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FERC disavows MLP tax policy drama; commission to limit climate analysis

FERC disavows tax policy drama behind pipeline MLP shake-ups

With natural gas pipeline companies citing the burden of proposed federal tax changes in pulling their master limited partnerships off the field of play, the chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said it will make its final decision on the tax policy based on law, with no preference for a certain corporate structure.

FERC places limits on climate analysis in environmental reviews for gas projects

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will limit its analysis of upstream and downstream impacts of natural gas infrastructure projects as it aims to focus future environmental reviews. The shift in policy, detailed in a May 18 decision that drew dissent from the commission's two Democratic members, will limit reviews to more direct impacts from gas pipeline projects under its consideration.

Ruling on Dominion project previews FERC fight over pipeline policy

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has presented itself as open-minded as it considers updates to its almost-20-year-old process for reviewing natural gas pipeline applications, but a recent order from the commission showed that members have already chosen sides on a major issue.

FERC said May 18 that it plans to focus its environmental reviews of pipelines under the National Environmental Policy Act by keeping its analysis of project impacts tied closely to the pipeline after increasing the scope of its reviews "for a short time." The policy shift was spelled out by a FERC majority of Chairman Kevin McIntyre and commissioners Robert Powelson and Neil Chatterjee, all Republicans, in a decision that rejected a challenge to the commission's 2016 approval of Dominion Energy Inc.'s New Market project, a 112,000-Dth/d compression-based pipeline expansion that went into service in New York in 2017.

FERC approves Texas pipeline agreement among Kinder Morgan subsidiaries

Kinder Morgan Inc. units received federal authorization for a lease of 100,000 Dth/d of natural gas pipeline capacity in southern Texas that will be used to serve markets in Mexico.

FERC approves Boardwalk gas project for La. power plant over member's objection

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved Gulf South Pipeline Co. LP's 200,000-Dth/d expansion project for a natural gas pipeline to a Louisiana power plant, but the case spurred a dissenting commissioner to call on FERC to more fully assess projects' greenhouse gas impacts.

Gulf South receives approval to place Coastal Bend Header station in service

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted Gulf South Pipeline Co. LP's request to place the Brazos compressor station, part of the 1.42-Bcf/d Coastal Bend Header project in Fort Bend County, Texas, into service.

Environmentalists ask FERC to stop Atlantic Coast pipeline after loss of permit

The Sierra Club asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to order a stop to construction of the Dominion Energy Inc.-led, 1.5-Bcf/d Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline project after it lost a wildlife permit in a court case.