Event Summary
Stay ahead of critical shifts in U.S. energy regulation with this high-level, non-technical briefing on the latest legal and permitting developments impacting energy infrastructure. This timely session will break down the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 28, 2024, decision to overturn the Chevron Deference doctrine, explore its far-reaching implications for energy policy, and highlight how regulatory uncertainty may reshape the landscape.
We’ll also take a focused look at the growing challenges in permitting energy infrastructure projects, especially for natural gas—and what’s at stake if delays continue. Using real-world examples of successful infrastructure projects, we’ll demonstrate the urgent need for new energy facilities and the consequences of inaction. Finally, we’ll address rising opposition to natural gas use, and how it could impact long-term investments in the energy sector.
Attendees will receive 2 Professional Development Hours (PDH) upon approval.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, attendees will:
- Understand the potential regulatory impacts of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision reversing Chevron Deference.
- Identify key permitting challenges currently affecting U.S. energy infrastructure projects.
- Recognize the critical need for energy infrastructure expansion to ensure reliable supply across natural gas, oil, and electric power sectors.
- Gain insight into policy and market forces pushing to phase out natural gas in domestic use.
- Evaluate how evolving regulations and permitting processes could influence natural gas pricing, logistics, and long-term supply dynamics.
Who Should Attend
Any relatively new employee of a gas industry entity and experienced gas industry professionals (administrative, financial, operations, legal, marketing, and other disciplines) seeking to broaden their understanding of the natural gas industry.
Meet Your Instructor
J. Richard Moore
Dick Moore has more than 40 years of experience in the energy industry, including jobs in both regulated and unregulated segments of this industry. He has held senior management positions in oil and gas exploration and production companies, interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines, gas and electric utilities, as well as natural gas gathering, processing and marketing companies.
Mr. Moore previously served on the Board of Directors of the Gas Processors Association and has held a position as adjunct faculty in the economics department at Richland College in Dallas. He serves as faculty for the Energy Executive Course at the University of Idaho and the Legislative Energy Horizons Institute of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region as well as the Professional Development Institute at the University of North Texas and has been a speaker on energy topics for the Maguire Energy Institute at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
