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Due Diligence: Critical Component of Pipeline Acquisitions
Oil and gas discoveries in various shale plays around the U.S. over the past decade have led to an increased rise in the number of transfers and acquisitions of pipeline assets, including pipelines serving processing plants, producers, storage facilities, and...
DC Circuit Vacates EPA’s Initial Stay of Methane Rule Requirements
On July 3, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a decision vacating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA’s”) initial 90-day stay of parts of the 2016 rule establishing methane emissions standards for the...
SEC Expands Confidential Submission Process to All IPOs
The Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it will permit all companies to submit draft registration statements relating to initial public offerings (IPOs) for review on a non-public basis, broadening the...
The Lobby Shop : The Friday Five
Josh Zive and Paul Nathanson discuss the five issues from the past week that people should be thinking about over the weekend. https://soundcloud.com/thelobbyshop/the-lobby-shop-the-friday-five-1 The Lobby Shop is also available on iTunes and Google Play .
FERC Technical Conference: Developments in Natural Gas Index Liquidity and Transparency
On Thursday, June 29, 2017, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) held a technical conference on the liquidity and transparency of natural gas price indices. The conference consisted of three discussion panels with panelists from various price...
PHMSA to Reassess Underground Natural Gas Storage Rule
On December 19, 2016, PHMSA issued an interim final rule (IFR) to establish for the first time minimum federal safety standards for underground natural gas storage facilities. The rule was issued in response to the 2015 Aliso Canyon storage leak...
The Lobby Shop: Congressional Shooting
Last week, the country witnessed an attack against members of Congress when a gunman opened fire on a Congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia. Five people were injured, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana. In this week's episode...
EPA Proposes Additional Two-Year Stay of Parts of the Methane Rule
On June 13, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a pre-publication proposed rule that would grant an additional two-year stay to the effectiveness of certain portions of the 2016 rule establishing methane emissions standards for the oil and...
The Lobby Shop: Comey's Congressional Testimony
Josh Zive, Dee Martin and Paul Nathanson of Bracewell's Policy Resolution Group, who routinely work with the FBI Agents Association, discuss former FBI Director James Comey's congressional testimony, and look ahead as the FBI searches for its next director. https://soundcloud.com/thelobbyshop/the-lobby-shop-comeys...
U.S. Futures Exchanges Disciplinary Actions Report - May 2017
NYMEX NYMEX 16-0372-BC Misc. Violation of Rule 432.Q, 432.W – General Offenses Pursuant to a settlement offer, a panel found that from July 2015 through March 2016, a non-member trader was concomitantly operating market-making and market-taking automated trading systems during...
DOT Requests Input Regarding Burdensome Regulatory Requirements
As part of his regulatory reform agenda , President Donald Trump instructed federal agencies to review their regulations to identify requirements that burden businesses and industry. See EO 13771 and EO 13777 . In order to comply with these directives...
U.S. Supreme Court: Disgorgement Subject to Five-Year Statute of Limitations
The United States Supreme Court this week unanimously held that the five-year statute of limitations established in 28 U.S.C. §2462 applies to disgorgement in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement proceedings. The Court in Charles Kokesh v. Securities and Exchange...
Offsite Drilling: Lightning Oil v. Anadarko and Its Potential Impact on Offsite Surface Use in Horizontal Drilling
As the global commodity price rout continues, operators have become hypersensitive to increasing efficiencies in order to lower break-even prices. Following a recovery in early 2016, oil prices have remained somewhat range-bound between roughly $45 and $55 per barrel for...
The Lobby Shop: We'll Always Have Paris?
We will always have Paris: Everyone is talking about POTUS and Paris, but not many people know what they are talking about. He may be recovering from illness and on a train, but that won’t stop Scott Segal (co-head of...
EPA Announces Reconsideration and Stay of Additional Parts of the Methane Rule
On May 26, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a pre-publication notice that announced the reconsideration and a three-month stay to the effectiveness of certain portions of the 2016 rule establishing methane emissions standards for the oil and...