The Energy Law

JANUARY 26, 2016

4] Paying quantities cases usually focus on what expenses constitute “operating expenses.” “Operating expenses”—or “lifting expenses” as they are sometimes referred—are “ordinary, recurring expenses” that are attributable to the expense of production, after the well is drilled and completed. [5] McKinney , 545 So. 2d 1216, 1220 (La.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 15, 2020

In most cases of default of a current lessee or owner of operating rights, BSEE will call upon a prior interest owner to perform the required decommissioning. A prior lessee could be held liable for decommissioning a hurricane-toppled platform years after its exit and completion of all lease decommissioning obligations.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 15, 2020

In most cases of default of a current lessee or owner of operating rights, BSEE will call upon a prior interest owner to perform the required decommissioning. A prior lessee could be held liable for decommissioning a hurricane-toppled platform years after its exit and completion of all lease decommissioning obligations.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 30, 2017

1] In the case, an operator initiated a concursus action seeking to resolve ownership interest in minerals underlying property on which it was operating. Flat River Farms, L.L.C. , the Louisiana Second Circuit addressed issues affecting the creation and preservation of mineral servitudes and payment of court costs in a concursus action. [1]

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