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FERC Releases Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Enforcement Report

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Office of Enforcement (OE) recently issued its Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report on Enforcement. As in previous years, the Enforcement Report discusses the activities performed...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Increased FERC Enforcement of Rules Governing Capitalizing of Overhead Expenses for Electric Utilities and Gas Pipelines

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We have recently seen an increase in audits by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“FERC”) Office of Enforcement (“OE”) that take issue with the way electric utilities and interstate natural gas pipelines allocate...more

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Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Escambia County Natural Gas Processing Plant Enter into...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Escambia Operating Co., LLC (“EOC”) entered into a September 6th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. The CO provides that...more

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Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Anniston Chemical Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) Solutia, Inc. (“SI”) entered into a July 12th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Consent Order No. 23-XXX-CAP. The CO...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Greene County Natural...

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Paragould Light Water & Cable (“Paragould”) entered into an April 11th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more

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Air Enforcement: Proposed Tennessee Air Pollution Control Order Addressing Kingsport Explosive Manufacturing Facility

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board issued a May 5th Technical Secretary Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Proposed Order”) to BAE Systems Ordinance Systems, Inc. (“BAE”) for an alleged violation of an air permit....more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Searcy Natural Gas Compressor...

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, LLC (“NGPL”) entered into a March 1st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing...more

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Air Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Bossier Parish Natural Gas Compressor Station Operator Enter...

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP (“Gulf South”) entered into a Settlement to address alleged air permit violations. See Settlement Tracking No. SA-AE-21-0032....more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Independence County Natural...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Flying Pig Pipeline, L.P. – Hot Link Compressor Station (“Flying Pig”) entered into an October 4th Consent Administrative Order...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Conway County Natural Gas...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and DeSoto Gathering Company, LLC (“DeSoto”), entered into an October 5th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

King & Spalding

PHMSA Steps Up Review of Pipeline Construction

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Enforcement Focus on 60-Day Notification Requirement - The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has stepped up enforcement efforts concerning pipeline and LNG terminal construction....more

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Crude Allegations: Corruption in the Energy Trading Sector

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The world-wide energy trading sector, where traders match physical supply and demand of energy by purchasing, reselling, and moving commodities (crude oil and refined products, natural gas, coal, and even electricity) across...more

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FERC Case Could Affect Agency's Jurisdiction over Natural Gas Markets

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The outcome of the Brian Hunter v. FERC case, which was argued today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, will help determine the scope of FERC's authority over the gas markets and the scope of FERC's...more

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