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When Disruptions Converge: Pressure Across Energy Markets

The energy sector is simultaneously navigating a geopolitical crisis in the Middle East, an escalating tariff regime, a physical attack on critical LNG infrastructure in Qatar, and an industrial accident...

Worldwide Energy

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Riveron

Antitrust & Competition Policy Recalibration: Signs Of A More Permissive Merger Environment

Antitrust enforcement is showing early signs of transformation as new leadership promises more accommodating approaches to oil & gas consolidation.

United States Energy

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Increased CARB Enforcement Of Diesel Transport Refrigeration Units (TRUs) Rocks Transporters And Receivers Of Refrigerated Shipments In California

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is expected to ramp up enforcement of the amended Airborne Toxic Control Measure for In-Use Diesel-Fueled Transport Refrigeration Units.

United States Transport

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Emerging State-Level Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Frameworks

As the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rolls back greenhouse gas (GHG) laws, rules, and regulations consistent with Trump Administration priorities...

United States Environment

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Squire Patton Boggs LLP

Last Month At The Supreme Court | March 2026

United States Litigation

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Dykema

Post Iran War Balance Of Power In The Middle East

Worldwide Energy

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Steptoe LLP

Texas Supreme Court Provides Additional Guidance On Double-Fraction Deeds

United States Energy

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Holland & Knight

TerraPower Successfully Navigates The NRC Permitting Process

United States Energy

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Foley Hoag LLP

The Climate Report - First Quarter 2026

United States Energy

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Jones Day

Baker Botts Secures Major Victory In Fifth Circuit, Vacating EPA’s Disapproval Of Texas’s Clean Air Act Good Neighbor Plan

United States Environment

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Baker Botts LLP

The Status Of Federal Permitting Reform And Implications For Infrastructure, Energy, And Industrial Projects

United States Environment

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Arnold & Porter

Geopolitics, Energy Markets, And Fertilizer: Why U.S. Farmers Are Feeling The Pressure

United States Energy

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Bergeson & Campbell

Dire Straits: Commercial Policyholders Are Navigating Troubled Waters In The Persian Gulf

Worldwide Insurance

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Jones Day

D.C. Circuit Finds FERC Erred In Declining To Consider Section 206 Relief In 2024/25 PJM Capacity Auction Re-Run Case

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

Gabriel Pinilla On Coffee Shops: La Voz De Los Ruferos (Podcast)

United States Real Estate

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Adams and Reese

Signed, Sealed, But Not Delivered? Don't Wonder About Taxes Under New Postal Service Rules

United States Tax

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Nossaman LLP

Colorado "Opt-Out" Litigation – Petition For Rehearing En Banc And Amicus Briefs In Support

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

March 2026: Federal Deadlines That Will Reshape The AI Regulatory Landscape

United States Technology

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Baker Botts LLP

What Every Multinational Should Know About…Managing The Aftermath Of The Supreme Court's IEEPA Tariff Decision (Part I)

United States International

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Foley & Lardner

Monitoring The Hormuz Strait And The Subsequent Trade Volatility

On March 9th, 2026, maritime tracking data showed just one outbound vessel, bearing an Iranian flag, transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with no inbound movements recorded at all.

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Interior Department Convenes Rare Endangered Species 'God Squad' Committee Meeting On Gulf Oil And Gas Activities

On March 16, 2026, the Department of the Interior announced a rare meeting of the Endangered Species Committee (ESC or Committee), colloquially referred to as the "God Squad."

United States Energy

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Bracewell

Interior Secretary Convenes Endangered Species Committee (Aka "God Squad") Regarding Oil & Gas Exemption: What Companies Need To Know

The Trump administration's rare move to activate the "God Squad"/ Endangered Species Committee could pave the way for oil and gas development projects in sensitive Gulf habitats by exempting them from Endangered Species Act protections.

United States Energy

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Hyperscalers, Reliability And The Return Of Natural Gas Paired With Carbon Capture

Hyperscale data centers being developed to provide energy for artificial intelligence (AI) are forcing a change in the clean-energy conversation. “Hyperscalers” refers to large technology companies...

United States Energy

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Bracewell

Full Steam Ahead: Financing Geothermal 2.0

United States Energy

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Foley Hoag LLP

Cari’s Legal Exchange — Iran Sanctions: Implications For Global Trade (Video)

Worldwide International

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Winston & Strawn LLP

One Big Beautiful Bill ("OB3") And FEOC: Current Considerations For Debt Financings

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

Navigating The New Trade Policy Reality For Energy In 2026

United States Energy

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

OFAC Issues General License 52 Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving PdVSA

United States Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Energy Dominance Is Driving DC Lobbying In A New Direction

United States Energy

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Bracewell

Texas Supreme Court Issues Its First Opinion Finding Rebuttal Of The Van Dyke Presumption

United States Energy

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Liskow & Lewis

Still A Petroleum Tanker Of A Different Color: Enduring Obstacles To An LNG-Based Global Natural Gas Spot Market

Worldwide Energy

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NERA

OFAC Issues General License 134 Authorizing Temporary Wind‑Down For Certain Russian Oil Cargoes

Worldwide International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Regional Spillover In The Middle East Risks Supply Chain Disruptions And Violence Escalation

Worldwide Energy

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Steptoe LLP

Monitoring The Hormuz Strait And The Subsequent Trade Volatility

On March 9th, 2026, maritime tracking data showed just one outbound vessel, bearing an Iranian flag, transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with no inbound movements recorded at all.

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Still A Petroleum Tanker Of A Different Color: Enduring Obstacles To An LNG-Based Global Natural Gas Spot Market

Despite the entry of the United States as a key exporter of liquified natural gas (LNG) and the desire for alternative sources of the fuel in Europe following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there exists no worldwide price of natural gas.

Worldwide Energy

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NERA

OFAC Issues General License 134 Authorizing Temporary Wind‑Down For Certain Russian Oil Cargoes

On March 12, 2026, OFAC issued General License 134 (“GL 134”), creating a narrow authorization for the sale, delivery, and offloading of Russian‑origin crude oil...

Worldwide International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Regional Spillover In The Middle East Risks Supply Chain Disruptions And Violence Escalation

As the US-Israel-Iran conflict in the Middle East enters its third week, further regional spillover and escalation appear more likely than a decisive conclusion in the near term.

Worldwide Energy

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Steptoe LLP

New Daylight For Geothermal: How Federal Support And Bipartisan Permitting Reform Are Fueling A Geothermal Boom

United States Energy

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Foley Hoag LLP

DOE Releases $1.9 Billion Funding Opportunity For Grid Upgrades And Expansion

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) on March 12, 2026, issued the Speed to Power Through Accelerated Reconductoring and other Key Advanced Transmission Technology Upgrades (SPARK)...

United States Energy

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Holland & Knight

CARB Adopts Initial Climate Disclosure Reporting Regulations To Implement SB 253 And SB 261

On Feb. 26, 2026, CARB adopted its initial regulations implementing SB 253 and SB 261, the California Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Climate Financial Risk Disclosure Initial Regulation.

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Provisional Measure No. 1,340/2026: Economic Subsidy For Diesel Oil And Increase Of Export Tax Rate On Crude Petroleum Oils Or Oils Obtained From Bituminous Minerals (NCM 2709) And Diesel Oil (NCM 2710.19.21)

On 12 March, 2026, Provisional Measure No. 1,340/2026 ("PM No. 1,340/2026") was published in an Extra Edition of the Official Gazette. The Provisional Measure...

United States Tax

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Mayer Brown

2026 Outlook For Maritime Biofuels

Maritime biofuels are “making waves” in 2026. Growing decarbonization efforts have the potential to create synergies between the maritime and biofuel sectors.

United States Transport

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Bracewell

BOEM Proposes To Loosen Supplemental Financial Assurance Requirements For Offshore Oil And Gas Lessees

United States Energy

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Bracewell

BOEM Proposed Rule Includes Significant Changes To 2024 Financial Assurance Regulations

United States Energy

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Liskow & Lewis

Move To Cut Red Tape For Offshore Oil And Gas Industry

United States Energy

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Jones Walker

Do Governments Have A Midas Touch? The Case Of State Financing German Electricity TSOs

United States Energy

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NERA

White House's "BYOG" Policy Creates Opportunities As 7 Tech Giants Pledge To Self-supply Power For Data Centers

United States Energy

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McDermott Will & Schulte

What Happens To Oil And Gas Rights When You Inherit Property?

United States Energy

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Cantrell Law Firm

In Its Second Week, The US-Israel-Iran War Is Reshaping Global Energy Markets

United States Energy

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Steptoe LLP

Jones Act Waivers—Again

United States Transport

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Winston & Strawn LLP

The DATA Act Of 2026 And The Future Of Data Center Development

United States Energy

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Foley Hoag LLP

How The Saudi-Pakistan Mutual Defense Pact Could Quickly Move From Paper To Reality

Worldwide Government

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Steptoe LLP

Dept Of Interior Proposes Revisions To Rules Licensing Producers Of Governing Offshore O&G

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

Weekly Sanctions Update: March 9, 2026

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

Sanctions Update: March 9, 2026

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

New York Mandates Greenhouse Gas Emissions Disclosures Beginning 2026

United States Environment

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Holland & Knight

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Connections — March 2026

United States Energy

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Mintz

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Monitoring The Hormuz Strait And The Subsequent Trade Volatility

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

After Two Decades Of Failing To Come To An Agreement "The Mother Of All Deals" Is Done Kudos To India And The EU

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

What Europe's Renewable Energy Struggles Can Teach U.S. Regulators About Dispute System Design

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JAMS

World Trade And Invasion, One Year Later – Are We On The Brink Of A New World Order?

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Incursion And World Trade, Part 2 - How To Commit Economic Suicide For Your Country In The Year 2022

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Incursion And World Trade, And What Ties Them Together: The Benjamins, From A U.S. (individual's) Perspective

Worldwide International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Nuclear Export Controls: A Brief Overview Of NRC And DoE Regulations

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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U.S. Natural Gas Strategies Episode 1: The End Of Easy Gas And Emerging Opportunities (Video)

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Alvarez & Marsal

International Series: Episode 1 — Mastering Workforce Reductions And Restructuring For Global Companies (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Cari's Legal Exchange: Operating Under The New Venezuelan Framework (Video)

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Bracewell Explains – Speed To Power: Using Associated Natural Gas To Power Data Centers (Video)

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Bracewell

In That Case: Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado (Video)

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WilmerHale

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