Energy Tomorrow Blog
Approve FERC Nominees to Boost Energy Infrastructure
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Mark Green
Posted July 5, 2017
Earlier this year we posted about the lack of a quorum at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and how that could delay important energy infrastructure projects across the country – including a number of natural gas pipelines that would help distribute gas and its benefits to consumers, businesses, manufacturers and power generators.
The issue then was making nominations to fill vacancies to the five-member body, which has lacked a quorum to take official actions since January. Now the issue is the U.S. Senate taking timely action to confirm two nominees, Neil Chatterjee and Robert Powelson, who were approved by the Senate’s energy and natural resources committee last month. With the recent departure of Commissioner Colette Honorable, FERC currently has just one remaining member, Acting Chairwoman Cheryl LaFleur.
The Senate needs to move swiftly – to ensure the integrity and effectiveness of the U.S. infrastructure system, and to help advance broad economic benefits.
2015 Shapes Up as the Year of Energy Policy Debate
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Mary Schaper
Posted January 5, 2015
U.S. Needs Responsible Offshore Development, Not Duplicative Regulation
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Mark Green
Posted November 26, 2013
API is partnering with the National Ocean Industries Association and the Independent Petroleum Association of America in an effort to warn of a provision in a water development bill (S.601) that could limit future offshore oil and natural gas activity.
In a letter to members of a House-Senate conference committee considering the legislation, the three groups cite a portion of the bill that would create a National Endowment for the Oceans – which the groups argue could result in “additional and unnecessary authority over ocean resources.” The groups write that regulations already exist to manage those resources.
Turning Aside the ‘Regulatory Flood’
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Mark Green
Posted November 26, 2012