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1 month ago | 
lexology.com | Emily P. Mallen |Stephen Hug |Christopher Treanor |Scott Johnson |Ben Reiter |Jameson Calitri | +1 more
On March 5, 2025, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) approved Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC’s (GPLNG) request to extend a deadline to begin exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its terminal facility currently under construction in Sabine Pass, Texas for 18 months, from September 30, 2025, to March 31, 2027 (the Order).
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2 months ago | 
akingump.com | Stephen Hug |Emily P. Mallen |Ben Reiter |Scott Johnson
By: Stephen J. Hug, Emily P. Mallen, Ben N. Reiter, Scott Daniel Johnson, Sharmila P. DasOn January 30, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) approved a Stipulation and Consent Agreement (Agreement) between the Office of Enforcement (OE) and Stronghold Digital Mining Inc.
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2 months ago | 
mondaq.com | Emily P. Mallen |Stephen Hug |Scott Johnson |Ben Reiter
On January 24, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued an order on remand (the Order) reinstating a certificate of public convenience and necessity for Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC's (Transco) for the pipeline company's Regional Energy Access Expansion Project (REAE Project).1 FERC's original January 2023 order granting a certificate to the REAE Project was remanded and vacated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...
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2 months ago | 
mondaq.com | Emily P. Mallen |Stephen Hug |Scott Johnson |Ben Reiter
AG Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP More Akin is a law firm focused on providing extraordinary client service, a rewarding environment for our diverse workforce and exceptional legal representation irrespective of ability to pay. The deep transactional, litigation, regulatory and policy experience we bring to client engagements helps us craft innovative, effective solutions and strategies.
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2 months ago | 
mondaq.com | Emily P. Mallen |Stephen Hug |Scott Johnson |Ben Reiter
Early Assessment of the Effect of PresidentTrump's New Executive Orders on FERC InfrastructureProjectsby Emily P. Mallen, Stephen J. Hug, Scott Daniel Johnson, Ben N. Reiter, Sharmila P. DasThis EO establishes a policy to fully utilize Alaska'sabundant natural resources.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
akingump.com | Emily P. Mallen |Stephen Hug |Scott Johnson |Ben Reiter
On January 20, 2025, and throughout his first week in office, President Trump signed a series of executive orders (EOs) outlining his priorities for the domestic energy industry and setting forth policy preferences that rebuke former President Biden’s focus on mitigating the effects of climate change and safeguarding environmental justice communities.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Scott Johnson |Sharmila Das |Stephen Hug
[co-author: Barbara Deathe (Senior Paralegal Specialist)]On January 6, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Final Rule to amend its regulations governing the maximum civil monetary penalties assessable for violations of statutes, rules and orders within FERC’s jurisdiction.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Scott Johnson |Sharmila Das |Stephen Hug
[co-author: Barbara Deathe (Senior Paralegal Specialist)] On December 16, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued an Order to Show Cause and Notice of Proposed Penalty proposing to assess staggering civil penalties against American Efficient, LLC and its affiliates (collectively, American Efficient) in connection with an alleged scheme to manipulate the capacity markets operated by PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) and the Midcontinent Independent System...
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Richard McDerby |Scott Johnson |Craig Miller
In an unexpected "plot twist" to the enforceability ofthe Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), on December 26, 2024, a panelof a federal appeals court vacated the stay of the motionspanel of the federal appeals court that had been granted only threedays earlier.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Richard McDerby |Craig Miller |Scott Johnson
On December 3, 2024, a federal district court in the Eastern
District of Texas1 issued an order granting a nationwide
preliminary injunction that: (1) enjoins (or halts) the
enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and the
regulations implementing its information reporting requirements,
and, specifically, (2) stays (or pauses) all deadlines to
comply with the CTA's reporting requirements. The Department of
Justice filed a Notice of Appeal on December 5, 2024.
