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Currents Energy Industry Insights: V 8, Issue 6, June 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/21/2024

Conflicting Energy Demands and Policies Create Significant Future Challenges - Two noteworthy articles highlight how conflicting energy requirements are posing significant challenges for regional and national energy...more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for July 2023

White & Case LLP on 7/25/2023

Below are summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's open meeting to be held on July 27, 2023, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on July 20, 2023....more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for September 2022

White & Case LLP on 9/21/2022

Electric - E-1 – Incentives for Advanced Cybersecurity Investment, Cybersecurity Incentives (Docket No. RM22-19-000 & RM21-3-000). On December 17, 2022, in Docket No. RM21-3-000, the Commission issued a Notice of Proposed...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 6, Issue 6

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/3/2022

Ukraine Demands Germany Cut or Halt Nord Stream 1 Gas Flows - "Ukraine is willing and able to provide an alternate transport route to the pipeline, which runs under the Baltic, he said." Why this is important: The...more

Mitigating Energy Sector Risks Through Cyberinsurance

Morgan Lewis on 3/16/2022

Energy companies in the power and oil and gas sectors are leading targets of cyberattacks, as threats to critical infrastructure systems continue to rise. A 2021 report by a third-party cyberrisk company found that a quarter...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 5, Issue 26

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 8/26/2021

As U.S. Retreats, China Looks to Back Taliban with Afghan Mining Investments - "While the Taliban takes stock of the natural resources and U.S.-funded infrastructure now at their disposal, strategic competitors including...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 5, Issue 22

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/25/2021

Welcome to Volume 5, Issue 22 of Currents. With this issue, we will begin publishing on a bi-weekly schedule. We believe publishing every two weeks will give us a better opportunity to focus on hot topics affecting our...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Volume 5, Issue 21

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/11/2021

Welcome to Volume 5, Issue 21 of Currents. This week, we take a look at hydrogen, nuclear, cyber security, renewable energy storage, and the latest in the coal industry. How An Old Power Plant Is Being Refitted For The...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Volume 5, Issue 10

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/1/2021

World's Largest Coal Miner Coal India Bets on Solar, Eyes Further Mine Closures - "Pramod Agarwal said its joint venture with state-run NLC India Ltd plans to invest around 125 billion rupees ($1.73 billion) in solar...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 32, August 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 8/24/2020

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

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - January 2020 #3

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 2/1/2020

Energy Blockchain’s Most Obvious Use Case is Not What You Think - "Instead, a select group of blockchain companies is finding success with a focus on certificates of origin, helping demonstrate the provenance of renewable...more

Energy Sector’s Reliance on IoT Increases Cyber Vulnerabilities

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 11/1/2019

CyberX recently released its 2020 Global IoT/ICS Risk Report (Report), which compiles survey questions and answers from 1,821 production networks of electric utilities, and oil and gas companies. ...more

FERC and NERC Talk Grid Resilience and Cybersecurity

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 4/3/2019

On March 22, 2019, Foley Hoag hosted the New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable, organized by Raab Associates. The roundtable featured keynote addresses by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) Commissioner...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - August 2018 #5

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 8/31/2018

Gas Drilling Not Damaging Forests' Waterways, State Finds - "Pennsylvania's state forests agency says it isn't finding damage to waterways amid the expansion of natural gas drilling in recent years, although it is reporting...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - June 2018

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/11/2018

State Files Motion to Dismiss Federal Lawsuit by EQT - "Lawyers representing the Secretary of the state Department of Environmental Protection have filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the natural gas company EQT over a...more

Energy & Sustainability Connections Newsletter - September 2017

Mintz on 10/23/2017

Leaders in the News - Wayne Fueling Systems Launches Disaster Relief Initiatives - This month, we are excited to feature our client Wayne Fueling Systems, a global provider of fuel dispensing, payment, automation, and...more

EIB Energy Highlights: SCOTUS on FERC, Nat Gas Record Year, Oil & Gas Exports, Winter Outlook, Cybersecurity & More

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on 11/5/2015

Our goal is to serve as a leading-edge resource for companies navigating the rapidly evolving landscapes of the domestic and global energy markets. Moore & Van Allen’s EIB Energy Highlights is a complement to our Energy...more

Energy Newsletter - October 2015

King & Spalding on 10/12/2015

FERC Shares Best Practices for Stakeholder Outreach in Gas Project Permitting - The dramatic increase in domestic energy production over the past several years has resulted in the involvement of the Federal Energy...more

Skadden's 2013 Insights: Regulatory

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/21/2013

Communications Law: The Relentless Pursuit of Broadband Competition - As the Obama administration enters its second term, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) is one of many federal agencies likely...more

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