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A new federal appeals court ruling could raise questions over the legal viability of the narrowed downstream greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions analysis for natural gas pipeline reviews adopted by FERC under the Trump administration. In a case challenging a December 2019 certificate order for a 72,400 Dth/d upgrade project on the Tennessee Gas Pipeline (TGP)…

A federal appeals court struck down a Trump administration rule intended to relax federal oversight of air pollution from coal- and natural gas-fired power plants. The reversal of the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule, issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Tuesday, concluded that Environmental Protection Agency officials under…

A new federal rule intended to prevent large banks from denying loans to companies in the oil and gas industry and other sectors that have fallen out of favor with some institutional investors because of environmental and social concerns represents a win for energy companies. But it may prove short-lived. The “fair access” rule, finalized…

A ban on hydraulic fracturing, a key technique used to complete unconventional oil and natural gas wells, could reverse U.S. production growth and lead the country backwards to become a net importer once again by as soon as 2025, the outgoing Trump administration warned in a report issued Thursday. The Department of Energy’s (DOE) outgoing…

The leader of the nation’s top oil and gas lobbying group didn’t mince words in condemning the actions of protesters who stormed the Capitol building on Jan. 6, and he made clear Wednesday that last week’s events would influence the industry’s decisions about political giving moving forward. Following the American Petroleum Institute (API) annual State…

Natural gas futures slipped early on Monday following forecasts for mild weather and diminished heating demand. However, they rebounded in afternoon trading and finished in the green amid anticipation of a late-month surge in frigid temperatures. The February Nymex gas futures contract settled at $2.747/MMBtu, up 4.7 cents day/day after falling more than 10 cents…

Calls were escalating Thursday from lawmakers and major business groups, including the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), for President Trump to step down from office before his term ends on Jan. 20. A mob of Trump supporters on Wednesday stormed the U.S. Capitol, wreaking havoc and terror inside the hallowed halls of democracy. Four people…

The Trump administration plans to hold an oil and gas auction for the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in early January, setting up a showdown with opponents less than three weeks before President-elect Biden takes over. The Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) set the video livestream lease sale for Jan. 6.…

The Trump administration on Monday began a formal push that possibly could allow oil and natural gas leases to be auctioned in Alaska’s pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) before Joseph R. Biden Jr. is sworn into office in January. According to a preliminary notice in the Federal Register to be published on Tuesday, the…