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National Energy Dominance Council: Key Takeaways from President Trump’s Latest Energy-Related Executive Order

By Kirstin E. Gibbs , Arjun Prasad Ramadevanahalli , Jane Accomando , and Erin McClelland
// March 03, 2025
President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) establishing the National Energy Dominance Council (Council) on February 14, 2025. The EO outlines the rationale for creating the Council, its members, and its primary functions.
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Topics: Department of Energy, Electric Generation, Energy, Government Relations, Natural Gas, Oil & Gas

Trump-Vance Administration Issues Executive Order to Promote American Energy

By Kirstin E. Gibbs , Arjun Prasad Ramadevanahalli , and Patrick R. Pennella
// January 21, 2025
Donald J. Trump became the 47th president of the United States on January 20. His second inaugural address focused significantly on energy policy, where he promised to declare a national energy emergency. Making America “energy dominant again” is the second of his four America First Priorities. President Trump’s energy policy aims to meet two of his goals: reducing energy costs as part of his plan to “defeat what was record inflation and rapidly bring down costs and prices” and restoring American manufacturing.
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Topics: Carbon, Energy, NEPA, Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy

Day 4 Dispatch from CERAWeek: Insights from Bill Gates and Closing Thoughts

By Felipe Alice
// March 22, 2024
CERAWeek
In our final dispatch from the CERAWeek conference by S&P Global, Felipe Alice shared some insights and key takeaways from a luncheon and dialogue session featuring tech entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist Bill Gates.
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Topics: Carbon, Climate Change, Decarbonization, Department of Energy, Electric Generation, Electric Vehicles, Energy, Energy Transactions, Energy Transition, Licensing, Natural Gas, Nuclear Energy, Oil & Gas, Reliability, Solar, State Issues, Sustainability

Day 3 Dispatch from CERAWeek: A Trip to the Innovation Agora and Other Executive Conference Discussions

By Kirstin E. Gibbs
// March 21, 2024
CERAWeek
Our coverage of the CERAWeek conference by S&P Global in Houston, running from March 18 to March 22, continues with more updates. Today’s missive comes from the Innovation Agora, which is connected to the Executive Conference at CERAWeek. The Innovation Agora is described as a “vibrant and interactive marketplace of ideas on energy innovation and emerging technologies.” It includes several amphitheaters or “hubs” that are designed for presentations and conversations involving the latest trends in climate change, carbon, hydrogen, and emerging energy technologies.
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Topics: Carbon, Climate Change, Decarbonization, Department of Energy, Energy, Energy Transactions, Energy Transition, Licensing, Natural Gas, Oil & Gas, Reliability

Day 2 Dispatch from CERAWeek: Challenges Facing Energy Project Developers

By Kirstin E. Gibbs
// March 20, 2024
CERAWeek
We’re back with another update from CERAWeek 2024 by S&P Global to highlight some key takeaways from day two of the conference. Many of the sessions on this day were dedicated to infrastructure development and highlighted the opportunities and the challenges facing energy project developers.
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Topics: Carbon, Climate Change, Decarbonization, Department of Energy, Energy, Energy Transactions, Energy Transition, Licensing, Natural Gas, Oil & Gas, Reliability

CFTC’s 2022 Enforcement Results Confirm Continued Commitment to Robust Program

By Pamela T. Wu and Levi McAllister
// October 28, 2022
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission) released its enforcement results for fiscal year 2022 on October 20, 2022. The enforcement results detail the 82 enforcement actions the CFTC filed in 2022 and show that orders secured by the Commission imposed more than $2.5 billion in restitution, disgorgement, and civil monetary penalties, either through settlement or litigation.
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Topics: CFTC, Energy Transactions, Enforcement, Market Manipulation, Natural Gas, Oil & Gas

EPA Proposes Rule to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

By John K. Gisleson
// November 30, 2021
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued a proposed rule under the Clean Act intended to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and air pollutants from crude oil and natural gas operations (production, processing, transmission, and storage segments).
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Topics: EPA, Oil & Gas, Rulemaking

FERC Further Delays Implementation of MBR Database Reporting Requirements

By J. Daniel Skees and Robert P. Goldfin
// October 29, 2021

FERC recently issued a notice of extension of time further extending, by three months, the compliance dates for FERC’s new market-based rate (MBR) relationship database filing requirements under Order No. 860. This extension follows multiple prior extensions. Meeting these new deadlines is required of all public utilities who either currently hold MBR authority or will request MBR authorization to engage in sales for resale of electric energy, capacity, or ancillary services at marked-based or negotiated rates. Given the complexity of the new reporting requirements, the deadlines extension will provide valuable additional time to entities to prepare their baseline submission.

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Topics: Electric Generation, Enforcement, FERC, Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy

FERC Notice of Inquiry on Policy Statement on Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Proposals Draws Industry Comment

By Kirstin E. Gibbs and Pamela T. Wu
// June 21, 2021
Nearly 200 comments were filed in response to FERC’s February 18, 2021 Notice of Inquiry (NOI) that sought new information and perspectives on whether it should revise its policy statement on the certification of new interstate natural gas transportation facilities (Policy Statement). As we discussed in our February 19 LawFlash, FERC sought comments on several areas, including potential adjustments to its determination of need, the exercise of eminent domain and landowner interests, FERC’s considerations of environmental impacts, and its consideration of effects on environmental justice communities. Commenters provided a wide range of perspectives, which we discuss below.
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Topics: Environmental Justice, Natural Gas, Oil & Gas

Pipeline Ransomware Attack Underscores Cyberthreats to Critical Infrastructure

By Kirstin E. Gibbs , Levi McAllister , and Arjun Prasad Ramadevanahalli
// May 12, 2021
As has been reported, a recent ransomware attack has caused an interstate pipeline and fuel supplier to much of the eastern United States to shut down its operations. Although the attack did not compromise operational systems, the company opted to cease operations as a precautionary measure.
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Topics: Cybersecurity, Natural Gas, Oil & Gas, Security
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