Utah's Oil and Gas Industry

ENERGY - On The Move

Oil Execs Testify Before Congress
On Tuesday, April 1, 2008, Executives from five of the nation's top oil companies were invited to Capitol Hill to testify before the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming regarding oil and gas prices, oil industry profits, renewable fuels and global warming.
Read Their Testimony Here . . .

EPA to Issue ANPR on Greenhouse Gases
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has indicated its plans to issue an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on greenhouse gases sometime in the early part of this year in response to last year's Supreme Court decision in Massachusetts v. EPA. EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson outlined the Agency's intentions in a March 27 letter to Congressmen Henry Waxman and Tom Davis of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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WCI Draft Program Scope Recommendations
The Western Climate Initiative has issued draft recommendations for the scope and point of regulation for the WCI cap-and-trade program.

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UPA Comments on BLM Oil Shale and Tar Sands Programmatic EIS
UPA submitted comments on BLM's Oil Shale-Tar Sands Programmatic EIS. This document will be critical in the future development of oil shale and tar sands in Utah and surrounding western states.

Read UPA's Comments