Clarified

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Monday clarified its regulations with respect to when a swap dealer will be required to register with the agency under the new Dodd-Frank Wall Street reforms.

While the six-month moratorium on drilling in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) announced last week applied only to deepwater projects, the Interior Department clarified late Thursday that all drilling in shallow water also was being shut down until operators complied with new safety rules and inspections, outlined by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.

In an effort to prevent more defections by its membership, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Tuesday defended and clarified its position on House climate change legislation (HR 2454).

Congress has clarified that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, not the states, has exclusive jurisdiction over the approval and siting of liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals.

Congress over the weekend clarified that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, not the states, has exclusive jurisdiction over the approval and siting of liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals.

Congress over the weekend clarified that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, not the states, has exclusive jurisdiction over the approval and siting of liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals.

FERC last Thursday clarified its credit policy for transmission providers with electric open access transmission tariffs (OATTs), independent system operators (ISOs) and regional transmission organizations (RTOs) through the issuance of a policy statement.

FERC last Wednesday clarified how transmission providers should respond when a transmission system’s ability to support interconnections without upgrades can only accommodate a generator or generators that hold the highest position in an interconnection queue.

DTE Energy Co. clarified its 2001 earnings predictions on Friday to include restructuring impacts and goodwill amortization related to its recently completed merger with MCN Energy Group, saying it expected “significant variations in quarterly earnings” because of the suspension of fuel and purchased-power cost recovery as part of Michigan’s restructuring legislation in 2000, but expected earnings to remain on track.