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Fifth Circuit to Hold Oral Argument in Sojitz v. UNOCAL in April 2020

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2003) (“the regulations govern the parties’ joint and several liabilities vis-à-vis the Government not amongst themselves”) and Total E&P USA, Inc. Sojitz Energy Venture, Inc. Union Oil Co. of California , 394 F. 3d 687 (S.D. UNOCAL also reserved a 3% overriding royalty. Parker Drilling Co. , 3d 558, 563 (5th Cir.

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) recently issued a proposed rule on Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention (“Proposed Rule”), which was published in the Federal Register on October 16, 2020 and is now open for public comment.

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law Blog

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) recently issued a proposed rule on Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention (“Proposed Rule”), which was published in the Federal Register on October 16, 2020 and is now open for public comment.