"… es and related industries. Although the 1,200-page bill stalled out in the Senate in November, legislative backers have sworn to revive it early in the 2004 …"

"… o effectively block the final version of the energy bill from reaching the Senate floor for action.But DeLay would not relent, even when President Bush call …"

"… id Tauzin, following the vote that blocked final action on the bill by the Senate.“Single handedly, they are holding up action on a much needed bill, whic …"

"… me to stop playing politics and start putting people back to work again.”Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, who had supported the bill because of provisi …"

"… ployees in this group, you know what that means." In the case of the Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1 near Bakersfield, Calif., a 47,000-acre oil field that Gore' …"

"… field is more commonly known due to its prevalence of Tule elk. Occidental Petroleum Corp. made the highest bid, at $3.65 billion. But from the start, the sale …"

"… e Hinkle, a senior planner in the Department of Energy’s Office of Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves. That office, known as NPOSR, was the DOE office in …"

"… istic study conducted in 1997 by Elk Hills’ operators (NPOSR and Bechtel Petroleum Operations, Inc.) put its value at potentially $5.75 billion or $6.64 bill …"

"… an investment of about $3.4 billion. U.S. firms Kosmos Energy and Anadarko Petroleum are part of an operating consortium headed by U.K.-based Tullow Oil PLC.� …"

"… exponentially. In 2005 according to a report commissioned by the American Petroleum Institute, just three wells were drilled. In 2009, that number rose to 710 …"

"… and regulations in their favor. …"

"… American jobs while reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil. The American Petroleum Institute, the oil industry’s lobbying arm, argues that the environment …"

"… relying on a report prepared by Quest Offshore for the American Petroleum Institute and the National Ocean Industries Association. That report didn� …"