Ohio Gov. John Kasich is attempting to gather support for an oil-and-gas tax increase by offering 25 percent of proceeds to Appalachian areas, The Associated Press reports.
The Senate Democrats' stalled bill to freeze student loan rates would have ended a tax exemption on bitumen, the type of crude derived from oil sands, Bloomberg reports.
Some in the wind industry are concerned that the push for allowing master limited partnerships for renewable energy could undermine efforts to renew a production tax credit, Politico reports.
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — BP Alaska plans to bring two new drill rigs to the North Slope by 2016, part of an additional $1 billion investment the company envisions over the next five years following the state's rollback of oil production taxes.
NEW YORK (AP) — Investors searching for income-generating investments are finding opportunities in the oil and gas pipelines that crisscross the country.
Companies benefiting from the surge in U.S. energy production have cut tax liabilities by restructuring to master limited partnerships, Fortune reports.
NEW YORK (AP) — The forecast for summer travel, 2013: Partly sunny.
Airlines, hotels and campgrounds are commanding higher rates and seeing more customers than a few summers ago, and luxury hotels are selling out. Local businessmen and state officials are optimistic.
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office said a carbon tax could bring in significant revenues and help reverse climate change at the cost of higher prices and lower incomes, The Hill reports.
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of a president whose firm control of the sector worries transparency campaigners.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The budget deficit for the current year is projected to come in well below what was estimated just a few months ago, according to a government study released Tuesday.
The Environmental Protection Agency said it would not finish its study of hydraulic fracturing's impact on drinking water until 2016, the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., is pressing Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to reject the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg's compromise chemical safety bill because she doesn't think the legislation is strong enough, Roll Call reports.
A draft Environmental Protection Agency report faults Washington state for failures in oversight at the contaminated Hanford Nuclear Reservation, The Associated Press reports.
A group of 21 states urged the Environmental Protection Agency not to allow lawsuit threats to force its hand on regulations for carbon emissions from new power plants, The Hill reports.
The link between natural gas prices and oil prices is increasingly eroding as new supplies of gas are discovered and competition increases, The New York Times reports.
Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Republican Gabriel Gomez were increasingly aggressive in the final Massachusetts Senate debate last night, Politico reports.
Duke Energy's selection of Lynn Good for CEO makes her the company's first female CEO and makes Duke the largest energy company led by a woman, Bloomberg reports.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it discovered dangerous levels of radioactivity in the groundwater surrounding the crippled Fukushima plant, Bloomberg reports.
