The Bridger Pipeline Expansion would  bring Canadian oil into the United States, carrying up to 550,000 barrels per day through Montana and Wyoming, where it would link with another pipeline. The pipeline needs additional state and federal environmental approvals before construction, which is expected to begin next year, with an expected online date by the end of 2028 or very early 2029. The proposed pipeline is close to securing the minimum commitments from oil companies that it needs to...

According to Rystad, shale oil cannot close the production gap expected by 2050 alone. The energy firm is forecasting a 76 million barrel per day need for new oil supply by 2050 due to rising demand and capital competition. Oil is not only needed for transportation, but also for heavy industry and petrochemicals . Rystad is projecting that offshore, particularly deepwater, production could dominate future oil production growth, which it was projected to do before the shale oil revolution was...

Reuters reports that two offshore wind projects, Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind, will end their offshore wind leases in exchange for reimbursements of $885 million ; the money will be invested by them in oil and gas instead. The projects, one in the Atlantic and one in the Pacific, are managed by Ocean Winds, a joint venture between France’s ENGIE and Portugal’s EDP Renewables. Bluepoint Wind is an offshore wind project off the coasts of New Jersey and New York, and Golden State...

E&E News  reports that a father and son who own the mineral rights to 164 acres of land in upstate New York are suing the state in federal court to challenge the state’s ban on fracking. According to the lawsuit, NY’s ban on fracking is unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment because it deprives the landowners of productive use of their property, amounting to an unfair taking by the government. Their case is being handled by the Pacific Legal Foundation, which supports private...

In 2024, the Biden administration finalized the tailpipe emissions rule that effectively forced electric vehicles (EVs) on the American public, as automakers could not meet the mandate only by making changes to internal combustion vehicles. Furthermore, automakers felt the regulation would not be achievable for model years 2027 to 2032  due to challenging market demand for EVs, lack of charging infrastructure, loss of federal EV incentives, supply chain challenges, and affordability issues....

Over the past seven months, California has lost about 17% of its refining capacity with the closure of two refineries: the Phillips 66 refinery in Los Angeles and the Valero refinery near San Francisco. Their combined loss has resulted in California’s refined product imports reaching almost 345,000 barrels per day through April 10 of this year, up 38% year over year, Argus reports. According to AAA , the average gasoline price in California as of May 7 was $6.17 per gallon, $1.61 more than...

“The continued reliance on ‘clean’ energy tax credits is a political crutch…. Those who have introduced this legislation … should be working to phase out these subsidies more quickly, not doubling down on them.” – Tom Pyle, AEA president (below)

A recent press release by the American Energy Alliance (the advocacy arm of the Institute for Energy Research)  called it an “Election-Year Betrayal to Reinstate Wind and Solar Subsidies.” For two energies touting their...

On Wednesday, May 6, 2026 the American Energy Alliance joined with 35 other free market advocacy groups in sending a letter to members of Congress. The group, lead by Americans for Prosperity, is urging Congress to immediately pass a full repeal of the Jones Act. The full text of the letter is available below:

Dear Members of Congress,

We commend President Trump’s decision to issue an additional 90-day suspension of the century-old Jones Act, and we ask Congress to make the...

On April 16, the U.S. Senate narrowly voted to overturn a 20-year mining ban imposed by the Biden administration on a national forest in northeastern Minnesota. The House had approved the bill on January 21, and President Trump signed it  on April 27. The bill reverses the previous administration’s mining ban on 225,504 acres in the Superior National Forest and will allow Twin Metals to begin mining on land controlled by the federal government after obtaining leases from the Trump...

On Thursday, April 30, 2026 the American Energy Alliance joined with 16 other free market advocacy groups in sending a letter to the leadership of the Missouri State Senate. The group, lead by American Commitment, is urging Missouri's Senate leadership to pass the REINS Act immediately. The full text of the letter is available below:

4/30/2026

Dear Missouri Senate Leadership,

The clock is running out on the current legislative session, and with it, a critical opportunity to...