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Oil Spill Liability: OPA 90 v. the IMO’S CLC

The Energy Law

Most American maritime and environmental attorneys and vessel owners are familiar with OPA 90 and oil spill liability in the United States. But what happens when a vessel spills oil in the territorial waters of another country? The CLC addresses civil liability for maritime oil spills.

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How the Oil & Gas Industry is Helping Reduce Emissions

Energy Transfer

’s progress in reducing emissions over the past decade has come from investments made by the oil & gas industry? According to just-released data from the Environmental Protection Agency, methane emissions across all major oil and gas basins in the U.S. Did you know that most of the U.S.’s In fact, the No.

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1/4 Century: What Was the Oil and Gas Industry Like in the Early 2000s? Part 2

Rextag

As we wrap up the year in December, were taking a moment to reflect on the early 2000s, when the oil and gas industry was booming with bold ideas and big changes. billion barrels of recoverable oil , a staggering prospect that set the stage for the U.S. million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) globally.

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2023 Begins With Increased (or Unlimited) Liability for Vessel Owners

The Energy Law

A Regulatory Increase to the Limits of Liability for Oil Pollution and an Amendment Exempting Small Passenger Vessels from the Limitation of Liability Act Present New Challenges for Vessel Owners U.S. First, the Coast Guard announced [1] increases to the liability limits in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”). [2] 438, 446 (2001). [14]

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Supreme Court Denies Relief to Oil Companies

The Energy Law

2001) ( en banc ), the D.C. . § 2415(a), which imposes a 6-year statute of limitations for Government “every action for money damages. founded upon any contract,” applies to administrative royalty payment orders issued by the Minerals Management Service (MMS). The Court held that it does not. Watson , 410 F.3d 3d 722 (D.C. Babbitt , 268 F.3d

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Texas Court Upholds Lease Cancellation for Failure to Pay Shut-In Payments To Proper Party

The Energy Law

Tyler 5/5/2010), the Tyler Court of Appeals upheld a trial court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law with respect to the termination of an oil and gas lease for failure to pay shut-in royalty payments to the proper party. Circle Ridge Production, Inc. , 12-09-00150CV, __ S.W.3d acre tract of land in Smith County, Texas.

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Is the Frequency of Louisiana Environmental Quality Act Citizen Suit Litigation Increasing?

The Energy Law

Legacy litigation claims generally concern alleged contamination arising from historic oil and gas operations under theories of both breach of contract and tort. The Louisiana Environmental Quality Act, Louisiana Revised Statute §§ 30:2001 et seq. ,

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