You Oughta Know – Disputes, Disruptions Around FERC’s Rate Index Add to Industry Uncertainty

04/11/2025 15 min
You Oughta Know – Disputes, Disruptions Around FERC’s Rate Index Add to Industry Uncertainty

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The liquids pipeline rate index, which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission uses to adjust the rates charged to shippers on the crude oil, refined products and NGL pipelines it regulates, is the most important rulemaking proceeding for interstate oil pipelines. In today’s RBN blog, we take a deeper dive into the rate index, the disruptions caused by recent attempts to adjust it mid-cycle, and how delays in the review process could cause problems down the road.

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