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Energy Industry Target of Cyber-Attacks and Congressional Efforts to Bolster Security

Posted by  on Wednesday, March 23rd 2016     

Cybersecurity of the electric power grid and energy sector as a whole has been the subject of heightened Congressional attention given the integral role the industry plays in our economy. According to a 2015 U.S. Senate committee report, nearly one-third of reported cyber-attacks involve the energy sector. Not surprisingly, the 114th Congress (2015-2016) has introduced … Continue reading →

category: Chris Smith, Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, Energy, H.R. 8, Iroquois, Legislative Updates, Marcellus, Privacy, Reverse Flow, S. 2012, U.S. House, U.S. Senate

Energy Industry Target of Cyber-Attacks and Congressional Efforts to Bolster Security

Posted by  on Wednesday, March 23rd 2016     

Cybersecurity of the electric power grid and energy sector as a whole has been the subject of heightened Congressional attention given the integral role the industry plays in our economy. According to a 2015 U.S. Senate committee report, nearly one-third of reported cyber-attacks involve the energy sector. Not surprisingly, the 114th Congress (2015-2016) has introduced … Continue reading →

category: Chris Smith, Cybersecurity, DOE, Electricity, Energy Policy, H.R. 8, Iroquois, Legislative Updates, Marcellus, Reverse Flow, S. 2012, U.S. House, U.S. Senate

The DOE Continues to Approve the Expansion of U.S. Exports of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Non-FTA Countries

Posted by  on Monday, November 25th 2013     

            This year we have seen the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) move relatively quickly to approve applications for authorization to export liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) to countries that do not have a free trade agreement with the U.S. (“non-FTA countries”).  The first DOE authorization for LNG export to non-FTA countries was granted in May 2011 to the … Continue reading »

category: Chris Smith, conditional authorization, Department of Energy, DOE, Energy Exports, Free Trade Agreement, Freeport, Liquefied Natural Gas, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), LNG, Natural Gas, non-FTA countries, Quintana Island, U.S. Senate