Oct. 28, 2008: Jane Van Ryan talks with Howard Simons, strategist for Bianco Research in Chicago about the recent drop in the price of oil.

Oct. 21, 2008: Jane Van Ryan talks with Barney Bishop, president and CEO of the Associated Industries of Florida, about support for offshore drilling in the state.

Oct. 14, 2008: Jane Van Ryan talks with Al Mannato, fuels issues manager at API, about the use of ethanol in gasoline

Oct. 7, 2008: Jane Van Ryan talks with Kevin Book, senior vice president and senior analyst of FBR Capital Markets, about recent economic events and the importance of energy to the US economy.

Sept. 30, 2008: Jane Van Ryan talks with Mark Kibbe, a policy analyst from API, to discuss the expiration of the 27-year-old Congressional ban on offshore oil and natural gas exploration and production.

Sept. 23, 2008: Jane Van Ryan talks with Steve Rosenbaum, a litigator from Covington and Burling, about court cases that have delayed or stopped production.

Sept. 15, 2008: Jane Van Ryan talks with Debbie Hastings of the Texas Oil and Natural Gas Association and Commander Chuck Polk of the United States Coast Guard about damage caused by Hurricane Ike to Houston and the surrounding areas.

September 9, 2008: Jane van Ryan talks with Margot Thorning of the American Council for Capital Formation about three proposed approaches to energy policy, including the energy plan put forth by the Group of 16, a bipartisan group of U. S. Senators.

September 2, 2008: Jane Van Ryan talks with Tony Dammer from the U.S. Department of Energy about America’s oil shale deposits.

August 26, 2008: Jane Van Ryan talks with Ford Brett, president of OGCI PetroSkills, and a director at the Society of Petroleum Engineers, focused on the environmental protection and safety of drilling in the Outer Continental shelf