“TransCanada’s latest application to build a 1,200 mile portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to Steele City, Nebraska will move us closer to thousands of jobs and increased energy security for America. TransCanada is working with the state of Nebraska to develop a path forward for the pipeline through that state which will be finalized this fall, meaning that the Obama Administration can no longer credibly use Nebraska as an excuse to deny any part of the pipeline permit.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber’s Energy Institute, today issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s visit to Cushing, Oklahoma where he discussed the southern section of the Keystone XL Pipeline:

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy, issued the following statement today regarding Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s comments that he will bring legislation to raise taxes on oil and gas companies to the Senate floor in the near future:

Research Shows that Shale Could Bring At Least 65,000 Jobs by 2014

In response to the Bureau of Land Management’s draft programmatic environmental impact statement on shale development released today, Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy issued the following statement

WASHINGTON, D.C.—In response to reports that President Obama will deny the Keystone XL pipeline permit, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue issued the following statement today:

Following passage of legislation last week containing a provision requiring President Obama to make a decision regarding the proposed Keystone XL pipeline within 60 days, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue today issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue issued the following statement today following the announcement by the State Department to delay a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline:

LANSING, MI. — The development of North American energy resources will be the topic of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy’s upcoming Issues and Ideas Forum on Wednesday, Nov. 9, in Lansing. Karen Alderman Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for 21st Century Energy and former assistant secretary for policy and international affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy will speak about the future of oil and gas energy and detail planned efforts to help secure the energy supply in Michigan and the U.S.