- Energy Tax Facts
- 11 Jul 13
Don Nestor (West Virginia)
Don Nestor of Toothman Rice, P.L.L.C. explains what IDCs are and why they are vital to the continued production of American energy.
- Energy Tax Facts
- 1 Jul 13
Wall Street Journal: IPAA discusses role of taxes in continued oil and natural gas development
Some of the U.S. utilities that burn coal to generate electricity reacted with caution Tuesday to an Obama administration proposal to limit carbon-dioxide emissions, amid concern that the rules might target coal plants for emissions cuts, while letting other sources of emissions, such as petroleum fuels, off the hook. “The devil is in the details; the rules […]
- Energy Tax Facts
- 1 Jul 13
Forbes: The President’s Climate Speech and the Role of Natural Gas
Actor and anti-Fracking hysteria-monger Mark Ruffalo went a bit over the edge on Tuesday (as is his habit), lashing out at President Obama for failing to ban hydraulic fracturing in his speech on “climate change”. Ruffalo was quoted by Politico as follows: “Obama deserves praise for prioritizing climate change, but if he’s serious he needs to […]
- Energy Tax Facts
- 1 Jul 13
Penn Energy: Energy sector reacts to Obama climate change plan
Making climate change the centerpiece of his second-term energy policy, President Barack Obama unveiled a package of about a dozen policies his White House said will change the way American makes and consumes energy. In the absence of Congressional action, the president’s energy policy push relies heavily on the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate carbon dioxide […]
- Energy Tax Facts
- 27 Jun 13
POTUS’ Climate Action Plan Wrong on O&G Taxes
This week, the President laid out his Climate Action Plan – a national strategy with the goal of mitigating climate change and preparing for its potential impacts. Of note was the President’s rhetorical support for natural gas as a key fuel for both reducing America’s carbon emissions while shoring up our national security. As the […]
- Energy Tax Facts
- 27 Jun 13
Politico: President’s plan relies on natural gas, but tries to boost taxes on it too
President Barack Obama’s call to grow natural gas markets drew a lukewarm reception from the gas industry, which criticized his call to cut fossil fuel tax incentives and remained wary of threats to regulate the sector more tightly. Obama gave the natural gas industry a full-throated endorsement during his Tuesday climate speech, calling it “the […]
- Energy Tax Facts
- 27 Jun 13
Fidelity: U.S. could become top oil producer
The United States will supplant Saudi Arabia and Russia as the world’s largest energy producer by 2017, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). This tectonic shift in the energy power structure could have sweeping geopolitical and economic ramifications. While you may think that the U.S. oil boom makes all energy stocks attractive, our income […]
- Energy Tax Facts
- 20 Jun 13
NAPTP Responds to NY Times Article on Oil and Gas MLPs
The following is a guest blog post from the National Association of Publicly Traded Partnerships (NAPTP). In his latest New York Times entry – How the I.R.S. Encourages Oil and Gas Spinoffs – Mr. Fleischer is correct to assert that if Congress were to pursue comprehensive tax reform, it must examine our current corporate tax system […]
