Regulatory

Sempra Energy's San Diego Gas & Electric Co. last month obtained approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to deploy drones (unmanned aircraft) to survey natural gas pipelines and power lines for safety and maintenance programs. It holds the promise to cut costs and improve safety and reliability for the nation's energy utility network.

Still reeling from the fallout surrounding the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP late Friday received a mixed bag of news from an appellate court. The energy giant learned it would be able to appeal some claims related to the disaster, while others will remain out of reach.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a final authorization for Cheniere Energy Inc.'s Corpus Christi Liquefaction Project (Corpus Christi) to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have free trade agreements (FTA) with the United States.

Sempra Energy’s San Diego Gas & Electric Co. (SDG&E) last month obtained approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to deploy drones (unmanned aircraft) to survey natural gas pipelines and power lines for safety and maintenance programs. It holds the promise to cut costs and improve safety and reliability for the nation’s energy utility network.

Still reeling from the fallout surrounding the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP late Friday received a mixed bag of news from an appellate court. The energy giant learned it would be able to appeal some claims related to the disaster, while others will remain out of reach.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a final authorization for Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Corpus Christi Liquefaction Project (Corpus Christi) to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have free trade agreements (FTA) with the United States.

The Interior Department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management gave conditional approval Monday for a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc to explore…

The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) gave conditional approval Monday for a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc to explore Alaska’s Chukchi Sea and drill up to six offshore wells, after concluding a 30-day review of the project.

California regulators on Thursday delayed action on a 20-year tolling agreement power contract between NRG Energy Inc. and Sempra Energy's San Diego Gas and Electric Co. The deal involves NRG's long-stalled plans to replace its natural gas-fired generation plant in Carlsbad, CA, in San Diego County.