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Cornerstone Research

U.S. Natural Gas Marketed Production Reaches Record Highs

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Ukraine War contributes to substantial increase in U.S. LNG exports to Europe. Washington—Annual marketed production of natural gas increased in the United States to a record high in 2022...more

K&L Gates LLP

European Union Adopts New Sanctions Against Russia and Belarus

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The European Union has again amended its sanctions against Russia and Belarus by adopting further legal acts, which put additional compliance obligations on EU companies. In particular, businesses will now have to undertake...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

LNG in Latin America: A Tale of Two Markets

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Explore the challenges and opportunities in the LNG sector across Latin America and the Caribbean. Despite substantial gas reserves, the region is a net importer, with issues such as declining production, challenging...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 2.8.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Republican AGs Express Concern over Potential for...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

This Week’s Climate Policy Update - February 2024

Good morning! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the week and forthcoming climate-related events and hearings...more

Cozen O'Connor

Republican AGs Urge End to Pause on Liquified Natural Gas Exports

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A group of 22 Republican AGs wrote a letter to President Biden and the Department of Energy criticizing the announcement of a pause on new approvals for exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG)....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Implications of US Department of Energy Decision to ‘Pause’ Authorizations of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports May Extend Beyond...

On January 26, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that it would place a temporary “pause” on pending decisions to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries with which the United States has not entered into...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

US EPA Proposes Methane Emissions Fees for Oil and Natural Gas Industry

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The WEC Rule would impose fees for oil and gas facilities reporting a certain amount of greenhouse gas emissions per year. On January 26, 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal...more

White & Case LLP

Biden Administration Pauses Review of Non-FTA LNG Export Applications

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On January 26, 2024, the Biden Administration announced a temporary pause on all pending applications seeking authorization under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to non-Free Trade...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Biden Administration Freezes LNG Export Approvals

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President Joe Biden on Jan. 26, 2024, announced a pause on pending decisions for permits to export liquified natural gas (LNG) to non-free trade agreement countries until the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) can update the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

LNG Export Terminal Decisions Forthcoming Following FERC Open Meeting

On September 21, 2023, during the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) September open meeting, Acting FERC Chairman Willie Phillips committed to scheduling a vote on pending rehearing petitions related to two...more

Bennett Jones LLP

You Can't Just Wait for LNG to Happen: Q&A with Christy Clark

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Christy Clark worked tirelessly to create a new industry in LNG during her six-and-a-half years as Premier of British Columbia. She led the negotiations with industry, investors, Indigenous communities and the federal...more

Troutman Pepper

FERC Authorizes Commonwealth LNG Export Facility

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On November 17, 2022, FERC approved an application authorizing Commonwealth LNG, LLC (“Commonwealth”) to site, construct, and operate a liquified natural gas (“LNG”) export terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The LNG...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

U.S. LNG Prices Plummet After Texas Fire Cuts Export Capacity

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A fire at a liquid natural gas shipping facility in Texas last week has sent U.S. natural-gas prices freefalling after operator Freeport LNG revealed the disaster “would knock out the facility until late this year, greatly...more

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U.S. and EU Create Joint Task Force to Increase Natural Gas Imports and Reduce Dependence on Russian Energy

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On March 25, 2022, President Biden announced the creation of a joint task force with the European Union ("EU") to increase natural gas imports to reduce Europe's dependence on Russian energy. President Biden agreed that the...more

Hogan Lovells

New measures from the US, UK, and EU aim to significantly reduce reliance on Russian energy supplies

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On March 8, 2022, the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union announced measures intended to eliminate or reduce their reliance on Russian energy imports. Until now, these countries had largely refrained from...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - February 2022: Incursion and World Trade, and What Ties Them Together: The Benjamins, From a...

If you wake up each day, grab a cup of coffee, and turn on the world news, or CNN, like I do here in the U.S., one could obviously become a little pessimistic about our future together on this planet. I say, fear not, and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 6, Issue 1

Gas Gap in Europe Drives U.S. LNG Exports to Record High - "About half of the record U.S. LNG volumes shipped last month went to Europe, up from 37% earlier in 2021." Why this is important: The onset of a challenging...more

K&L Gates LLP

Hydrogen Rising: LNG and LH2 Exports: Potential Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned

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Clive Cachia and Josh Spry talk with host, Sandi Safro, about potential takeaways from LH2 from LNG, as well as the role that Australia may play as a hydrogen exporter....more

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DOE Streamlines Environmental Reviews for LNG Exports to Certain Countries

The US Department of Energy (DOE or Department) finalized a rulemaking proceeding last week that revises its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing procedures pertaining to certain authorizations under the...more

White & Case LLP

DOE Extends Standard Term of Long-Term Natural Gas Export Authorizations to Non-FTA Countries

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In response to its updated analyses of the impacts of natural gas exports on the US economy and the environment, and competitive forces in the global market for LNG, DOE takes steps to offer term extensions to existing and...more

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California Energy Regulatory Weekly Update - April 2020

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On 12/5/19 the California Environmental Justice Alliance, Sierra Club, Defenders of Wildlife and the Public Advocates Office submitted an application for rehearing and clarification of D.19-02-007. The parties allege that the...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - February 2020 #4

Cancelled Teck Oil Sands Project Underscores Global Climate-Energy Policy Tension - "The Frontier project became the latest casualty in oil-producing countries with robust environmental movements agitating to cut...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Coronavirus and Force Majeure in English Law

- Under English law, force majeure clauses in contracts may allow parties to avoid their performance obligations in certain extreme circumstances, as defined by the contract. - It is unlikely that a low demand for LNG in...more

White & Case LLP

LNG in transition: Navigating an evolving market - Are the changes reshaping the market structural or short-term?

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Significant energy market developments are raising questions for LNG sector players in Japan and worldwide. Following massive growth in the number of LNG production and export facilities, end-users and shipping capacity, the...more

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