Topic: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who rolled out a 121-page energy plan last month, said she was concerned about the lack of balance in U.S. energy policy.

It would be "irresponsible" for Washington not to take a close look at the reserve potential on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, said trade group API.

The U.S. government needs to embrace a policy that prioritizes domestic energy resources like gas as an economic driver, the American Chemistry Council said.

A proposal from U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, drew fire from environmentalists but earned praise for its economic initiatives from the energy sector.

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said building a natural gas pipeline through the Denali National Park is a low-risk option for the state.

The Interior Department has granted Shell permission to start limited drilling in the Arctic in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's coast.

A group of environmental organizations have urged the Obama administration not to allow oil giant Shell to begin planned exploratory drilling in Arctic seas off Alaska's coast this summer.

Greenpeace said it aims to shut down gasoline stations in London and Edinburgh to protest plans by Shell to drill for oil in arctic waters.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it was requesting a funding increase to investigate hydraulic fracturing technologies.

As the U.S. Senate voted 51-47 against a bill that would remove billions of dollars in oil company tax breaks, members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources pressed a panel of experts on the nation's rising gas prices.