Under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), a natural gas facility such as an interstate pipeline must obtain a “certificate of public convenience and necessity” from FERC prior to construction. FERC’s ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is threatening to revoke National Grid’s certificate to offer natural gas service in downstate New York. Cuomo sent a letter to National Grid on Tuesday giving the company 14 days to ...

On February 18, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued a supplemental Notice of Inquiry (February 2021 NOI) seeking additional comments on whether and how it should ...

A gas pipeline championed by President Donald Trump cleared permitting hurdles in New York and New Jersey, reflecting a ...

A federal appeals court vacated the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (NYSDEP) denial of a water-quality certificate to the proposed Northern Access natural gas pipeline ...

University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Department of Mechanical Engineering has developed a certificate program in oil and gas engineering to help students enter careers in the Eagle Ford or other ...

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