🛢️Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order by Enbridge and Oceanus
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a notice regarding a petition by Enbridge Offshore Facilities, LLC and Oceanus Pipeline Company, requesting a declaratory order about the operation of two offshore pipelines in Louisiana. The petition seeks to clarify jurisdictional issues under the Natural Gas Act. Interested parties are invited to intervene or protest the filing before the comment date.
Learn More🐚Removal of Marine Archaeology Protection Rule
Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress passed, and the President signed, a joint resolution disapproving the final "Protection of Marine Archaeology Resources" rule published by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on September 3, 2024. That rule required lessees and operators to submit an archaeological report with any oil and gas exploration or development plan they submit to BOEM for approval of proposed activities on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Under the joint resolution and by operation of the Congressional Review Act, the "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources" rule has no force or effect.
Learn More⚡Combined Notice of Filings from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has received a series of filings from energy companies, including requests related to accounting adjustments and rate changes. Docket numbers, applicants, and deadlines for comments and protests are specified, providing stakeholders with critical information for potential involvement in regulatory outcomes.
Learn More⚡New Standards for Business Practices in Public Utilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission amends its regulations to incorporate by reference, with certain exceptions, the latest version (Version 004) of the Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities adopted by the Wholesale Electric Quadrant (WEQ) of the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB). The revisions made by NAESB in the WEQ Version 004 standards are designed to aid public utilities with the consistent and uniform implementation of requirements promulgated by the Commission as part of the pro forma Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT).
Learn More📄Enbridge Inc. Seeks to Reopen FTC Order on Pipeline Competition
Enbridge Inc. ("Enbridge" or "the company") has requested that the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") reopen and set aside the Commission's Decision and Order entered on March 22, 2017 (the "Order"), concerning ownership interests in competing natural gas pipelines. The company wants the FTC to set aside the Order given changes in the factual conditions that led to its entry almost eight years ago. Publication of the petition from Enbridge is not intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.
Learn More⚠️Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments by Federal Energy Commission
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is issuing a final rule to amend its regulations governing the maximum civil monetary penalties assessable for violations of statutes, rules, and orders within the Commission's jurisdiction. The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended most recently by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, requires the Commission to issue this final rule.
Learn More⚖️2025 Civil Penalties Adjustments for Offshore Energy Operations
This final rule implements the 2025 inflation adjustments to the maximum daily civil monetary penalties in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM) regulations for violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA). These inflation adjustments are made pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Improvements Act) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memorandum M-25-02. The 2025 adjustment multiplier of 1.02598 accounts for 1 year of inflation from October 2023 through October 2024.
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