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57. October 22, 2025 | Trump Administration Blocks Major Russian Oil Firms

In response to Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in March 2014 and February 2022, the Department of Treasury implemented various sanctions on Russian entities.

United States International

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Thompson Coburn LLP

New OFAC Sanctions Adversely Impact Rosneft And Lukoil: Extra Diligence Required

Washington, D.C. (October 29, 2025) - On October 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed further sanctions (Sanctions)...

United States International

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Department Of Energy Directs FERC To Act On The Study And Interconnection Of Large Loads And Hybrid Facilities, FERC Opens Public Comment Period

On October 23, 2025, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright exercised his authority under Section 403 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. § 7173(a)) to propose that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission initiate a rulemaking that would expedite the interconnection of large load facilities.

United States Energy

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Van Ness Feldman

Court Requires DEC To Promulgate Regulations In NYS Climate Regulation Case

On Oct. 24, 2025, the New York Supreme Court, Albany County, issued a decision and order in Citizen Action of New York et al v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation...

United States Environment

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Coordinated & Far-Reaching New Sanctions On Russia Represent Strongest Yet As UK, US, & EU Push To End The War In Ukraine

United States International

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Bracewell

Administration Tees Up Major Expansion Of FERC Jurisdiction Over Large-Load Interconnections

United States Energy

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Davis Wright Tremaine

New Army Corps Guidance Puts Wind And Solar Projects In The Slow Lane

United States Energy

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Holland & Hart

States Contend With The Proliferation Of Data Centers Across The East Coast

United States Energy

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Duane Morris LLP

California's Cap-and-Trade Is Extended And Becomes 'Cap-and-Invest' In Package Of New Energy Laws

United States Energy

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

DOE Directs FERC To Initiate Large Load Interconnection Rulemaking

United States Energy

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

DOE Directs FERC To Consider Groundbreaking Rules Related To Large Load Interconnection

United States Energy

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Mintz

Sanctions Update: October 27, 2025

United States International

SJ

Steptoe LLP

From Conditional To Final: DOE Clears CP2 LNG For Non-FTA Exports

United States Energy

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

OFAC Sanctions Russia's Two Largest Oil Companies

United States International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Federal Court Blocks Enforcement Of Texas Proxy Advisor Disclosure Law

United States Commercial

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Unpacking A Busy Last Week For US ESG Disclosure And Compliance

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

The Changes To The English Arbitration Regime: What Parties To International Construction Disputes Need To Know

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Control, Creativity, Closure: The Mediation Advantage

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Green And Spiegel Partner Ksenia Maiorova Secures Major Win In NIL Visa Lawsuit

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Alternative Power Plays: Pennsylvania's Energy Position (Podcast)

For decades, Pennsylvania has served as a key energy battleground and, in some ways, a harbinger for the challenges the energy industry will face years down the line.

United States Energy

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

California Seeks Greenhouse Gas Reductions Through Substantial Revision To Landfill Methane Regulation

What Happened? To assist in meeting the state's target of reducing methane emissions by 40% by 2030, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently proposed significant amendments...

United States Energy

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Beveridge & Diamond

Unlocking Critical Value: Circular Strategies For Critical Minerals

As demand for critical minerals accelerates, so does the pressure to find smarter, more sustainable ways to source them.

United States Energy

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Arcadis

The Real AI Constraint: Power At Velocity

The limiting factor for AI isn't talent, computing power, or algorithms. It's power. And that's not a distant problem. It's happening now.

United States Technology

BB

Baker Botts LLP

"One Big Beautiful Bill Act": Five Changes Oil And Gas Businesses Need To Know About Now

United States Energy

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

The New Frontier: Financing Storage-Only And Co-Located Projects

United States Energy

FL

Foley & Lardner

Can Finance And Policy Unlock The Carbon Capture Boom? (Podcast)

United States Energy

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Bracewell

Sanctions Update: October 20, 2025

United States International

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Key Takeaways From The 9th Annual Baker Institute Energy Summit – Resilience In Energy Supply Chains

United States Energy

BB

Baker Botts LLP

P2N0 - Edition 36 - News And Views On The Drive Towards Net-Zero GHG Emissions

Worldwide Energy

BB

Baker Botts LLP

The Gold Rush For Renewable Diesel Is Over: Profitability Strategies For Refiners

United States Energy

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AlixPartners

FERC Meeting Agenda Summaries For October 2025

United States Energy

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

The US Issues A Detailed Ultimatum Against International "Carbon Tax" Ahead Of IMO Net-Zero Framework Vote

United States Transport

JW

Jones Walker

Government Shutdown And BOEM, BSEE And ONRR Contingency Plans

United States Energy

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Liskow & Lewis

The Gold Rush For Renewable Diesel Is Over: Profitability Strategies For Refiners

Over the past few years, steadily growing demand and government incentives have made renewable diesel a highly profitable industry for investors.

United States Energy

A

AlixPartners

FERC Meeting Agenda Summaries For October 2025

Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on October 16, at 10:00 a.m. ET.

United States Energy

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

The US Issues A Detailed Ultimatum Against International "Carbon Tax" Ahead Of IMO Net-Zero Framework Vote

As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) prepares to vote this week (October 14-17, 2025) on final adoption of a mandatory Net-Zero Framework (NZF)...

United States Transport

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Jones Walker

Government Shutdown And BOEM, BSEE And ONRR Contingency Plans

Due to the government shutdown, which began on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)...

United States Energy

LL

Liskow & Lewis

The Exploration Crisis: Why Oil & Gas Companies Are Finding Less While Demand Keeps Growing (Video)

United States Commercial

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

Foreign Terrorist Organizations Designations Provide DOJ With New Civil Forfeiture Authorities And Opportunities

Civil forfeiture is becoming an increasingly important tool in the U.S. Justice Department's (DOJ) campaign against Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs).

United States International

FL

Foley & Lardner

Louisiana AG Urges DOJ To Clean Up Oil Spill Litigation

Louisiana AG Liz Murrill sent a letter to U.S. AG Pam Bondi requesting the dismissal of all DOJ lawsuits filed against insurance underwriters under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990...

United States Energy

CO

Cozen O'Connor

California Climate Disclosure Rules Come Into Focus As 2026 Deadlines Near

Recently, in Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. California Air Resources Board,1 the United States District Court for the Central District of California denied the U.S.

United States Environment

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Dechert

Navigating The Challenges Of Data Center Growth—Part I: Energy Sustainability

A surge in data center construction is transforming landscapes across the United States, driven by soaring demand for cloud services, artificial intelligence, streaming...

United States Energy

FH

Foley Hoag LLP

Current Trends In Climate Litigation: What Do Corporates Need To Know?

United States Litigation

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

FERC Issues New Final Direct Rule Implementing Executive Order On Regulatory Sunsetting

United States Energy

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Energy Supply Considerations For Manufacturers Re-Onshoring To The U.S.

United States Energy

FL

Foley & Lardner

FERC Fines Electric Utility For Providing False Information To NERC Regional Entity

United States Energy

BB

Baker Botts LLP

California Enacts New Electric Transmission Financing Programs And Adds To Its Wildfire Fund

United States Energy

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

California Enacts SB 237 To Streamline New Oil Well Permits In Kern County And Increase Output

United States Energy

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

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

United States Energy

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Bracewell

New York State Building And Energy Codes And Federal HFC Rollback Efforts: Navigating Regulatory Challenges For Developers

United States Environment

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Improvement In The US-Turkish Relationship Tied To Energy Policy

United States Energy

SJ

Steptoe LLP

German Federal Cabinet Approves Hydrogen Acceleration Act

United States Government

JD

Jones Day

Carbon Quarterly–Volume 12

United States Environment

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Impacts Of The Ongoing Government Shutdown On FERC Operations

United States Energy

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

What Happens To A Utility Company And Its Customers When There's A State Of Emergency For Utility Service?

United States Energy

RM

Rich May

FERC Sunsets 53 Administrative Regulations

United States Energy

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

How A Government Shutdown Could Impact Energy Commodity Prices And Valuations

United States Energy

FL

Foley & Lardner

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Can Finance And Policy Unlock The Carbon Capture Boom? (Podcast)

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Bracewell

The Exploration Crisis: Why Oil & Gas Companies Are Finding Less While Demand Keeps Growing (Video)

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Alvarez & Marsal

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

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WilmerHale

Akin Hosts 'Drilling Down: What Oil & Gas Companies Can Expect From Federal Agencies During Trump's Second Administration' Webinar (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Chevron Overruled: Understanding The Supreme Court's Decision In Loper Bright/Relentless And What It Could Mean For Regulated Communities (Video)

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K&L Gates LLP

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