30
July
2018
Energy Enforcement Update
This week’s enforcement update covers:
- FERC issues Order Approving ENPM Stipulation and Consent Agreement;
- Footprint Elects De Novo Review in FERC Show Cause Proceeding;
- CFTC Announces Its Largest Ever Whistleblower Award of Approximately $30 Million, and First Award to a Foreign Whistleblower;
- CFTC Staff Issues Research Report on Sharp Price Movements in the Commodity Futures Markets
- SEC and CFTC Announce Approval of New MOU
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25
June
2018
Energy Enforcement Update
This week’s enforcement update covers:
- FERC issues Order to Show Cause to Footprint for alleged tariff violations and submission of false information;
- The Supreme Court denies TOTAL petition for writ of certiorari;
- FERC settles with Duke Energy regarding alleged violation of FERC market behavior rule on communications;
- CFTC orders Société Générale S.A. to pay $475 million penalty to resolve charges of alleged LIBOR and Euribor manipulation; and
- U.S. Department of Justice announces new policy on coordination of corporate penalties.
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21
May
2018
Energy Enforcement Update
This week’s enforcement update covers:
- FERC Enforcement Staff presents the 2018 Summer Energy Market and Reliability Assessment;
- CFTC Staff issues report assessing market impacts of LNG;
- CFTC Commissioner Behnam discusses CFTC enforcement program and trends;
- FERC files opposition to TOTAL petition for writ of certiorari in the Supreme Court;
- Second Circuit affirms dismissal of class action against TOTAL for alleged natural gas manipulation; and
- FERC Enforcement settles investigation with PSEG.
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05
April
2018
Energy Enforcement Update
This week’s enforcement update covers:
- FERC files opposition to Powhatan and Chen motion to dismiss amended complaint;
- Judge denies CFTC motion to compel based on agreement of parties;
- FERC extends deadline for comments in grid resilience proceeding to May 9;
- Supreme Court extends time for government to respond to TOTAL;
- Sidley and The Brattle Group to host webinar on FERC energy storage order; and
- Sidley’s Ken Irvin moderates PLI program on FERC enforcement.
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05
March
2018
Energy Enforcement Update
This week’s enforcement update covers:
- Powhatan and Chen file motion to dismiss FERC’s amended complaint;
- FERC and Silkman/CES file motions for summary judgment regarding statute of limitations;
- FERC Staff finds no withholding of pipeline capacity in New England markets;
- BP files reply to FERC answer regarding on statute of limitations; and
- FERC and ETRACOM stay discovery pending mediation.
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07
February
2018
Energy Enforcement Update
This week’s enforcement update covers:
- CFTC orders Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. to pay $70 million penalty for attempted manipulation of ISDAFIX benchmark;
- CFTC and DOJ announce spoofing charges against banks and individuals;
- FERC files amended complaint in case against Powhatan and Chen;
- Judge grants joint motion on summary judgment procedure in FERC case against Silkman/CES;
- FERC OE files answer to BP motion seeking dismissal based on statute of limitations;
- FERC Chairman testifies on grid performance during recent weather events; and
- FERC Commissioner Rich Glick stresses importance of FERC enforcement regime.
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18
January
2018
Energy Enforcement Update
Our first enforcement update for 2018 covers:
- FERC terminates DOE NOPR proceeding on grid resilience and initiates new proceeding;
- FERC increases maximum civil penalties for violations;
- TOTAL files petition for writ of certiorari in Supreme Court;
- FERC loses again – Judge rules Powhatan and Chen are entitled to a de novo trial in district court;
- Judge denies Silkman and CES objection to magistrate’s discovery rulings in district court; and
- ERCOT proposes rule revisions to protect its jurisdictional independence from FERC.
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21
December
2017
Energy Enforcement Update
This week’s enforcement update covers:
- BP files motion seeking dismissal of FERC case based on statute of limitations;
- Eversource sends cease & desist letter regarding alleged gas pipeline capacity withholding report;
- Secretary Perry grants extension for FERC action on DOE grid resiliency proposal;
- Kevin McIntyre sworn in as Chairman and Richard Glick sworn in as Commissioner at FERC;
- House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee holds hearing on financial trading in electricity markets; and
- CFTC releases annual enforcement results for Fiscal Year 2017.
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21
November
2017
Energy Enforcement Update
Our latest enforcement update covers:
- FERC releases 2017 Report on Enforcement showing continued focus on fraud and market manipulation;
- CFTC settles with Statoil ASA for attempted manipulation of Argus Far East Index propane benchmark – “damning” messages again cause trouble;
- Judge issues case management order and sets trial date in CFTC case against Kraft;
- FERC approves settlement in Barclays case;
- CFTC orders Cargill, Inc. to pay a $10 million civil penalty for providing inaccurate mid-market marks on swaps;
- Senate confirms McIntyre and Glick to FERC, but still not sworn in at FERC; and
- CFTC orders Morgan Stanley and Co. Incorporated to pay $350,000 penalty for Part 17 Large Trader reporting violations.
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30
October
2017
Energy Enforcement Update
This week’s enforcement update covers:
- Barclays and FERC Enforcement reach agreement in principle to settle manipulation lawsuit for a total of $105 million;
- HSBC executive convicted of foreign currency exchange fraud;
- FERC Chairman Chatterjee calls for FERC to reexamine proper scope of de novo review;
- Senator Blumenthal calls on FERC to investigate price manipulation allegations;
- CFTC finds that Arab Global Commodities DMCC engaged in spoofing of copper futures contracts; and
- FERC files response to Silkman and CES objection to magistrate’s discovery rulings in district court.
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