On February 18, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) issued two interconnected policy statements (the “Policy Statements”) regarding its review and certification of interstate natural...more
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
/ Biden Administration ,
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 a move that surprised some industry observers, on March 11, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order (the “Order”) that (i) denied Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P.’s (“Jordan Cove”) application...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
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
BP ,
Compliance ,
Cross-Border ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
FERC ,
Government Investigations ,
Market Manipulation ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) ,
Price-Fixing