Happy Wednesday! Hope you are keeping warm and dry this evening.
Well, we
expected to hear possible changes might be coming to the U.S. Department of Energy,
and after hearing FERC published a Notice of Inquiry on possible blanket
certificates for natural gas last week, we weren’t surprised by the newsletter
we received.
Did anyone
happen to read the DOE’s Fossil Energy Newsletter on December 3, 2025, their
announcement for, “Energy Department Releases National Petroleum Council
Recommendations to Accelerate Permitting Reform and Strengthen U.S. Energy
Infrastructure”? In the announcement, it
goes on to speak of how the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published two studies from the National Petroleum Council (NPC) which show the path the
U.S. needs to innovate the energy industry and its substructure as to simplify
federal permitting, eliminate burdensome regulation, and improve timelines. The
NPC studies in a nutshell suggest the federal government needs to make less
burdensome permitting and smart practices as well as keeping strict timelines,
and private industry needs to invest in expanding pipelines and substructure as
well as making improvements to current substructure. The
studies show we aren’t prepared for the demand for energy in the coming years
and how they aren’t working together to be more dependable. These two studies believe this is the key for
making a dependable and durable system as well as keeping prices reasonable for
American communities and businesses, and how they need to proceed to help
American communities as well as help America attain energy dominance. The NPC’s studies with its suggestions will guide
the DOE and other agencies with developing smart practices, improve permitting
timelines to help get the energy industry back on track with expansion as well
as make practical timelines for projects. We will let you know, if we hear
anything else on what helpful changes these studies bring to the energy
industry. If you would like to read more
of the Announcement from the U.S. DOE, please click the link: Energy Department Releases National Petroleum Council Recommendations to AcceleratePermitting Reform and Strengthen U.S. Energy Infrastructure | Department ofEnergy.
If you would
like help in looking into how to move your liquid hydrocarbon and reduce your emissions,
contact us via email in the Blog and check out our ESC website!
**Disclaimer: Please see the U.S. DOE’s Announcement for
the specifics. **