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The Way Forward: A Legal and Commercial Primer on Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration
Recent amendments to section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Section 45Q), have created new opportunities for energy infrastructure stakeholders seeking to employ carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technology in the United States.1 CCUS is...
Nigeria's upstream petroleum sector: looking back at 2020 and looking ahead in 2021
We review what happened in Nigeria’s upstream petroleum sector during the previous year – a year that saw a new marginal field bid round, an oil price crash and the onset of a terrible global pandemic. We also consider what...
FERC Seeks Industry Input on Financial Assurances for Hydro Projects
On January 19, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) requesting industry input regarding the scope and necessity of potential financial assurances that it should impose on hydroelectric projects seeking FERC licenses...
FERC Issues Notice of Inquiry on Possible Expansion of Accounting and Reporting Requirements for Renewable Energy Assets
On January 19, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a notice of inquiry to explore the treatment of accounting for certain costs associated with renewable energy assets. [1] Specially, FERC seeks comments from the public on whether FERC...
Treasury Releases Final Regulations on 45Q Carbon Capture Credits
On January 6, 2021, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations (the Final Regulations) under section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Section 45Q), which allows a credit for...
Opposites Attract: How Oil & Gas and Renewables+Storage Are the Perfect Match
Article originally appeared in the November 2020 issues of Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence (Vol. 18 - issue 6) I. Introduction As the world lives through a global pandemic, it is challenged inter alia with persistent blackouts and wildfires...
Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Policy, Permitting, Liability and Tax Credits
Watch Jason Hutt , Elizabeth McGinley , and Christine Wyman as they discuss Carbon Capture Underground Storage (CCUS), 45Q tax exemption and key compliance, permitting and liability consideration, and much more.
No Longer a Lightweight: Promising Paths Forward for Hydrogen-Related Energy
We are pleased to present a panel on the emerging role of hydrogen in the energy sector. In addition to an overview of hydrogen energy options from Dave Edwards of Air Liquide, the panel will include discussions of key policy...
2020 Post-Election Analysis: Issue by Issue
CONTENTS First 100 Days Committee Leadership in the 117th Congress Energy Environment Tax International Trade Consumer Product Safety Appropriations and Budget ________________________________________ FIRST 100 DAYS By Scott Segal and Liam Donovan As President-elect Biden stands poised to assume the...
The PRG Pulse 2020 Post Election Webinar
Guest Speakers for the PRG Pulse 2020 Post-Election Webinar Michael Gottlieb: Former Counsel to President Obama and Senior Advisor on political-military affairs Ron Minsk: Former Special Assistant to President Obama on energy and environmental affairs at the White House National...
Sustainable Finance: Green Loans and Sustainability-Linked Loans
Fernando Rodriguez Marin, a partner in Bracewell’s New York office, provides insight on two of the newest sustainable finance products in the market: green loans and sustainability-linked loans...
International Comparative Legal Guides: Renewable Energy 2021
Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 (the Renewable Energy Directive) on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely wind, solar, aerothermal, geothermal, hydrothermal and ocean energy...
FERC Issues Landmark Order on Distributed Energy Resources
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued a landmark final rule, Order No. 2222 , at its September 17, 2020 open meeting that aims to remove barriers for distributed energy resources (“DER”) to participate in wholesale markets regulated...
FERC Redefines QF Eligibility Requirements
On September 1, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued an order breaking with decades of precedent regarding how it will determine whether a renewable resource is eligible for certification as a qualifying small power production facility...
The Future of Carbon Capture, Use and Storage Projects: Tax Credits, Measurement Standards and Transaction Structures
Join Michael Gerrard , Columbia Law School Sabin Center for Climate Change Law Nigel Jenvey , GaffneyCline’s Global Head of Carbon Management and Bracewell Partner Elizabeth McGinley for a discussion regarding federal tax credits, secure geological storage and lifecycle analysis...