Energy Workforce & Technology Council: Diesel Export Ban Would Not Lower Prices in the Long Term
09/23/2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HOUSTON — Today, the Energy Workforce & Technology Council urged policymakers to
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆? That’s the question at the center of today’s conference.
EWTC’s Supply Chain Conference is underway at HMH, bringing industry leaders together to examine
EWTC opposes a proposed diesel export ban. Gulf Coast fuel cannot simply be redirected to every U.S. market, and restrictions could prompt refineries to cut production.
Read EWTC President Tim Tarpley’s statement:
Energy Workforce & Technology Council: Diesel Export Ban Would Not Lower Prices in the Long Term
Energy Workforce & Technology Council urged policymakers to reject a proposed ban on U.S. diesel exports, warning th...
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G20 energy talks put oilfield services, infrastructure in focus
G20 energy talks in Houston put permitting, infrastructure and supply-chain resilience in focus, with Energy Workforce ...
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𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮. 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿.
Today, Energy Workforce President Tim Tarpley joined Diego de la Vega, President of the Energy Committee at ATCC,
