Federal Policy & Regs Watch

• An Obama Keystone XL Approval Would Likely Include Climate Policies
• Keystone XL Bill Passes House Legislation
• Lawmakers Ask for Extended Comment Period on Proposed Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations
• Obama's Camp Opposes GOP Bill on Keystone XL
• Newly Appointed Energy Secretary Will Put LNG Export Applications on Hold
• LNG Export Proposals to be a 60-Day Review Process
• Obama Administration Agrees the U.S. Should Join the Global Gas Market
• Vote on Northern Portion of the Keystone XL Expected This Week
• Feds Give Green Light for Broader Natural Gas Exports
• The Latest Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations Proposal Offers "Flexibility" to Drillers
• The House Transportation Committee Pushes Keystone XL Bill
• Senate Unanimously Appoints Ernest Moniz as Energy Secretary
• Interior Department Unveils Proposed Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations
• Government Urged to Assist Indian Tribes with Energy Development
• Bill Would Open More Federal Lands to Drilling
• Bill Would Support Production of Ethanol from Natural Gas
• Canada's Pro-Keystone XL Ad Campaign Targets U.S. Lobbyists and Lawmakers
• Obama Administration is Using the Best Science Available to Develop Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations
• White House Releases Strategy for Arctic Development
• Ruling on the Keystone XL Will Not Be Rushed
• Oil & Natural Gas Producers Must Adhere to Federal and State Regulations

States' Energy News

• Texas Leads the Way In Low Flaring Levels
• Virginia Seeks to Open State's Coastline to Leasing Prior to 2017
• Haynesville Shale's Economic Impact Doesn't Stop in North Louisiana
• North Dakota's Hydraulic Fracturing Water Market Stirs Debates
• Ohio's Department of Natural Resources Releases 2012 Production Report
• Next Generation Hydraulic Fracturing Technology to be Deployed in Colorado
• Texas' Shale Plays Have Potential to Reshape the Future of the Industry
• Research Confirms Arkansas' Water Wells Have Not Been Contaminated by Hydraulic Fracturing
• Texas Plant Could Export Up to 1.4 Bcf of LNG Per Day
• Cline Shale Might be the Largest Shale Play Ever
• Study Proves Arkansas' Groundwater is Not Contaminated
• Texas is Undergoing an Oil Renaissance
• EDITORIAL: Shale Development Will Put Illinois' Economy Back on Track
• Report Finds Texas has had the Greatest Decline in Carbon Dioxide Emissions
• Professor has Become a Leading Advocate for Shale Development
• George Mitchell Honored for His Breakthroughs in the Energy Industry

International Energy News

• Saudi Arabia to Cut Oil Production to Defend the Global Oil Price
• Poland Hopes to Attract Drillers by Not Taxing Shale Gas Output
• Britain's Future Will be Fueled by Shale Gas
• Natural Gas Development in China Would be a Win-Win for the U.S.
• More Offshore Resources Found Off Coast of Israeli
• UK to Hold First Onshore Licensing Round Since the Shale Gas Revolution in the U.S.
• Europe's Energy Market Won't Fare as Well as North America's
• Bill Would Aide in Displacing Iranian Oil Imports
• North America to Replace OPEC as the Driver of Supply Growth
• Emergency Services Must Improve in the Resource-Rich Region of the Arctic
• Cheap Natural Gas Challenges the Middle East's Petrochemicals Advantage

National Energy News

• Natural Gas is Growing as a Fuel Source in Electricity Generation
• Alaska Officials Propose New Plan to Survey Drilling Potential in the ANWR
• Robert Douglas Lawler Named Chesapeake Energy's New CEO
• Chesapeake Energy Appoints New CEO
• North America's Oil Production is Rising Much Faster Than Previously Forecasted

Supplies & Inventory News

• Saudi Arabia to Cut Oil Production to Defend the Global Oil Price
• Hydraulic Fracturing has Increased U.S. Oil Production
• North America to Replace OPEC as the Driver of Supply Growth
• North America's Oil Production is Rising Much Faster Than Previously Forecasted