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V&E lawyers discussed recent antitrust developments in these industries — including federal regulators’ merger and non-merger enforcement priorities and state & private litigation — and what lies ahead.

Vinson & Elkins recently expanded its corporate practice in London with the addition of Kilian de Cintré, who joined as an energy and infrastructure partner.

Chris Taufatofua joined Vinson & Elkins’ corporate and finance practice in London as an energy, infrastructure and finance transactions partner, enhancing the firm’s capabilities to advise on complex project financings and other transactions.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“FERC” or “Commission”) October 18, 2023 Open Meeting (the “October Open Meeting”) and October 27, 2023 issuance of rehearing of remand orders for the Texas LNG Brownsville LLC and joint Rio Grande, LLC and Rio Bravo Pipeline Company, LLC projects provide further evidence of the re-solidification of the Driftwood Compromise we discussed in our earlier update following the September 21, 2023 Open Meeting (the “September Open Meeting”).

At the Open Meeting held on September 21, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) approved four of the six Natural Gas Act (“NGA”) certificate orders for interstate natural gas pipelines and liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) terminals that were abruptly struck from the agenda at the July Open Meeting.

The purpose of this White Paper is to provide general guidance to transaction participants and practitioners in their consideration of the application of 17 C.F.R. Part 246, adopted jointly by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and five other federal agencies (the “Agencies”) in October of 2014 (the “CRR Rules”) pursuant to Section 15G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as added by section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to a typical issuance of secured notes by a newly formed special purpose vehicle that owns or will own, among other things, a portfolio of proven, developed and producing hydrocarbon wells (a “Structured PDP Well Financing”).

V&E lawyers discussed recent antitrust developments in these industries — including federal regulators’ merger and non-merger enforcement priorities and state & private litigation — and what lies ahead.

Vinson & Elkins ESG lawyers discussed social and human rights issues that impact energy companies both in the U.S. and abroad.

Vinson & Elkins partner John B. Connally served as Contributing Editor to the Chambers 2022 Energy: Oil & Gas Global Practice Guide, which was released on August 9, 2022.

It has been over a year since the Colonial Pipeline cybersecurity incident, and the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) continues to issue cybersecurity directives to owners and operators of critical pipelines and liquified natural gas facilities.