Pipelines

House Bill Would Speed Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting

by Jack N. Semrani, Dena E. Wiggins | Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/13/2013

Representative Mike Pompeo (R-KS) has introduced a bill (H.R. 1900) that would expedite the permitting of new interstate natural gas pipelines. Such projects require approvals from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...more

Texas Landowners Challenge Eminent Domain For Oil Pipelines

by Nancie G. Marzulla on 5/8/2013

What’s an oil company to do? Texas landowners who for decades have sat by quietly accepting eminent domain to permit pipelines carrying precious energy to flow through their properties have been getting ornery of late. A slew...more

Changes Ahead For The Texas Railroad Commission?

by Charles Sartain | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 4/24/2013

The Texas Railroad Commission is going through the Sunset review required every 10 years for all state agencies. If approved, the pending legislation (House Bill 2166) would...more

March 2013 Federal Budget Provisions Concerning Pipeline Abandonment Trusts

by Marie Buchinski, Robert McCue, Lawrence Smith | Bennett Jones LLP on 3/26/2013

Overview - The March 21, 2013 Federal Budget changed the tax law applicable to the pipeline abandonment trust (Trust) structure that has been submitted to the National Energy Board (NEB) as the proposed mechanism for...more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda - March 2013

by Donna M. Attanasio, Daniel A. Hagan, Earle H. O'Donnell | White & Case LLP on 3/20/2013

In This Issue: - Administrative Items - Electric Items - Gas Items - Hydro Items - Certificate Items - Excerpt from Electric Items: E-1: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (Docket No. ER13-198-000);...more

Oh Canada - Significant Developments In Canadian Energy: February 2013

by Doug Black, Anne Calverley, Douglas Crowther, Bill Gilliland, Leanne C. Krawchuk, Alex MacWilliam, Claude Morency, Helen Newland, Cyrus Reporter, Ron Stuber | Dentons on 3/19/2013

In This Issue: - Oil Sands News - East Coast News - West Coast News - Canadian Arctic News - Alternative Energy News - On the Horizon - Abbreviations - Excerpt from Oil Sands...more

The Shale Play Today - February 2013

by Michael Basile, James D. Elliott | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 3/1/2013

In This Issue: - Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company Goes on the Offensive - West Virginia Legislature Focuses on Energy Bills - New Rules Proposed for Drilling Wastes in Ohio - Pa. Shale Gas Production Doubled Between...more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda - February 2013

by Donna M. Attanasio, Daniel A. Hagan, Earle H. O'Donnell | White & Case LLP on 2/22/2013

Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s February 21, 2013 meeting, pursuant to the agenda as issued on February 14, 2013. Agenda items E-5, E-7 and C-8 have not been...more

US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Enjoins PA Environmental Hearing Board From Hearing Appeal of...

by Jennifer Beidel, John Stoviak, Elizabeth Witmer | Saul Ewing LLP on 2/8/2013

In Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., L.L.C. v. Delaware Riverkeeper Network, et al, No. 3:13-cv-46 (Feb. 5, 2013), Judge Robert D. Mariani issued an opinion granting an injunction sought by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C....more

Pipeline Companies Look to Take Advantage of Natural Gas Produced from Shale

by Barbara Jost | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/5/2013

The Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. made a filing with the FERC proposing to transform one of its existing lean gas lines into effectively a gathering line to move wet gas from gas fields within the Utica Shale play to...more

The Shale Play Today - January 2013

by Carl Hellerstedt, Jr., Arch Riley, Jr. | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 2/4/2013

In This Issue: - Dept. of Labor Wage & Hour Enforcement to Focus on Shale Employers - Spilman Assists in Transition of Site from Steelmaking to Shale Gas - Natural Gas Fueling Stations Coming to I-79 in W. Va. and...more

Capital Thinking Update - January 28, 2013

by Amy Davenport, Tanya DeRivi, Eugenia Edwards, Jared Fleisher, Mara Giorgio, Matthew Kulkin, Jessica Monahan, Amy Budner Smith, Scott Thompson, Sarah Vilms, Dana Weeks, Pam Welsh | Patton Boggs LLP on 2/1/2013

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture & Food - Budget, Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services - Health Care -...more

Construction Alert: Insuring Contractual Indemnity Obligations—A Lesson In Careful Contract Drafting

by Robert Huber, Elizabeth Larsen | Leonard, Street and Deinard on 2/1/2013

The Minnesota Supreme Court issued a decision last week in the case of Engineering & Construction Innovations, Inc., v. L. H. Bolduc Co., interpreting a subcontractor's agreement to indemnify a contractor, the subcontractor's...more

1603 Grants, Fracking Rules, and the Keystone XL Pipeline – ML Strategies’ Weekly Energy and Environmental Update

by David Leiter | Mintz Levin - Energy & Clean Technology on 1/24/2013

Last week on Capitol Hill, the House Energy and Commerce Committee majority staff released a report charging that the 1603 Grants in Lieu of Tax Credits program appears to have “unduly benefitted” foreign companies. The...more

New Biogas Rules to be Considered at California Public Utilities Commission

by Clothilde Hewlett, Jill Jaffe, Martin Mattes, Josh Rosa | Nossaman LLP on 1/18/2013

Upcoming decisions of the California Public Utilities Commission ("CPUC") on two matters related to biogas will substantially influence market opportunities for instate biogas producers for the foreseeable future. The CPUC is...more

Alaska In-State Gas Pipeline Moving Forward

by Mike Jungreis | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/18/2013

To most people, the phrase “bullet line” no doubt conveys an image of fast Japanese trains; but in Alaska, it means a small diameter gas pipeline running the 730 miles across the wilderness from Prudhoe Bay on the Arctic...more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda - January 2013

by Donna M. Attanasio, Daniel A. Hagan, Earle H. O'Donnell | White & Case LLP on 1/18/2013

In This Issue: - Administrative Items - Electric Items - Gas Item - Hydro Items - Certificate Item Excerpt from Hydro Items: H-1 Annual Charges for Use of Government Lands (Docket No. RM11-6-000)...more

Energy Newsletter - January 2013

by King & Spalding on 1/17/2013

In This Issue: - TRANSACTIONAL: Corporate/London; Maritime - Maritime Boundaries: UNCLOS and disputes over the right to explore and develop offshore reserves and the effect on the oil and gas industry -...more

When "Undisputed" Evidence Is Not "Conclusive" Evidence

by S. Vance Wittie | Sedgwick LLP on 1/14/2013

The Texas Supreme Court’s opinion in Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America v. Justiss highlights a subtle but important point regarding the way appellate courts treat undisputed facts. The case concerned claims by...more

Capital Thinking Update - January 7, 2013

by Amy Davenport, Tanya DeRivi, Eugenia Edwards, Jared Fleisher, Matthew Kulkin, Jessica Monahan, Amy Budner Smith, Scott Thompson, Joseph Urso, Sarah Vilms, Dana Weeks, Pam Welsh | Patton Boggs LLP on 1/11/2013

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Fiscal Cliff - Agriculture & Food - Budget, Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services - Health Care - Financial...more

Safety First: Consider On-Site Consultation

by Mark Clark | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 1/7/2013

Although only tangentially related to oil and gas operations, the recent pipeline rupture and resulting fire near Charleston, West Virginia highlights the importance of safety inspections and the costs incurred when accidents...more

FERC Issues Report Discussing Office of Enforcement Audit of Rockies Express Pipeline LLC

by King & Spalding on 12/20/2012

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an Audit Report on November 29, 2012 summarizing the audit of Rockies Express Pipeline LLC performed by the Office of Enforcement’s Division of Audits (Docket No. PA11-5-000)....more

PHMSA Inspections to Focus on Integrity Management Program Evaluations

by Kevin A. Ewing, Lowell M. Rothschild | Bracewell & Giuliani LLP on 12/8/2012

Effective immediately, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) inspections will emphasize the review of operator methods for integrity management (IM) program evaluations, the agency said in an Advisory...more

DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Tort Litigation: Reforming NEPA Review of Energy Projects

by King & Spalding on 12/5/2012

The President’s re-election once again focused attention on the question of whether the Administration will grant the Presidential permit necessary for the U.S.-Canada border crossing of the Keystone XL pipeline. While...more

Based On Economic Loss Rule and Consequential Damages Clause, Supreme Court Holds That Plaintiff Had No Tort Claim

by David Johnson | Winstead PC on 7/12/2012

In El Paso Marketing, L.P. v. Wolf Hollow I, L.P., the Texas Supreme Court decided that the economic loss rule and a consequential damages clause eliminated a power plant owner’s claim against a pipeline company for...more

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