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James E. Olson
James E. Olson
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Biography
James's principal areas of practice are rate regulation of natural gas pipelines and storage companies by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), including administrative litigation before the FERC; regulatory compliance for pipelines, storage providers, marketers, and importers of natural gas; obtaining necessary authorizations from FERC for energy infrastructure projects; rulemakings at FERC involving the regulation of natural gas transportation and storage; and transactions involving natural gas pipelines and storage facilities as well as midstream assets such as gathering lines, processing facilities, NGL pipelines, and fractionation plants.
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Representative Experience
Rate and Tariff Regulation
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- Led the litigation team in a month-long hearing at FERC representing a major Northeast natural gas pipeline company in a proceeding involving a NGA Section 4 rate increase proposed by a joint owner of some of the pipeline company’s facilities
- Represented, along with other Vinson & Elkins attorneys, a major Northeast natural gas pipeline in a NGA Section 4 proceeding at FERC to raise its rates.
- Represented, along with other Vinson & Elkins attorneys, a major Northeast natural gas pipeline in a NGA Section 4 proceeding at FERC to reduce its rates subsequent to an expansion project.
Transactions/Energy Projects
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- Represented natural gas producer in the negotiation of natural gas pipeline precedent agreements and transportation agreements for pipeline expansion projects designed to accommodate the producer’s future production in the Southern United States
- Represented natural gas producer in the Mid-Atlantic in negotiation of midstream agreements including natural gas gathering, natural gas processing, condensate gathering, and natural gas sales agreements
- Represented, along with another Vinson & Elkins attorney, natural gas producer in the South West in the negotiation of midstream agreements including NGL transportation and fractionation agreements
Regulatory Compliance and Policy Initiatives
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- Assisted with regulatory compliance initiatives for major United States natural gas pipelines
- Assisted with drafting and submitting comments, reply comments, a request for rehearing, and an appeal to the D.C. Circuit on behalf of major United States natural gas pipelines and storage facilities relating to FERC rulemaking regarding new capacity release rules for natural gas pipelines, Order No. 712
- Assisted with drafting comments in various other rulemaking proceedings before the FERC on behalf of major United States natural gas pipelines and storage facilities
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Education and Professional Background
- The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. with honors, 2002 (Texas Law Review; Order of the Coif)
- University of Oklahoma, B.A. Letters summa cum laude, 1999 (Phi Beta Kappa)
- Admitted to practice: Texas, 2002; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2003
Activities and Affiliations
- Member: Energy Bar Association
Publications and Presentations
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- "Federal Regulation of Natural Gas Pipelines and Storage Facilities," CLE Presentation, August 2011 (co-presenter)
- “Selected Topics in Midstream Transactions,” CLE Presentation, November 2010 (co-presenter)
- “Natural Gas and Electric Industries,” Course at the University of Houston Law Center, February 2010 (guest lecturer on the regulation of natural gas storage)
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First City Tower
1001 Fannin Street
Suite 2500
Houston, TX 77002-6760
Tel +1.713.758.4656
Fax +1.713.615.5140
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