News & Analysis as of

Energy Sector Pipelines PHMSA

Beveridge & Diamond PC

PHMSA Solicits Feedback on Regulatory Reform of Pipeline Safety Regulations

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) asking for stakeholder feedback on Pipeline Safety Regulations (PSR) that unduly burden the...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

PHMSA Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Seeking Stakeholder Comments Related to Repair Criteria for Hazardous Liquid...

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on

On May 21, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) submitted an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to the Office of the Federal Register (publisher of the Federal Register) seeking public...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Senate Subcommittee Considers Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Amid Ongoing PHMSA LNG Rulemaking

On Thursday, May 15, the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines and Safety held a hearing titled, “Pipeline Safety Reauthorization: Ensuring the Safe and Efficient...more

K&L Gates LLP

D.C. Circuit Vacates New PHMSA Rules Related to Natural Gas Pipelines

K&L Gates LLP on

On 16 August 2024, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion vacating portions of new natural gas-related pipeline-safety standards promulgated by The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Compliance Deadlines Approaching: Pipeline Safety Mega Rule

McGuireWoods LLP on

Regulators are looking at a ticking time clock for covered entities in the gas transmission industry to ensure their compliance with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s “Mega Rule” — a rulemaking...more

K&L Gates LLP

PHMSA's Proposed New Methane Leak Detection and Repair Requirements—What LNG Facilities Need to Know

K&L Gates LLP on

Background - On 5 May 2023, the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking entitled “Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Proposed PHMSA Rulemaking Affects Natural Gas Pipelines

McGuireWoods LLP on

On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking intended to improve the detection and repair of leaks from...more

McGuireWoods LLP

New Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations Present Work-Product Concerns

McGuireWoods LLP on

As of October 6, 2022, operators of gas and hazardous liquid pipelines must comply with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (“PHMSA”) Final Rule on “Valve Installation and Minimum Rupture Detection...more

Morgan Lewis

Natural Gas Gathering Pipelines Subject to Federal Oversight by PHMSA

Morgan Lewis on

The US Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a final rule on November 2, 2021 expanding the applicability of the federal pipeline safety regulations to certain...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

GAO Report Pushes for PHMSA Regulatory Assessment

On June 22, 2021, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report titled “Performance Measures Needed to Assess Recent Changes to Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Regulations.” The Report recommends the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Gas Pipeline Regulatory Reform Rule Finalized

Troutman Pepper Locke on

On January 11, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) finalized its June 2020 proposed rulemaking intended to reduce regulatory burdens and offer greater flexibility to gas pipeline operators,...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Federal Hydrogen Regulation In The United States: Where We Are And Where We Might Be Going

Vinson & Elkins LLP on

Hydrogen has over the last century enjoyed repeated bouts of interest as a fuel source. Though these have repeatedly fallen flat, hydrogen-based production has recently enjoyed a renaissance, due to a trifecta of improving...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

PHMSA Publishes Midstream Processing Guidance

Troutman Pepper Locke on

PHMSA has finally published guidance to better delineate federal oversight of midstream processing facilities for public comment. The guidance, in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), is intended to avoid gaps or...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Class Location Proposal to Provide Flexibility to Operators

Troutman Pepper Locke on

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA” or the “Agency”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM” or the “Proposed Rule”) that provides increased flexibility to gas transmission pipelines...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

GAO Calls on PHMSA to Update LNG Regulations

Troutman Pepper Locke on

The Government Accountability Office (GAO), an agency that conducts audits, evaluations, and investigations for the United States Congress, issued a report titled “Natural Gas Exports: Updated Guidance and Regulations Could...more

McGlinchey Stafford

PHMSA Relaxes Regulations in Wake of COVID-19 Crisis to Keep Pipelines Open

McGlinchey Stafford on

In the wake of COVID-19, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued two guidance documents recognizing the paramount importance of oil and gas in responding to the crisis while allowing...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - February 2020 #3

The UAE Gets Green Light to Operate the Arab World’s First Nuclear Power Plant - "The project, which national officials describe as a strategic and economic imperative for the UAE, is more than a decade in the making and...more

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,...

Cargo Tank Marking/Placarding/Hazardous Materials Regulations: U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration...

The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a February 7th letter a request for clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR“) applicable to marketing and...more

Benesch

Benesch Energy Market Intelligence: Energy Quarterly Report - Q3 2018

Benesch on

Coal - Lobbying: ‘America First’ or coal first? LNG groups want to know - The Trump administration has proposed a plan to aid the declining domestic coal and nuclear power industries by keeping ailing generators...more

Hogan Lovells

FERC announces steps to streamline LNG permitting

Hogan Lovells on

On Friday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced significant measures to improve permitting for liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals. These measures follow up on Chairman McIntyre's statements earlier in...more

Holland & Knight LLP

FERC and PHMSA Sign MOU for LNG Projects

Holland & Knight LLP on

As previously reported, on Aug. 31, 2018, Kevin J. McIntyre, Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Howard "Skip" Elliott, Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration...more

Benesch

Benesch Energy Market Intelligence: Energy Quarterly Report - Q2 2018

Benesch on

EPA declines to write new rule for toxic spills - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has formally announced that new regulation is not needed to limit spills of toxic waste into waterways. ...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Recent Developments in Pipeline Safety

Latham & Watkins LLP on

PHMSA focuses on proposed rule for gas transmission and gathering pipelines. Key Points: ..GAO has released a report assessing the adequacy of PHMSA odorization requirements. ..PHMSA will split the forthcoming Gas...more

Benesch

Benesch Energy Market Intelligence 2018: Energy Quarterly Report – Q1

Benesch on

Coal - Rio exits coal industry in $4B worth of deals - Rio Tinto Group has agreed to several deals worth over $4 billion to sell all of its remaining coal assets, with a $1.7 billion cash sale of coal assets to...more

Benesch

Energy Quarterly Report: FERC Updates & PHMSA Regulations - Q3 2017

Benesch on

The Senate confirmed President Trump’s nominees to fill two of the four open seats on the FERC, producing a quorum for the first time since February. Neil Chatterjee (Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s energy advisor),...more

35 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide