On February 18, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the “Commission”) issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking “new information and additional stakeholder perspectives” on potential revisions to its policy...more
3/10/2021
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Climate Change ,
Environmental Justice ,
Executive Orders ,
FERC ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas Act ,
NEPA ,
Notice of Inquiry ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines
On January 7, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or “the Commission”) issued an Order approving a settlement between its Office of Enforcement (Enforcement) and Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC (Algonquin)...more
In an order issued on May 15, 2014 that takes a broad view of its jurisdiction over conduct that allegedly violates the Natural Gas Act’s (NGA) prohibition against market manipulation, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...more
5/20/2014
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BP ,
Compliance ,
Cross-Border ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
FERC ,
Government Investigations ,
Market Manipulation ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) ,
Price-Fixing
On March 6, 2014, Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) proposed amendments to Section 3 the Natural Gas Act (NGA) to expand the list of export destinations that are eligible for an expedited permitting process at the Department of...more