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Brownstein was privileged to sponsor this year’s Rockies Petroleum Conference, hosted by the Petroleum Association of Wyoming, in Laramie, Wyoming, on Aug. 21–23, 2024....more
The Act promises to touch on almost every aspect of US climate policy. On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (the Act), which expands clean and renewable energy production,...more
On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” (the “Act”), which includes the largest single investment in clean energy in United States history. The Act extends and expands existing tax...more
On August 7, 2022, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act (the Act), which is expected to have a significant impact on climate, tax and health care policy in the United States. The result of intense negotiations among...more
Welcome to Green Tax, Vol. 1. Each quarter we will provide a recap of some of the important energy tax issues of the last quarter, including court rulings, IRS rulings and guidance, legislative activity, and more....more
Find out why upstream oil and gas companies are playing the long game on the path towards an energy transition....more
On May 28, 2021, Treasury released the General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2022 Revenue Proposals, more commonly referred to as the Green Book. The issuance of the Green Book provides further detail on...more
The American Jobs Plan would provide significant extension and expansion of many existing renewable energy tax credits, and it would also provide direct payment options for certain tax benefits such as the investment tax...more
On September 21, the United States Energy Association (“USEA”), on behalf of the Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy, released a comprehensive report on the current state of carbon capture, utilization, and...more
In 2019, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources implemented the Petroleum Innovation Incentive Program (PIIP) and the Oil and Gas Processing Investment Incentive Program (OGPIIP) aimed at encouraging growth,...more
The oil & gas (O&G) sector is no stranger to volatility, but it is even more at risk of instability at a time of unpredictable political situations, changing economic structures and broader global vulnerabilities. White &...more
Section 45Q Tax Credits Internal Revenue Code Section 45Q provides a tax credit for the sequestration or use of qualified carbon oxides (“COx”), including CO2. Although Section 45Q was enacted in 2008, there was uncertainty...more
Despite being to a leasing trade association, the focus of the presentation is the partnership flip structure. The presentation includes appendices on the phase down of tax credits for solar and the phase out of tax credits...more
On November 2, House Republicans introduced H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Senate Republicans followed suit shortly thereafter, releasing their proposal on November 9. The House Ways & Means Committee concluded its markup...more
Senator Robert Menendez, with twenty-one of his Democratic colleagues as co-sponsors, has introduced legislation that repeals the energy tax incentives for the country’s five largest oil companies. In a statement, Senator...more
President Trump’s decision earlier this month to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement—an international, nonbinding agreement to take steps to limit global temperature rise—followed a series of moves at the...more
A summary of the existing power sector in Nigeria, current key initiatives, and opportunities and challenges for developers, investors and lenders. Introduction - During the launch of Power Africa in 2013, President...more
Existing and new power plants face increasing complexity as EPA’s historic final rule regulating greenhouse gas emissions represents a major expansion of EPA’s regulatory authority. In a rare presidential announcement of...more
After much anticipation, both the House and the Senate Committees passed their long awaited energy bills. Much is covered in the two packages, and many amendments have been tabled for when the bills hit the floor in the fall....more
In This Issue: - Recent Settlement Under EPA's Energy Extraction Initiative Provides Insight For Future Enforcement in the Oil and Gas Industry - Tax Incentives Offer Hope for UK Oil and Gas Industry Affected by Low...more
Federal excise taxes imposed on natural gas, propane and other alternative fuels can significantly add to their cost and can create a disincentive to their use compared with more traditional fuels such as diesel and gasoline,...more
ENERGY AND CLIMATE DEBATE - The 114th Congress and the final two years of the Obama Administration include a full energy and environment agenda....more
The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) on September 16 published a report analyzing federal energy tax incentives. The report is available below. The report is generally insightful; however, it has a misguided job-creation...more
In early July, the Minister of Energy Environment & Climate Change of the Hellenic Republic and the Greek Ambassador in London hosted the official pre-launch event for a new offshore oil and gas bidding round at the Hellenic...more
In This Issue: - Drafting Lessons From The "Deliver-Or-Pay Wars" Of The Southern Cone - Flaring Litigation in North Dakota is Capped - Shell Oil Co. v. United States -- A Divided Federal Circuit...more