2005

Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) has called on the Interior Department to comply with an Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) directive that requires the agency to fund a study of the effects of coalbed methane production on ground and surface water resources.

A rule proposed by the Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) “unilaterally and arbitrarily” thwarts congressional intent in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) to spur more natural gas production from deep and ultra-deep offshore wells, said six national associations that represent the offshore sector.

A rule proposed by the Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) “unilaterally and arbitrarily” thwarts congressional intent in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) to spur more natural gas production from deep and ultra-deep offshore wells, said six national associations that represent the offshore sector.

Prior to the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), FERC was “sort of like a snaggletooth tiger,” but it has a “full mouth of teeth now” to enforce its rules and regulations, said the agency’s top cop last Wednesday.

Prior to the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), FERC was “sort of like a snaggletooth tiger,” but it has a “full mouth of teeth now” to enforce its rules and regulations, said the agency’s top cop Wednesday.

With the implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), a “fundamental shift” in the balance of power between FERC and the energy industry occurred, giving the Commission significant civil penalty authority and expanding its jurisdiction over energy companies that had not historically been subject to its reach, according to a review by a top energy law firm.

With the implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), a “fundamental shift” in the balance of power between FERC and the energy industry occurred, giving the Commission significant civil penalty authority and expanding its jurisdiction over energy companies that had not historically been subject to its jurisdiction, according to a review by a top energy law firm.

Democratic and Republican lawmakers and state legislators last week hurled a series of attacks at provisions in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) that they say allow federal regulators to usurp state authority over the siting and construction of electric transmission lines.

Further heralding the ascendancy of national oil companies on the world exploration and production stage (see NGI, Dec. 12, 2005), venerable U.S. oilfield services giant Halliburton Co. is moving its headquarters yet again — to Dubai.