Client Alerts
On June 18, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) issued a landmark suite of six contemporaneous …
June 24, 2026
June 24, 2026 • 8-minute read
Overview
Ankush is an associate in the Washington D.C. office of Vinson & Elkins and a member of the firm’s Energy Regulation practice.
Credentials
Education
- Duke University School of Law, J.D., 2024
- The College of William & Mary, B.S., Chemistry, magna cum laude, 2020
Admissions
- District of Columbia
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Client Alerts
The CFTC’s New Enforcement Policy and its Interplay with FERC Enforcement
On May 19, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or the “Commission”) Division of Enforcement issued a new staff …
May 27, 2026
May 27, 2026 • 9-minute read
Client Alerts
FERC Issues Order Directing PJM to Create New Rules to Embrace Innovation and Protect Consumers
On December 18, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) issued an Order directing grid operator PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”) to establish transparent rules to facilitate service of data centers and other large loads co-located with generating facilities.
December 23, 2025 • V&E Energy Update
December 23, 2025 • 8-minute read
Client Alerts
On November 20, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) issued four significant orders addressing crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas liquids pipelines (collectively, “oil pipelines”) matters: (1) a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) for the Five-Year Review of the Oil Pipeline Index (“2026 Index NOPR”) proposing an index level of Producer Price Index for Finished Goods (“PPI-FG”) minus 1.42% for the period (July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2031); (2) an Order denying rehearing and granting oil pipelines remedial relief related to the reinstated oil pipeline index for the period March 1, 2022 to September 17, 2024; (3) an order withdrawing the supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking that proposed to amend the index level to PPI-FG minus 0.21% on a prospective basis from July 1, 2025 until June 30, 2026; and (4) an order denying Airlines for America and the National Propane Gas Association’s petition requesting that the Commission initiate a rulemaking to establish affiliate standards of conduct regulations for oil pipelines.
November 26, 2025 • V&E Energy Update
November 26, 2025 • 7-minute read
Client Alerts
DOE Directs FERC to Address Large Load Interconnection Procedures
On October 23, 2025, Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright, relying on his authority under Section 403 of the Department of Energy Organization Act, directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the “Commission” or “FERC”) to consider an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANOPR”) and initiate rulemaking procedures to address potential reforms to “ensure the timely and orderly interconnection of large loads to the transmission system.”
October 30, 2025 • V&E Energy Update | Published by The Journal of Federal Agency Action, January 2026
October 30, 2025 • 6-minute read
