Aaron Carpenter is an attorney in the Houston office of Bracewell & Giuliani. He focuses on a wide variety of transactions, primarily for clients within the energy and real estate industries. He also represents clients with mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, leases, project development, and joint ventures. He can be be reached at aaron.carpenter@bgllp.com.
In the wake of President Barack Obama’s announcement that his administration would not support the Keystone XL Pipeline, it is constructive to remember that another Washington influence is already impacting pipeline development in Texas.