Matt Kapinos

Feb 2, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jose Borjon |Matt Kapinos |Stephen Kho

On January 26, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that it would place a temporary “pause” on pending decisions to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries with which the United States has not entered into a free trade agreement (FTA) requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas (non-FTA countries).

Jan 24, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Sam Guthrie |Matt Kapinos |Emily P. Mallen

Policies and incentives supporting the energy transition, combined with strong oil & gas cashflows and growing concerns over energy security, have enhanced efforts to modernize the industry and invest in technologies that will accelerate decarbonization.

Dec 26, 2023 | akingump.com | Shariff Barakat |Matt Kapinos |Daniel Lynch |Sam Guthrie

Guidance recently issued by the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in proposed regulations (REG-117631-23) will (if held to be final) have a significant impact on green hydrogen projects in the United States. The proposed regulations include a very restrictive interpretation of what types of renewable energy must be used by a hydrogen-producing facility for the resulting hydrogen to qualify for the Section 45V hydrogen production tax credit.