Trump Prepared to Hit China with $60 Billion in Annual Tariffs -
"President Trump is preparing to impose a package of $60 billion in annual tariffs against Chinese products, following through on a longtime threat that he...more
3/23/2018
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Trump Budget Seeks 23 Percent Cut at EPA, Eliminating Dozens of Programs -
"The fiscal 2019 proposal released marks the Trump administration's latest attempt to shrink the reach of an agency the president once promised to...more
2/17/2018
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Russia ,
Section 201 ,
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Trump Administration ,
Unemployment ,
Wind Farm
Oil World Turns Upside Down as U.S. Sells Oil in Middle East -
"Yet, in a trade that illustrates how the rise of the American shale industry is upending energy markets across the globe, the U.A.E. bought oil directly from...more
2/9/2018
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Trump Official Tells Coal Group He's 'an Advocate for the Coal Industry'
"'The good news is I'm with the federal government and I'm here to help,' Doug Matheney, a special adviser in the Energy Department's Office of...more
2/2/2018
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West Virginia Surface, Mineral Rights Owners Say Details Will be Key to Getting Co-Tenancy Bill Passed -
"Surface and mineral rights owners most affected by co-tenancy legislation say they're wary of jumping on the...more
1/26/2018
/ Asia ,
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Trump Administration
Ohio Supreme Court Joins Texas and Oklahoma in Holding the State Does Not Recognize a Separate Implied Covenant to Explore Further -
"We conclude that Ohio does not recognize an 'implied covenant to explore further'...more
1/12/2018
/ Carbon Emissions ,
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Failure To State A Claim ,
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Implied Covenants ,
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Nuclear Power ,
Obama Administration ,
OH Supreme Court ,
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OPEC ,
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Secretary of Energy ,
Subsidies ,
Trump Administration ,
Venezuela
Appalachia Underground NGL Storage Facility Clears Big Hurdle -
"The Appalachia Storage & Trading Hub initiative got approval for the first of two application phases for a $1.9 billion U.S. Department of Energy loan, the...more
1/5/2018
/ BP ,
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Russia ,
Severe Weather ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
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Virginia Agency Takes Unexpected Step that Could Delay Gas Pipeline Project -
"The State Water Control Board approved permits for the $5 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which is backed by Dominion Energy, but took the...more
12/19/2017
/ Bitcoin ,
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Research and Development ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Steel Industry ,
Utilities Sector ,
Water Control Board ,
World Bank
Drive for ANWR Oil Bonanza Could Prove to be a Bust for the Republicans' Budget -
"Congressional Republicans counting on a $1 billion windfall from selling oil-drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to help...more
11/6/2017
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EPA Moves to Repeal Obama's Clean Power Plan Coal Regs -
"EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced Monday that the Trump administration is moving to scrap the Clean Power Plan, the Obama administration's signature...more
10/13/2017
/ Citizen Suits ,
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Motion To Stay ,
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Tax Deductions ,
Trump Administration ,
WV Supreme Court
An Obscure Statute Is Helping Trump Save U.S. Coal, Nuclear -
"Rick Perry is using an authority granted to him as U.S. energy secretary to call on the independent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to change its rules...more
10/6/2017
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Well Drilling
U.S. Crude Exports to Asia May Shake Up Global Oil Pricing: Russell
"The great disruptor that is U.S. shale oil is coming to Asia, as refiners in the energy-hungry region look to expand and diversify
their sources of...more
9/29/2017
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Construction Project ,
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Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
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Trump Administration ,
Utilities Sector
This is our second installment of Currents - our weekly energy news e-blast where we deliver the week's top energy news stories and our synopsis of why those stories are important from a legal perspective.
- Appeals Court...more
9/2/2017
/ Appeals ,
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Coal-Fired Plants ,
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Electricity ,
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Gas Royalties ,
Information Reports ,
Local Ordinance ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Grid ,
Preemption ,
Reclamation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sale of Assets ,
Scientific Research ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
Stabilization Issues ,
State and Local Government ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power
In the current environment of depressed prices for oil, natural gas and related liquids, oil and gas wells, leases and properties are coming on to the market for sale. These assets typically are made available through either...more