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CERAWeek: Energy Secretary Defends LNG Pause Amid Industry Outcry

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said she expects the review of LNG exports to be in the “rearview mirror” by next year.

Hirs: SEC’s Enhanced Climate-related Disclosures Are Unnecessary—Even According to SEC

The SEC’s rationale for enhanced climate-disclosure rules is weak and contradictory, says Ed Hirs. 

Hirs: LNG Plan is a Global Fail

Only by expanding U.S. LNG output can we provide the certainty that customers require to build new gas power plants, says Ed Hirs. 

Commentary: Fact-checking an LNG Denier

Tampa, Florida, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor blamed domestic natural gas producers for her constituents’ higher electricity bills in 2023. Here’s the truth, according to Hart Energy's Nissa Darbonne.

Watson: Implications of LNG Pause

Critical questions remain for LNG on the heels of the Biden administration's pause on LNG export permits to non-Free Trade Agreement countries.

Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About NEPA, But Didn’t Know to Ask

The National Environmental Policy Act, signed into law by the Nixon administration, went years largely unchanged. Now with permitting reform at the forefront of today's energy needs, the NEPA landscape is evolving. 

Antero Poised to Benefit from Second Wave of LNG

Despite the U.S. Department of Energy’s recent pause on LNG export permits, Antero foresees LNG market growth for the rest of the decade—and plans to deliver.

Commentary: Are Renewable Incentives Degrading Powergen Reliability?

A Vistra Corp. chief, ERCOT’s vice chairman and a private investor talk about what’s really happening on the U.S. grid, and it’s not just a Texas thing.

Tax Credit’s Silence on Blue Hydrogen Adds Uncertainty

Proposed rules for the 45V hydrogen production tax credit leave blue hydrogen up in the air, but producers planning to use natural gas with carbon capture and storage have options.

The Risks and Benefits of the IRA’s 45Q, 45Z

The Inflation Reduction Act sections 45Q and 45Z are incentives to invest in energy transition and renewable energy projects, but they involve legal considerations to account for.