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EIC & Advisor-Access Spring Newsletter: Each quarter, EIC and Advisor-Access partner to produce the EIC Newsletter. The Spring edition highlights Stacey Morris, Director of Research with EIC member company Alerian. Read her commentary HERE

Pablo Mercado, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, EnLink Midstream LLC Joins the EIC Board
We are pleased to announce that Pablo Mercado, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of EnLink Midstream LLC has recently been appointed to the Energy Infrastructure Council Board of Directors. We are excited to welcome Pablo whose 20 years of experience in finance and corporate development in the energy industry will be a valuable addition to our current board and EIC’s ongoing mission. Pablo joins the Board following the departure of EIC Board member Eric Batchelder, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at EnLink Midstream, LLC.
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Energy Infrastructure Council Expresses Deep Concern over Court Decision to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline
(Washington, DC) Energy Infrastructure Council (EIC) President & CEO Lori Ziebart today issued a statement expressing deep concern over the decision by Judge James E. Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to temporarily shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline pending an environmental review. Ziebart said the ruling reflected, “Yet another sweeping decision by a single U.S. District Court that upends the stability of our nation’s critical energy value chain, unnecessarily increases costs for American consumers, and endangers our energy security.
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Chris Herbold Joins the EIC Board of Directors
Chris Herbold, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. joins the EIC Board We are pleased to announce that Chris Herbold, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. has recently been appointed to the Energy Infrastructure Council Board of Directors. We are excited to welcome Chris, whose more than two decades of experience in energy infrastructure finance and accounting, as well as his responsibilities overseeing investor relations, government relations, communications, accounting and tax, complement our existing board and will prove invaluable to the EIC.
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Evan A. Junek, Managing Director at J.P. Morgan, Joins EIC Board
Evan A. Junek, Managing Director at J.P. Morgan, Joins EIC Board The EIC Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Evan A. Junek, Managing Director at J.P. Morgan, has joined the Board. Evan Junek is a Managing Director in J.P. Morgan’s Corporate Finance Advisory group. Corporate Finance Advisory provides senior-level corporate finance advice to major global corporations across industries. Most recently, Mr. Junek has advised various senior executives and boards on valuation, capital structure, capital allocation, spin-offs, and other shareholder value enhancement strategies.
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EIC Files Comments on NEPA Modernization Proposals
On March 10, EIC filed comments with the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) on NEPA modernization proposals.
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EIC Supports Effectiveness of Natural Gas Act
On February 3, 2020, EIC joined INGAA and other trade associations in supporting the effectiveness of the Natural Gas Act in building out necessary and essential natural gas infrastructure.
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EIC Files Comments on Proposed Updates to SEC Rule 14a-8
On February 3, 2020, EIC filed comments on proposed updates to SEC Rule 14a-8.
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Energy Infrastructure Council (EIC) Announces Formation
Today, July 29, 2019, the Energy Infrastructure Council (EIC) announces its formation. EIC’s membership includes and is open to traditional and renewable energy infrastructure companies irrespective of company form, including public and private C-corporations, LLCs and partnerships, MLPs, infrastructure REITS and Yieldcos. The formation of EIC reflects the desire to adapt to the evolving industry landscape for companies developing and operating energy infrastructure and to address core public policy issues critical to investment in America’s energy infrastructure.
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