On January 25, 2016, in a 6-2 decision delivered by Justice Kagan, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under the Federal Power Act.
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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds FERC Jurisdiction Over Demand Response
By A. Cory Lankford, Susannah Landes Weaver, Adam Wenner | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPSign up and get Breaking Energy news in your inbox.
We will never sell or share your information without your consent. See our privacy policy.Energy News Roundup: UN’s Renewable Challenge, Chesapeake Crumbling & High-Voltage Potential
By Conor O'Sullivan
The United Nations urged global business leaders on Wednesday to double investment in wind and solar energy to $600bn a year by 2020. [The Guardian] Chesapeake Energy shares decreased 16% this week and closed on Monday below $3 following the company’s announcement that it was suspending dividend payments on its convertible preferred stock.[Seeking Alpha] A… Keep reading →
U.S. Department Of Energy And New Mexico Finalize $74M In Settlement Agreements For Nuclear Waste Incidents Of 2014
By U.S. Department of Energy
Washington, DC — Today, the New Mexico Environment Department, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its contractors signed two settlement agreements to resolve the State of New Mexico Environment Department’s claims against DOE and its contractors related to the February 2014 incidents at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad and the associated… Keep reading →
A couple of the big-picture projections in ExxonMobil’s annual global energy outlook: The world’s energy needs will grow 25 percent between now until 2040, with oil, natural gas and coal continuing to meet 80 percent of that demand. Now, read what the energy company says about the future of natural gas: The biggest expected growth… Keep reading →
BLM Tackles Waste, Methane Pollution On Federal And Tribal Lands
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
In an important step forward in curbing methane emissions from the nation’s oil and gas sector, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced a regulatory proposal aimed at wasteful practices that shortchange taxpayers, squander energy resources and threaten the Earth’s climate. The proposal, which will apply to both new and existing oil and gas… Keep reading →
Oil and Gas Companies Utilize Restructuring Strategies To Navigate Industry In Flux
By Frank Bayouth, K. Kristine Dunn, Michelle Gasaway, Jessica Kumar, Ron E. Meisler, George Panagakis | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Precipitous commodity price declines that began in mid-2014 continued to disrupt the oil and gas industry in 2015, outlasting the expectations of many analysts.
U.S. Energy Revolution Missing In State Of The Union
By Energy Tomorrow Blog
It’s become a State of the Union tradition: President Obama touts the benefits of oil and natural gas production without identifying the American energy revolution as their source. This year, the president implied that government investments in wind and solar are the reason the United States has “cut our imports of foreign oil by nearly 60 percent, and cut… Keep reading →
Pennsylvania Announces Plan For Strongest Methane Rules In The Nation
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
Pennsylvania leaders have a duty to protect Keystone residents from oil and gas pollution. Fortunately, Governor Wolf and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection took an important step in that direction this week when they released a blueprint for cutting methane pollution from the natural gas industry. “The goal here is to cover not only… Keep reading →
Landmark Sanctions Relief For Iran Takes Effect
By Andrew Cheung, Ramin Hariri, Paul Lalonde, Michael Zolandz | Dentons
As you may well have seen from the extensive media coverage this weekend, following certification by the IAEA that the Government of Iran had met its obligations under the P5+1 Nuclear Agreement, the United States and European Union have now relaxed substantial portions of their sanctions regimes against Iran.
The energy industry – oil & gas sector in particular – is bracing itself for a massive wave of retirements over the short to medium term, which has been dubbed “The Great Shift Change.” As the industry prepares for this turnover, companies are looking to the next generation of candidates with skills ranging from finance, geology,… Keep reading →
