages.
The administration is betting that green technologies will create the jobs of the future. But despite reason for optimism, critics doubt whether the White House or anyone can see into the future with confidence or prevent such jobs from going overseas.
Once again, a weak U.S. dollar responsible for higher oil prices, not oil and gas industry decision-making.
Oil rose about 2 percent Tuesday after a sharp drop in the dollar and reports of pipeline problems in the Midwest.
This situation seems to be totally out of "balance."
He also gave it the dunes sagebrush lizard, and now, the tiny, sand-dwelling reptile could put a halt to oil and gas exploration and production in parts of West Texas and harm school budgets across the state.
From today's Washington Post: Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., displayed a chart Tuesday showing government projections that oil production will decline. Some of that decline is due to the lapse in drilling that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico after the BP blowout and spill. “The bottom line is we need to step it up, or these numbers are going to get worse, not better,” she said.
U.S. natural gas production is now at its highest level since 1974, thanks in part to shale gas development
Oil/Gas CEOs testifying at Senate Finance Panel Hearing. High gas prices are due to Dollar value and speculation on Wall Street, factors that are beyond the control of oil and natural gas companies.
With gas prices above $4 a gallon in much of the country, Democrats and Republicans are squaring off over whether to cut tax credits for oil companies enjoying a banner profit year, or let the industry drill more.
The two largest factors in pushing up gasoline prices continue to be the weak value of the U.S. dollar (causing crude oil sellers to raise prices to maintain value), and "speculation" by traders on oil markets, as in the Mercantile Exchange in New York. These factors are beyond the control of oil and natural gas companies.
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As part of its advertising campaign's third round on behalf of the Joint Association Coalition, the Foundation is running this television spot on Time-Warner cable in the Dallas-Fort Worth market. The spot runs in time slots on cable channels with major viewership, including Fox News Channel, CNBC,
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The President's stated intention to help Brazil develop its own oil resources, and thereby obligate the U.S. to import more Brazilian oil while neglecting its own oil development, is unfortunate and misguided. It is hard to see how this will reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, improve our trade balance or bolster U.S. economic health.
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Rep. Gene Green Supports Extending Gulf Oil and Gas Leases
Read more: http://www.thestatecolumn.com/state_politics/texas/rep-gene-green-supports-extending-gulf-oil-and-gas-leases/#ixzz1Gmy6fF6k
Rep. Gene Green (TX-29) is a lead cosponsor of a House bill that will extend oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico for one year. Following the BP oil spill, the Administration applied a moratorium on new offshore drilling permits. The moratoriums were lifted in May for shallow water and October f
Here is some excellent, basic information on what goes into the cost of a gallon of gasoline:
http://www.eia.doe.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=470
Energy Information Administration - EIA - Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government
Energy Update
Most Voters Still See Finding New Energy Sources As
More Important Than Conservation
Rasmussen Reports - The best place to look for polls that are spot on
Mexican drug cartels cripple Pemex operations in basin
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/sep/06/world/la-fg-mexico-pemex-20100906
The meandering network of pipes, wells and tankers belonging to the gigantic state oil company Pemex have long been an easy target of crooks and drug traffickers who siphon off natural gas, gasoline
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