Policy Watch Archives

Policy Watch is a monthly column of the EXPLORER written by the director of AAPG's Geoscience and Energy Office in Washington, D.C. *In 2013 Policy Watch became the name for the Washington Watch column.

March 2016

STEM Education For Tomorrow's Petroleum...

Only a short time ago, many in the oil and gas industry ...

February 2016

OCS Issues Drive Policy Debates

Three outer continental shelf (OCS) oil and gas issues w...

January 2016

Long-Range Outlook for Oil and Natural Gas

The long-term projections have changed little in the year s...

December 2015

LNG Exports Approved Amid Waning Interest

For over two years Congress has complained about delays ...

November 2015

Wide Range of Topics Covered During GEO-CVD

On Sept. 30, AAPG Executive Director David Curtiss and 1...

October 2015

New Regulations Loom For Industry

A burst of new emissions regulations that affect the oil an...

September 2015

Iran and U.S. Energy Exports

Congress long has been interested in ending the ban on the export of U.S. crude oil – and...

August 2015

Forecast is Good for Water Supplies

There's been a lot of good news recently about water and hy...

July 2015

Proposed Cuts Threaten Research

Congress is talking about science now more than ever – and ...

June 2015

QER Addresses Changing Energy System

Concerns over aging or inadequate infrastructure and change...

May 2015

Congressional Visit Days Bridge Policy and S...

AAPG Congressional Visit Days (CVD) are held annually in th...

April 2015

New Federal Energy Policies in the Works

Is 2015 the year for comprehensive energy legislation? Many...

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