Senators urge Dept. of Interior to protect Georges Bank off New England, fishing and tourism industries, beaches and coastlines on East Coast as it develops next Five Year Offshore Leasing Program Read More

DOI Decision to Open East Coast Waters to Oil and Gas Testing Markey Criticizes DOI Decision to Open East Coast Waters to Oil and Gas Testing WASHINGTON... Read More

July 08 2014 Markey US EU Trade Pact Shouldn t Scuttle Crude Oil Export Ban Washington July 8 2014 Senator Edward J Markey D Mass released the following... Read More

reported decision by the Commerce Department puts America on a slippery slope to send more of our oil abroad, even at a time when the Middle East is in disarray and tensions are running high with Russia...for American families and businesses, not send this oil abroad even as we import oil from dangerous regions of the world. “Congress put this oil export ban in place. It should be Congress that decides... Read More

Natural gas exports could cost consumers and businesses tens of billions of dollars in higher energy bills, and yet it appears that every presidential administration since 1975 has failed to follow the law governing these exports. This is a four decade failure to follow the law that could have huge impacts for decades to come on consumers, businesses, and our energy and national security policies. The Obama administration did not create this problem, but they have an opportunity to follow the... Read More

safety failures that were discovered following BP’s oil spill. The report further highlights that other blowout preventers currently being used by the oil industry in offshore drilling could have the same...same types of deficiencies that led to the BP spill. If the oil industry ignores or dismisses this report, they will be ignoring these potential ticking time bombs and the safety reforms that could prevent...standards that build on the improvements already undertaken by the Obama... Read More

“Ensuring that oil and gas drilling on public lands is done to the highest safety and environmental standards should be a priority. But this report shows that much work needs to be done at the Interior... Read More

May 02 2014 Markey Joins Energy Department to Announce First Regional Gasoline Reserve to Strengthen Fuel Resiliency Refined Petroleum Product Reserve Will Ease Potential Fuel Supply Disruptions in Northeast ... Read More

April 03 2014 Markey New Coast Guard Report on Alaskan Drilling Rig Accident Shows Shell s Recklessness Report details financial and tax considerations missteps mechanical oversights and failures in Kulluk... Read More

March 13 2014 Markey Introduces Bills to Call Oil Industry s KXL Export Bluff Force Tar Sands Oil to Pay into Spill Cleanup Fund WASHINGTON March 13 2014... Read More