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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

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Message From the President

It has been a busy couple of weeks for CEA. We're working diligently to insure approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, submitting more than 300,000 positive comments to the Department of State on their final environmental impact statement. Positive comments like these will help both the Department of State and the President understand just how much Americans want the pipeline built.

We are also working to improve road safety in America's oil fields. Together with the National Tank Truck Carriers Association, the American Trucking Association, and the American Petroleum Institute, we have convened a Trucking Safety Taskforce to address the issues of road and traffic safety in areas of strong energy development like the Eagle Ford region in Texas, the Bakken in North Dakota, and the Marcellus region in Pennsylvania. The Taskforce brings together all parties to discuss ways to reduce traffic accidents and improve safety for consumers. You can read the Taskforce's findings here.

Earlier this month we also hosted 6 coastal governors at a forum at Houston's Offshore Technical Conference to discuss opening up more areas for offshore energy development. Led by Alaska Governor Sean Parnell, the group called for additional access to their states offshore resources and a larger share of offshore revenues as a way to spur local economies and invest in infrastructure.

As we move into the summer months, there is a lot more to come. Stay tuned as we make the voice of the energy consumer heard around the country.

David Holt
President

CEA News

CEA convenes panel of 6 coastal governors at Houston conference to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with expanding offshore energy production of all kinds.
CEA Executive Vice President, Michael Whatley, urges the Obama Administration to grant the Presidential Permit allowing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline at State Department's public hearing in Grand Isle, Nebraska.
CEA quantifies the strong public support of the Keystone XL pipeline demonstrated throughout the State Department's public comment period on the project's draft supplemental environmental review.
CEA facilitates the formation of industry taskforce to improve collaboration between oil and gas producers and the trucking industry. Several recommendations designed to promote improved road safety and traffic management in heavily travelled oil and gas production areas have been established.
CEA Welcomes New Member Georgia Chamber of Commerce.

In Case You Missed It

"Energy Policies Must Support Innovation"
Editorial by David Holt in the Houston Chronicle

"In the United States, economic growth and opportunity have always been grounded in our technical prowess, our desire to innovate and our ability to effectively use our vast natural resources. From our advancement of Internet and information technology anchored in Silicon Valley, to our expansion of oil and gas drilling technologies here in Texas, our nation's potential to expand into new frontiers is limitless. Federal policies must support that exploration, not impede it.

While remarkable advances in onshore technology have opened up vast fields of oil and natural gas once thought to be unreachable, the future of American energy production lies offshore, not just on land."

Read more here.

"Oil and Gas Field of the Future"
April 19, 2013
Houston, TX

In conjunction with CEA affiliate, Lime Instruments, CEA-Texas hosted an event on technologies for the oil and gas field of the future. The event began with lunch presentations, and was followed by several exhibits demonstrating technological innovations that will maximize efficiency while minimizing environmental impacts, the conversion of natural gas to compressed natural gas for fracking operations, and technologies driven to address water, air, and safety in the field.