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- 1From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsCongressional interest in market-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emission control legislation has fluctuated over the past 20 years. Market-based approaches that would address GHG emissions typically involve either a...
- 2From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsUpdated June 23, 2022 Under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), as amended, (1) the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) within the Department of the Interior (DOI) must prepare and maintain...
- 3From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsGrowth in U.S. natural gas production has driven the development of new pipelines from producing regions to consuming markets. Over 300,000 miles of transmission pipeline already transport natural gas across the country....
- 4From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsMarch 23, 2022 Russian natural gas exports have been and continue to be of interest to Congress, whether regarding the Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream natural gas pipelines, European energy security, or geopolitical...
- 5From:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 3. 6th ed.)Fracking, also known as hydraulic fracturing, is a process by which pressurized fluid increases the amount and degree of fractures in subsurface rock layers. Hydraulic fracturing may occur through natural geological...
- 6From:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 6. 6th ed.)The term petroleum describes a variety of liquid hydrocarbons generally found in sedimentary rocks. Some scientists also include natural gas in their definition of petroleum. The most familiar types of petroleum are tar,...
- 7From:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 5. 6th ed.)Natural gas, sometimes just called gas, is a gaseous fossil fuel that is usually found along with petroleum deposits, but it can also be found alone in natural gas deposits within the crust of Earth. It is a mixture of...
- 8From:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 5. 6th ed.)Oil and natural gas have been found from the surface to depths exceeding 30,000 ft (9,144 m) beneath Earth's surface. Bogs and seeps in the ancient world were the initial sources of oil and gas. As advancing economic...
- 9From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsAugust 12, 2021 A foundational principle of the United States, as reflected in various portions of the U.S. Constitution, is the notion that states retain certain sovereign powers. One such power that has repeatedly...
- 10From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsSince the start of the 21st century, the U.S. energy system has changed tremendously. Technological advances in energy production have driven changes in energy consumption, and the United States has moved from being a...
- 11From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsUpdated November 23, 2020 The economic effects of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have included a reduction in demand for oil and natural gas, resulting in lower prices and decreased production. These...
- 12From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsIn the beginning of the 21st century, natural gas prices were increasing and the United States was viewed as a growing natural gas importer. Multiple liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals were built while existing...
- 13From:AEI Paper & StudiesMay 2019 Key Points * Energy-dependent growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, whether in traditional oil and gas exports or petrochemical production and global refinery operations, will be...
- 14From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsA number of legislative proposals and executive branch initiatives designed to increase domestic energy supply, enhance energy security, or amend the requirements of environmental statutes that apply to energy...
- 15From:AEI Paper & StudiesKey Points * Russia could use the large number of ethnic Russians and Russian speakers living in Latvia to justify either covert or more overt destabilization of Latvian politics. * However, linguistic and ethnic...
- 16From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsIndia's population is expected to surpass China as the world's largest by 2022, reaching approximately 1.4 billion people, creating greater demand for energy. India has the potential to be a much larger producer and...
- 17From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsThe role of natural gas in the U.S. economy has been a major part of the energy policy debate in the 114th Congress. This report briefly explains key aspects of global natural gas markets, including supply and demand,...
- 18From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsChina could potentially be a much larger producer and consumer of natural gas than it is now. Despite China's pollution problems and international environmental commitments, the role of natural gas in China's energy mix...
- 19From:AEI Paper & StudiesIntroduction Japan continues to grapple with a challenge that has befuddled it since the early days of its rise as an industrial power: it suffers from a scarcity of the natural resources most critical to its...
- 20From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsSummary This report examines issues surrounding Russia's request for higher prices for natural gas that it exports to Ukraine, which culminated in Russia's temporary cutoff of supplies to Ukraine in January 2006....