Offshore Platform Sustainable Decommissioning –“Rigs to Reefs” Goes Global
Since the first Gulf of Mexico rig was installed in 1947, over 12,000 offshore oil and gas platforms have been installed globally. A 2016 study forecasts 600 will require decommissioning by 2021 and...
View ArticleEPA Proposes New Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater
On March 2, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed its new Multi-Sector General National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (MSGP), which authorizes the discharge of...
View ArticleEroding Investor Protections: Managing CSR and Political Risk in the...
Facing growing criticism that they impede sustainable development goals, investment protections afforded by traditional international investment agreements (IIAs) are steadily eroding. Increasingly,...
View ArticleFERC Revises Policy for Analyzing Pipeline Return on Equity
On May 21, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“Commission”) issued a Policy Statement on Determining Return on Equity for Natural Gas and Oil Pipelines in Docket No. PL19-4-000, that...
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EPA Finalizes CWA Section 401 Water Quality Certification Regulation
Yesterday, on June 1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, signed a final rule seeking to increase predictability for applicants by clarifying the regulations...
View ArticleFERC Declares It Has Concurrent Jurisdiction With Bankruptcy Courts When...
On June 22, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“Commission”) issued an Order on Petition for Declaratory Order finding that it has concurrent jurisdiction with bankruptcy courts to review...
View ArticleKey Northeastern States Take Steps to Study the Transition to Net-Zero GHG...
On June 4, 2020, the Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) filed a Petition which requested the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) to open an investigation into the potential changes to...
View ArticleMassachusetts DPU Opens Investigation into Natural Gas Distribution Companies
As we reported in an earlier posting, on June 4, 2020, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (“AGO”) filed a petition, which requested the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) to...
View ArticleSupreme Court to Hear Arguments regarding Natural Gas Act and Eminent Domain...
On April 28, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in PennEast Pipeline Co., LLC v. New Jersey et al., No. 19-1039, a case with significant implications for pipeline projects. The main issue is...
View ArticleSupreme Court Holds that Natural Gas Act Delegates Eminent Domain Power,...
On June 29, in PennEast Pipeline Co., LLC v. New Jersey et al., No. 19-1039, the Supreme Court rejected New Jersey’s sovereign immunity arguments and held that Section 717f(h) of the Natural Gas Act...
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