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Federal Agency Recommends Updated Regulations for Pipeline Monitoring, Decommissioning, and Abandonment

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The Gulf of Mexico Region requires operators to conduct monthly inspections via vessel, helicopter, or other means. BSEE currently requires pipeline inspections to ensure the integrity of active pipelines. The specific inspection requirements are set by region. billion and identified a lack of funding for removal.

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

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Last year, in another dispute over who should bear the cost of decommissioning offshore facilities, the Southern District of Texas held that a former sub-assignee of offshore operating rights was entitled to equitable subrogation from the record title owner and initial assignor. Sojitz Energy Venture, Inc. Union Oil Co. of California , 394 F.

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Louisiana Second Circuit Addresses: (1) Creation of Mineral Servitudes Via Notarial Acts of Correction; (2) Obstacles Suspending the Prescription of Nonuse from Running Against Mineral Servitudes; and (3) Payment of Court Costs in Concursus Actions

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In Petro-Chem Operating Co., 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. , Flat River Farms, L.L.C. , 12] In its analysis, the Court first looked to the pertinent language of La.

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Federal Agency Recommends Updated Regulations for Pipeline Monitoring, Decommissioning, and Abandonment

The Energy Law

The Gulf of Mexico Region requires operators to conduct monthly inspections via vessel, helicopter, or other means. BSEE currently requires pipeline inspections to ensure the integrity of active pipelines. The specific inspection requirements are set by region. billion and identified a lack of funding for removal.

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Louisiana Second Circuit Provides Clarity on Production in Paying Quantities and Affirms Lease Cancellation Under Mineral Code Article 140 for Failure to Pay Royalties

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arose from a 2004 mineral lease covering nearly 1,400 acres in Sections 9, 10, 15, 16, and 21, Township 15 North, Range 15 West, in Caddo Parish. [2] 4] In 2007, Fossil Operating, Inc. 5] Chesapeake Operating, Inc. 1] The dispute in Gloria’s Ranch, L.L.C. Tauren Exploration, Inc.

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Louisiana’s Sabine River Authority Not Entitled To Sovereign Immunity

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7] The Fifth Circuit noted that even though the SRA-L was made part of the umbrella of the executive branch via its placement in the Department of Transportation and Development after its creation, it maintained substantial control over its operations. Tarrant County , 798 F.2d 2d 736, 744-45 (5 th Cir.

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