Exxon Mobil: Doubling Down While Facing Peak Oil Demand -
"With most competitors pivoting away from upstream growth, Exxon continues to press ahead with investments despite very challenging current price environment for...more
8/18/2020
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Exxon Mobil ,
FERC ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Permits ,
Petroleum ,
Power Grid ,
Renewable Energy ,
Senate Committees ,
Solar Energy ,
Supply and Demand ,
Transmission Grid ,
Trump Administration
Fossil Fuels Still Supply 84 Percent of World Energy — and Other Eye Openers from BP’s Annual Review -
"China was responsible for three quarters of the world’s energy consumption growth, followed by India and Indonesia....more
6/29/2020
/ Clean Energy ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
FERC ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Furloughs ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Grid ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Proposed Rules ,
Restraining Orders ,
Trump Administration ,
Utilities Sector ,
Well Drilling
Industry Expert Insights -
We reached out to one of our Lex Mundi partners and a well-known expert in the United Arab Emirates in the energy and legal industries to get his thoughts on the current energy...more
5/13/2020
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Construction Project ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electricity ,
Elon Musk ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Litigation ,
EU ,
Gas Prices ,
Importation Limits ,
Imports ,
India ,
International Energy Agency (IEA) ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Shale Gas ,
Supply and Demand ,
Supply Chain ,
Tesla ,
Thermal Coal ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
United States ,
Waters of the United States
Energy Companies to Appeal Loss of Forest Service Permit for Atlantic Coast Pipeline -
"The builders of the $7 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline say they will appeal a federal court ruling that invalidated a permit allowing...more
12/22/2018
/ Appeals ,
Asia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Exports ,
Forest Service ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Investment Funds ,
Land Owners ,
Land Use Restrictions ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
OECD ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Political Parties ,
Renewable Energy ,
UK ,
Underground Injection Wells ,
Well Drilling
New York Sues Exxon Mobil, Saying It Deceived Shareholders on Climate Change -
"The litigation, which follows more than three years of investigation, represents the most significant legal effort yet to establish that a...more
11/2/2018
/ Ballot Measures ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Canada ,
Carbon Taxes ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Crude Oil ,
Eagle Ford Shale ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Exports ,
Exxon Mobil ,
FERC ,
Fraud ,
General Motors ,
Germany ,
Global Warming ,
Imports ,
India ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Plant Closures ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serbia ,
Shale Gas ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration ,
Well Drilling ,
Wind Power
The U.S. Supreme Court Slows Children's Climate Lawsuit - For Now -
"In the latest step of a fascinating bit of constitutional law called Atmospheric Trust Litigation, the Chief Justice halted the District Court trial...more
10/27/2018
/ Bailout ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Collaboration ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Exports ,
Fracking ,
General Elections ,
Germany ,
India ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Libya ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Nigeria ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Order to Stay ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Public Trust Doctrine ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Saudi Aramco ,
SCOTUS ,
Shale Gas ,
Steel Industry ,
Undue Burden
U.S. Army Corps Stands by Permit for Dakota Access Oil Pipeline -
"The U.S. Army Corps said that a permit it granted for the Dakota Access Pipeline last year was environmentally sound, handing a setback to tribal and green...more
9/7/2018
/ Air Pollution ,
Blockchain ,
Canada ,
China ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Dakota Access Pipeline ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Egypt ,
Electricity ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Health and Safety ,
India ,
MATS ,
National Emissions Standards ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
OMB ,
Permits ,
Power Plants ,
Shale Gas ,
Steel Industry ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Tribal Lands ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Utica Shale
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
/ China ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Misappropriation ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Russia ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Sewer Systems ,
Shale Gas ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Cuts ,
Trade Secrets ,
Transparency ,
Trump Administration ,
Waste Treatment Facilities ,
Wastewater
Anti-Secrecy Lawsuits Soaring Against Pruitt's EPA -
"The suits have come from open government groups, environmentalists and even conservative organizations that have run into a wall trying to pry information out of...more
3/3/2018
/ Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ,
China ,
Citibank ,
Coal Industry ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FERC ,
FOIA ,
Imports ,
Kenya ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Lobbyists ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Permits ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power
Northeast Could be Second U.S. Petrochemical Hub -
"'While the region with its ample and reliable supply of ethane is primed for the emergence as a second major petrochemical manufacturing hub in the United States, it...more
1/18/2018
/ BP ,
Climate Change ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electricity ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Review ,
EU ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petrochemicals ,
Pipelines ,
Public Utilities Commission ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
Solar Panels ,
Storage Tanks ,
Sustainability ,
UK ,
Utility Rates
Department of Interior Rescinds OSM Enforcement Policies -
On October 12, 2017, the Department of the Interior ("DOI") withdrew two prior Office of Surface Mining ("OSM") policies affecting mining operations. DOI rescinded...more
10/19/2017
/ Clean Water Act ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Department of the Interior ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FERC ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Iran ,
Iran Sanctions ,
JPOA ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Natural Gas ,
Office of Surface Mining (OSM) ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Petrochemicals ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Renewable Energy ,
Rescission ,
Settlement ,
Shale Gas ,
SMCRA ,
Solar Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power