Eminent

A request from PennEast Pipeline Co. LLC for an order interpreting the Natural Gas Act’s (NGA) eminent domain authority, which had been on the agenda for FERC’s open meeting in Washington, DC, Thursday, was postponed by the Commission until later this month.

The federal natural gas pipeline permitting process favors either the industry, or landowners and environmental groups, depending on who you listen to, but one thing both sides seem to agree on is that process hasn’t kept up with the changing energy landscape.

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide this week whether it will hear a case challenging the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and the constitutionality of parts of the Natural Gas Act (NGA).

The Louisiana State Legislature was considering a bill Tuesday that would criminalize certain types of protests that have become common at many oil and natural gas pipeline construction sites under which it would stiffen the penalties for damaging sites known as “critical infrastructure.”

Another Pennsylvania state court has weighed in on Sunoco Logistics Partners LP’s Mariner East pipeline projects, this time rejecting the company’s efforts to dismiss a lawsuit against it in a decision that’s likely to set the stage for a statewide ruling about whether the pipelines have eminent domain rights.

Another Pennsylvania court has handed Sunoco Logistics Partners LP a victory as it pushes forward with development of the Mariner East pipeline project to transport natural gas liquids (NGL).

A bill that would amend current law and remove eminent domain authority for natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline projects will be debated by the Kentucky House following an overwhelming committee vote on Wednesday.

A national organization that supports oil and gas leaseholders is furious that Pennsylvania legislators passed a bill that its members claim would allow forced pooling in the state. They are urging people to contact Gov. Tom Corbett to get a veto.

Wyoming requires a “balanced approach” to protect the state’s wildlife and environment while allowing for all types of energy development, incoming Gov. Matt Mead said Wednesday.