Must FERC weigh GHG emissions in pipeline reviews?
Global Energy
MAY 21, 2018
In the 2004 case of U.S. Department of Transportation v. Public Citizen,[1] the Supreme Court established an important limiting principle under […]
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Federal Agency Recommends Updated Regulations for Pipeline Monitoring, Decommissioning, and Abandonment
The Energy Law Blog
APRIL 21, 2021
On April 19, the United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a report (the “Report”) in response to a request from the House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources regarding the oversight and decommissioning of pipelines in federal waters, which are mainly located within the Gulf of Mexico.
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Federal Agency Recommends Updated Regulations for Pipeline Monitoring, Decommissioning, and Abandonment
The Energy Law Blog
APRIL 21, 2021
On April 19, the United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a report (the “Report”) in response to a request from the House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources regarding the oversight and decommissioning of pipelines in federal waters, which are mainly located within the Gulf of Mexico.
D.C. Circuit rejects FERC order
The Energy Law Blog
JANUARY 9, 2007
In 1988, FERC, pursuant to the Natural Gas Act of 1938, issued Standards of Conduct to regulate natural gas pipelines’ interactions with their marketing affiliates. The Standards required pipelines and ther marketing affiliates to function independently and imposed restrictions the the sharing of information between them.
Texas Court of Appeals Affirms Lease Termination and Rejects Summary Judgment on Adverse Possession Claim
The Energy Law Blog
MARCH 16, 2009
The Court of Appeals referenced the Texas Supreme Court’s decision in Natural Gas Pipeline Co. In December of 2004, Cannon filed a declaratory action asking the court to find that the lease on the property had terminated due to the cessation of production. Pool, 941 S.W.2d 2d 910 (Tex.
Sierra Club Asks Court to Ban Use of Legacy DOT-111 Tank Cars
The Energy Law Blog
OCTOBER 16, 2014
As if crude producers and midstream transportation companies don’t already have enough problems trying to get crude oil from production fields to refineries thanks to inadequate pipeline infrastructure, tank car supply, rail safety concerns, and new regulations, they now also have to address a new, potentially market-busting lawsuit.
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