Regulatory

President Biden rejected a top-ranked supplier on the global environment, social and governance (ESG) investment scale by blocking TC Energy Inc.’s Keystone XL oil export pipeline project, according to the Alberta provincial government. “Based on aggregated…performance from the Yale Environmental Performance Index, Social Progress Index, and World Bank Governance Index, Canada is third behind Norway…

The Department of Interior (DOI) said it is relocating the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) back to Washington, DC, from Grand Junction, CO. The DOI said “following years of transition and upheaval among the workforce” the change would “enable the bureau to better serve the American public and fulfill its mission as…

Minnesota regulators have determined that Enbridge Inc. must pay $3.2 million in penalties and repairs after construction of the contentious Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project was found to have caused an underground aquifer to leak. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) announced that the mistake has cost a $20,000 administrative penalty, $300,000 for…

Natural gas pipeline operators must enhance their cybersecurity protocols to avoid breaches like the one that shut down the Colonial Pipeline refined products conduit in May, a panel of experts agreed Wednesday.  Electronic bulletin boards (EBB) are especially vulnerable to hacks, said the panelists participating virtually in the LDC Gas Forums Midcontinent conference in Chicago.…

Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. The opinions and positions expressed by Prud’homme do not necessarily reflect the views of NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index. Although Mexico’s energy…

In an effort to reform the rules following Winter Storm Uri last February, the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) has proposed changes to designate critical natural gas infrastructure during energy emergencies. Proposed rule 3.65 specifies the process under which entities that provide natural gas would be designated as critical customers or gas suppliers during an…

President Biden said Friday the United States and the European Union will target a 30% reduction in global methane emissions versus 2005 levels by 2030. The president unveiled the Global Methane Pledge in an address kicking off the virtually held Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate. President Biden urged fellow world leaders to sign…

Designating natural gas as certified or “responsibly sourced” may do little to reduce its carbon intensity, but as U.S. and overseas customers question how their fuel is produced, the branding is growing in importance to ensure conformity and transparency, according to industry experts. A conundrum of challenges is facing natural gas buyers today, as many…

North American natural gas buyers are ready to embrace low-carbon options for their customers, but executives said they are wary about the dearth of regulatory mandates, which could determine which direction to take. Reducing the carbon footprint is a worthy goal, said DTE Gas Co.’s Eric Schiffer, principal marketing specialist for the DTE Energy Co.…