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Trump Administration Publishes Final Revisions to NEPA Regulations

July 16, 2020 Energy Legal Blog^®

On July 16, 2020, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) published its much anticipated final rule revising the regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”).[1] Since taking office, the Trump Administration has sought to modernize NEPA and...

Electric Transmission and Distribution Utilities and FERC COVID-19 Relief

July 14, 2020 Energy Legal Blog^®

On March 13, 2020, President Trump deemed the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States a national emergency as of March 1, 2020.[1] Due to the pandemic, certain electric transmission and distribution public utilities have experienced electricity demand that differs from...

Nigerian Marginal Fields: New Bid Round and New Guidelines

June 2, 2020 Energy Legal Blog^®

Nigeria’s Department of Petroleum Resources (“DPR”) announced on 1 June 2020 the launch of a new marginal field bid round. Fifty-seven marginal fields have been made available, being a mix of onshore, swamp and shallow-offshore fields. The DPR also released...

FERC Proposes To Limit Availability Of Tariff Waivers

May 27, 2020 Energy Legal Blog^®

At its May 21, 2020 meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued an order soliciting comments on a proposed policy statement respecting the waiver of tariff requirements.[1] As discussed further below, the proposed policy statement represents a...

LNG lockdown lessons: what next for the LNG industry post-COVID?

May 21, 2020 Energy Legal Blog^®

Despite the current challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and low LNG prices, the future is bright for LNG. Bracewell considers the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the lessons for the LNG sector and how the LNG SPAs of the future...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Guidance

May 20, 2020 Energy Legal Blog^®

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) Division of Enforcement (“Division”) today issued “Civil Monetary Penalty Guidance” regarding factors staff will consider when recommending civil monetary penalties to the Commission. The guidance tracks with prior guidance and current practices...

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