Washington recently joined California, Oregon, and British Columbia in adopting a clean fuels standard that mandates reductions in greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions attributable to transportation fuels. In the final days...more
On May 27, 2021, against the backdrop of the Colonial Pipeline cybersecurity incident, the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) announced Security Directive Pipeline-2021-01...more
6/1/2021
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Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
National Security ,
Pipelines ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Assessment ,
TSA
Beginning in 2023, sellers and owners of fossil fuels for use in transportation markets in three states and the District of Columbia may need to purchase allowances for sales in those jurisdictions based on a recent agreement...more
Congress recently passed legislation with a reauthorization of the pipeline safety programs through 2023 as a part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act. The Protecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety...more
2/2/2021
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Emergency Response ,
FERC ,
Gas Leaks ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Methane ,
PHMSA ,
Pipelines ,
PIPES Act ,
Trump Administration ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies
On January 27, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order — effective immediately — directing the Secretary of the Interior to pause new oil and natural gas leases on federal public lands or offshore waters to the extent...more
1/28/2021
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BOEM ,
Bureau of Land Management ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Leasing Regulations ,
Mineral Leases ,
Oil & Gas ,
Outer Continental Shelf ,
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ,
Secretary of the Interior ,
Tribal Lands
On August 26, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a final rule amending Regulation S-K that, among other things, changes a long-standing test obligating registrants to disclose certain...more