Is Arctic Drilling The Key To U.S. Energy Dominance?

according to Energy dominance is a term that has become almost synonymous with Trump's administration. It seems energy dominance isn't simply about energy independence, but rather about political and economic clout. It is here that U.S. energy exports seem to be a direct challenge to Russia's heavy-handed tactics. Others may argue that drilling companies will treat this as a hot potato, preferring to keep well away from anything that had BP reeling after the Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010, which has purportedly cost them $61.6 billion. It seems that any expectation that drilling companies will stay away is indeed unfounded, with 9 industry associations and the same number of companies showing interest in all of the proposed sites.

U.S. Fracking Is About to Transform the Global Energy Market

U.S. oil and natural gas is on the verge of transforming the world's energy markets for a second time, further undercutting Saudi Arabia and Russia. The widespread adoption of fracking in the U.S. opened billions of barrels of oil and trillions of cubic feet of natural gas to production and transformed the global energy sector in a matter of a few years. Now, a leading global energy agency says U.S. natural gas is about to do it again. The International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a new forecast this week that growth in U.S. oil production will cover 80% of new global demand for oil in the next three years. "There's never been a more exciting time in the American energy sector," Sullivan told oil and gas industry insiders.

Republicans Accuse Russia of Using Social Media to Roil U.S. Energy Policy

As it stated in The same Russian operatives accused of manipulating the 2016 U.S. presidential election used inflammatory social media posts to disrupt U.S. energy policy, including inciting environmentalists to protest against pipeline projects, House Republicans said in a report released Thursday. "Russian agents attempted to manipulate Americans' opinions about pipelines, fossil fuels, fracking and climate change."Separately, a study released by Iowa State University said English-language Russian media coverage of agricultural issues "fits the profile" of an effort to amplify controversy regarding genetically modified food. Russian-sponsored agents also funneled money to U.S. environmental groups in an attempt to portray energy companies in a negative way and disrupt domestic energy markets, the report said. The St. Petersburg, Russia-based research agency was accused in a series of indictments last month of using social media, including by impersonating Americans, to shape U.S. opinions about the 2016 election. "The Kremlin has a motive to disrupt U.S. energy markets and influence domestic energy policy, since American energy represents a direct threat to Russian energy interests," the report said.

Russia Used Social Media to Influence U.S. Energy Markets Since 2015, Lawmakers Say

Russia has used divisive and inflammatory posts on social media platforms in an effort to interfere with U.S. energy markets and influence domestic energy policy, according to a report issued Thursday by Lamar Smith (R-TX), chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. According to the report, an estimated 9,097 Russian messages regarding U.S. energy policy or energy events were posted on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram between 2015 and 2017. IRA targeted pipelines, fossil fuels, climate change and other divisive issues to influence public policy in the United States. The American people deserve to know if what they see on social media is the creation of a foreign power seeking to undermine our domestic energy policy." The main focus of the Russia efforts centered on disruption of pipeline development or the advancement of climate change policies targeting fossil fuels.

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