Cap and Trade Gets a Big Win in Pennsylvania. Will It Last?
"Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) announced that his administration had finalized a regulation to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a cap-and-trade...more
Shell’s Board of Directors Sued for ‘Failing to Properly Prepare’ for the Energy Transition -
"It argues the board’s failure to implement a climate strategy that truly aligns with the landmark Paris Agreement is a breach...more
4/8/2022
/ Coal Industry ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy
FERC Warned Renewables Planning Can Strand Grid Assets -
"But at a FERC technical conference, others highlighted a potential risk for overbuilding and the cost it could incur for consumers."
Why this is important: It's...more
12/2/2021
/ Clean Energy ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electricity ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
FERC ,
Natural Gas ,
NERC ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy
Russia Chooses Not to Raise Natural Gas Supplies to Europe Despite Putin’s Pledge to Help -
"Highly anticipated auction results showed Russia’s state gas giant Gazprom had not booked additional gas transit capacity for...more
11/4/2021
/ Abandoned Property ,
Clean Energy ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Energy Sector ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy
China Risks Winter Energy Crunch -
"China is at risk of the same energy-crunch chaos seen in Europe, with a state-run newspaper warning that coal-fired power plants will struggle to keep the lights on this winter."...more
9/23/2021
/ China ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Coking Coal ,
Cybersecurity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Natural Gas ,
NPDES ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Utilities Sector
Noble Energy Shareholders OK $4.1B Sale to Chevron -
"The addition of Noble will boost Chevron's U.S. shale oil holdings, making it the No. 2 producer behind EOG Resources, according to data from Rystad Energy."
Why this is...more
10/13/2020
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Cybersecurity ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Grid Energy Storage ,
Hydrogen Power ,
India ,
Natural Gas ,
Net Zero ,
Petroleum ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
UK ,
Utilities Sector ,
Wind Power
Environmental, Tribal Groups Sue to Block Alaska Refuge Drilling -
"More than a dozen environmental groups and one representing northeast Alaskan tribal villages sued the Trump administration over a plan to open the...more
8/31/2020
/ Alaska ,
Arctic Drilling ,
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Chapter 11 ,
Coal Mines ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Violations ,
Hurricane Laura ,
Imports ,
India ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Political Parties ,
Power Outages ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Thermal Coal ,
Tribal Governments ,
Trump Administration
Trump Administration Approves Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for Land Leasing, Oil Drilling -
"The Trump administration continues to roll back environmental protections and opening doors for the fossil fuel industry in...more
8/24/2020
/ Arctic Drilling ,
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Bitcoin ,
Bitcoin Mining ,
Chevron ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Exports ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Green Energy ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Joint Venture ,
Mechanics Lien ,
National Stockpile ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Fusion ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Plastics ,
Power Grid ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Rollbacks ,
Shale Gas ,
Trump Administration ,
Virtual Reality ,
Zero Emission Credits
Exxon Mobil: Doubling Down While Facing Peak Oil Demand -
"With most competitors pivoting away from upstream growth, Exxon continues to press ahead with investments despite very challenging current price environment for...more
8/18/2020
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Exxon Mobil ,
FERC ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Permits ,
Petroleum ,
Power Grid ,
Renewable Energy ,
Senate Committees ,
Solar Energy ,
Supply and Demand ,
Transmission Grid ,
Trump Administration
China's New Coal Projects Make Up 90% of Global Total for First Half of 2020: Study -
"Global coal-fired generation capacity saw a net decline of 2.9 gigawatts from January to June, the first drop on record for a six-month...more
8/11/2020
/ Advanced Batteries ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Clean Energy ,
Coal ,
Coal Ash ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Deadlines ,
Economic Downturn ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Grid Energy Storage ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Natural Gas ,
Petrochemicals ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Steel Industry ,
Time Extensions
Chevron’s Patience Pays Off with Bargain Deal for Noble Energy -
"Like Anadarko, Noble is also a major player in the oil-rich DJ Basin of Colorado, as well as the oil-rich southwestern piece of the Eagle Ford Shale...more
7/28/2020
/ Abandoned Property ,
Acquisitions ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
BlackRock ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Censures ,
Chevron ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
FERC ,
Fossil Fuel ,
India ,
Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
Net Metering ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Popular ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Trump Administration ,
Utilities Sector
Big Oil repeatedly remanded to state courts - will SCOTUS come to the rescue?
"Oil companies facing suits by state and local governments that want them to bear a share of the cost of responding to the consequences of...more
7/21/2020
/ Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Cancellation Rights ,
China ,
Clean Air Act ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Energy Sector ,
Hong Kong ,
Human Rights ,
Imports ,
Jurisdiction ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Metals ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Preemption ,
Remand ,
Removal ,
Renewable Energy ,
State Law Claims ,
Supply and Demand ,
Utilities Sector
Dominion Energy and Duke Energy Cancel Construction of Atlantic Coast Pipeline -
"Despite a recent win for the project in the US Supreme Court, ongoing delays, litigation and an expected increase in costs threatened the...more
7/15/2020
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Department of the Interior ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Germany ,
Grand Juries ,
India ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Natural Gas ,
Offshore Wind ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Ransomware ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
State Attorneys General ,
Trump Administration ,
Utilities Sector ,
Wind Farm
Top Court Seeks Trump Administration Input on PennEast Pipeline -
"The U.S. Supreme Court asked the Trump administration for input on a PennEast Pipeline Co. appeal that aims to jump-start a planned natural-gas line by...more
7/8/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
BP ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Delisting ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Eminent Domain ,
Energy Costs ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
FERC ,
India ,
Investment Funds ,
Natural Gas Act ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petrochemicals ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Race Discrimination ,
Renewable Energy ,
SCOTUS ,
Shale Gas ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Spain ,
State Aid ,
State Sovereignty ,
Trump Administration
Industry Expert Insights -
We reached out to one of our Lex Mundi partners and a well-known expert in Australia in the energy and legal industries to get her thoughts on the current energy climate.
Emma Covacevich is...more
5/21/2020
/ Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Canada ,
Cap-and-Trade ,
Carbon Taxes ,
China ,
Clean-Up Costs ,
Coal Ash ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Endangered Species ,
Energy Sector ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Natural Gas ,
Offshore Wind ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Shale Gas ,
Uranium ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Industry Expert Insights -
We reached out to one of our Lex Mundi partners and a well-known expert in France in the energy and legal industries to get his thoughts on the current energy climate.
Michel Guénaire is a...more
5/18/2020
/ Advanced Batteries ,
Asia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
France ,
Green Energy ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Layoff Notices ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Organic ,
Petroleum ,
Plant Closures ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sweden ,
United Nations ,
WARN Act ,
Wind Power
Industry Expert Insights -
We reached out to one of our Lex Mundi partners and a well-known expert in the United Arab Emirates in the energy and legal industries to get his thoughts on the current energy...more
5/13/2020
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Construction Project ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electricity ,
Elon Musk ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Litigation ,
EU ,
Gas Prices ,
Importation Limits ,
Imports ,
India ,
International Energy Agency (IEA) ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Shale Gas ,
Supply and Demand ,
Supply Chain ,
Tesla ,
Thermal Coal ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
United States ,
Waters of the United States
Industry Expert Insights -
We reached out to one of our Lex Mundi partners and a well-known expert in the Netherlands in the energy and legal industries to get his thoughts on the current energy climate.
Marc van...more
5/5/2020
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Coking Coal ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Flooding ,
Gas Prices ,
Germany ,
Imports ,
India ,
Machine Learning ,
Mongolia ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Gas ,
Netherlands ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Renewable Energy ,
Thermal Coal ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT) ,
Wind Power ,
Zimbabwe
Industry Expert Insights -
We reached out to a well-known expert in Mexico in the energy and legal industries to get his thoughts on the current energy climate.
Juan Serra is a partner in the Mexico City office of...more
4/28/2020
/ Austria ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Citigroup ,
Clean Water Act ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DaimlerChrysler ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Electricity ,
Energy Exploration ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Policies ,
FERC ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Mexico ,
Natural Gas ,
Net Metering ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Plant Closures ,
Renewable Energy ,
SCOTUS ,
Sweden ,
Thermal Coal ,
Underwriting ,
Volvo ,
Waters of the United States
U.S. Banks Prepare to Seize Energy Assets as Shale Boom Goes Bust -
"Major U.S. lenders are preparing to become operators of oil and gas fields across the country for the first time in a generation to avoid losses on loans...more
4/20/2020
/ Asset Seizure ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crude Oil ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Ethanol ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Lenders ,
MATS ,
Moratorium ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Public Utilities Commission ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Shale Gas ,
Supply and Demand ,
Trump Administration ,
Utility Fees
China Resumes LNG Imports from the U.S. -
"Chinese buyers have resumed imports of liquefied natural gas from U.S. exporters, as Beijing started granting waivers to a 25% import tariff."
Why this is important: In the...more
4/14/2020
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Financial Distress ,
Fracking Bans ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Green Energy ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Imports ,
Japan ,
Layoffs ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
OSHA ,
Paris Agreement ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Solar Energy ,
Steel Industry ,
Supply and Demand ,
Supply Chain ,
Workplace Safety
Coronavirus Throws EU Climate Plans into Disarray -
"Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said last week that the EU should 'forget about' the Green Deal for now while it focuses on Coronavirus."
Why this is...more
3/30/2020
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Downturn ,
Electricity ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Financial Distress ,
Fracking ,
Middle East ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
PG&E ,
Plant Closures ,
Poland ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
State of Emergency ,
Supply and Demand ,
Trump Administration ,
Ukraine ,
Utilities Sector ,
Wildfires
The Drop in Oil was Perhaps the ‘Final Straw’ for U.S. Credit Markets, Strategist Says -
"The credit market is sensitive to moves in oil because a 'very large portion' of high-yield bonds in America are issued by...more
3/16/2020
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Borrowers ,
China ,
Coal ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Threats ,
Energy Sector ,
Financial Markets ,
Financing ,
Gas Prices ,
Imports ,
India ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Phishing Scams ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Thermal Coal ,
Utilities Sector ,
Valuation
Massive New Bipartisan Senate Energy Legislative Package Could See Vote as Early as Next Week -
"The 555 page legislative package combines almost all the 50 energy bills that were reported to the Senate in 2019, and is...more
3/9/2020
/ Airports ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Bipartisan Agreement ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coking Coal ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Financing ,
Hackers ,
Hedge Funds ,
Infrastructure ,
Natural Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Petrochemicals ,
Petroleum ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Risk Management ,
Tax Credits ,
Thermal Coal ,
UK ,
US Steel
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
2/29/2020
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Ash ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exemptions ,
Exports ,
FERC ,
Groundwater ,
Hydrocarbons ,
Japan ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Sands ,
Permits ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Plants ,
Ransomware ,
Renewable Energy ,
Supply and Demand ,
Technology Sector ,
Utilities Sector ,
Water Pollution