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DLA Piper Energy Alert: Federal District Court Decision Appears To Clear Way For Cape Wind
Posted on 24 Mar 2014 by DLA Piper

By Robert J. Alessi and Jeffrey D. Kuhn | The Federal District Court in Washington, D.C., has issued a lengthy ruling that appeared to substantially clear the way for Cape Wind, a large proposed offshore wind farm on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound... Read More

Tags: wind power , Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. Beaudreu , NEPA , alternative energy , Shelf Act , Cape Wind , Endangered Species Act , Rivers and Harbors Act , the Town of Barnstable , Energy Policy Act of 2005 , Administrative Procedures Act , Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe , Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act , Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound , DLA Piper , Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility , Migratory Bird Treaty Act , Litigation , National Environmental Policy Act , offshore wind farm , National Historic Preservation Act , Clean Water Act , Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act , energy

DLA Piper LLP Energy Bulletin
Posted on 10 Aug 2015 by DLA Piper

This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal and regulatory landscape. • President Obama reveals Clean Power Plan. Calling it the “single most important... Read More

Tags: alternative energy , fracking , clean energy , Boehner , Obama , Oil and gas , DLA Piper , Clinton , New York Oil , energy

DLA Piper Energy Bulletin
Posted on 30 Jun 2015 by DLA Piper

This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal and regulatory landscape. • Railroad industry leader sees jump ahead in volume of crude-by-rail. Are oil companies... Read More

Tags: alternative energy , fracking , DLA Piper , FERC , utilities , Texas , energy

DLA Piper Energy Report: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments On FERC Rule
Posted on 21 Oct 2015 by DLA Piper

This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal and regulatory landscape. • Supreme Court hears “demand-response” arguments on FERC rule. On October... Read More

Tags: DLA Piper , FERC , U.S. Supreme Court , energy

DLA Piper: Avoiding Multimillion-Dollar Liability For De Facto Partnership Breach Under Texas Law: One Useful Tip
Posted on 19 Mar 2014 by DLA Piper

By Ileana Blanco After a lengthy trial, a Dallas jury has found that a de facto partnership existed between Energy Transfers Partners, L.P. (ETP) and Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. “to market and pursue a pipeline project to transport crude... Read More

Tags: pipeline , crude oil , Enterprise Products Partners , Oil and gas , DLA Piper , Energy Transfers Partners , Texas , energy

DLA Piper Energy Alert: DOE Approves LNG Exports To Non-Free Trade Countries
Posted on 28 Mar 2014 by DLA Piper

By Philip Angeli The US Department of Energy has issued an Order granting approval to Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P. to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Jordan Cove’s liquefaction and export terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon, to countries... Read More

Tags: alternative energy , Free Trade Agreement , LNG , FTA , liquefied natural gas , US Department of Energy , international , DLA Piper , Oregon , DOE , Jordan Cove Energy Project , energy

DLA Piper Energy Alert: Thinking Strategically on Pipe Build-out for the Shale Boom
Posted on 21 Mar 2013 by DLA Piper

By Lee A. Alexander, Stefan M. Krantz and Zachary S. Launer Recent developments in horizontal drilling techniques have propelled natural gas production from shale formations to the forefront of domestic oil and gas production today. This rapid expansion... Read More

Tags: shale drilling , Pennsylvania , Natural gas , oil , DLA Piper , shale , energy law , Marcellus Shale , gas

DLA Piper: Japan's Renewable Energy Feed-In Tariff Regime
Posted on 11 Jul 2012 by DLA Piper

By Stephen Webb and Michelle Thomsen Prior to the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, Japan relied on nuclear power for roughly 30% of its energy needs, with 60% coming from conventional sources such as coal, oil and natural gas. Hydroelectric... Read More

Tags: nuclear power , geothermal , wind , Japan , solar , Feed-In Tariff , DLA Piper , Renewable Energy , biomass , energy

DLA Piper Energy Alert: With Revised Proposed Regulations, 'Fracking' Returns to the Fore of New York State's Energy Policy
Posted on 12 Dec 2012 by DLA Piper

By Robert J. Alessi and Jeffrey D. Kuhn New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's administration has issued revised proposed regulations for high-volume hydraulic fracturing (fracking or HVHF) in New York State, a move that will avoid sending the entire... Read More

Tags: New York , Governor Andrew M. Cuomo , NYSDEC , fracking , HVHF , New York State Department of Environmental Conservation , Natural gas , oil , DLA Piper , energy law , hydraulic fracturing , gas

DLA Piper Update: South Africa's Landmark Renewable Energy Program
Posted on 16 Jul 2012 by DLA Piper

By Damian McNair and Evelyn Chan South Africa's Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Program (REIPPPP) is a landmark project designed not only to secure energy to meet increasing demand, but also to stimulate the country's... Read More

Tags: electricity , South Africa , Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Program , DLA Piper , REIPPPP , Damian McNair and Evelyn Chan , Renewable Energy , energy