Political agendas cloud energy issues; actual impact to US energy markets seen as minimal

摘要

Several of the most polarizing issues concerning America’s oilrnand gas industry will, in reality, have little bearing on domesticrnenergy markets, according to several speakers at RBN’s State ofrnthe Energy Market conference in Denver last month.rnThese include such items as the Clean Power Plan, KeystonernXL pipeline and the potential lifting of the crude oil export ban.rnSince 1990, coal and gas have been naturally converging asrna percentage of the annual share of energy generation, with gasrnhaving chased coal for years.