The Energy Law

JANUARY 16, 2009

Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Corp. Relying on its 2004 decision in Santa Fe Snyder Corp. 2004), the court held that Section 304 of the RRA unambiguously entitled Kerr-McGee to unconditional royalty relief on minimum volumes of production. Dep’t of Interior , __ F.3d 3d __, 2009 WL 57883 (5th Cir. Norton , 385 F.3d 3d 884 (5th Cir.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 21, 2021

The Report concluded that the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) lacks a robust oversight process (1) for ensuring the integrity of active offshore oil and gas pipelines and (2) to address the environmental risks posed by decommissioning and abandoning pipelines on the seafloor.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 21, 2021

The Report concluded that the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) lacks a robust oversight process (1) for ensuring the integrity of active offshore oil and gas pipelines and (2) to address the environmental risks posed by decommissioning and abandoning pipelines on the seafloor.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 11, 2020

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. Marubeni Oil & Gas (USA), Inc. , Union Oil Co.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 9, 2018

The case called upon the court to determine whether a contract for performance of specialty services to facilitate the drilling or production of oil and gas on navigable waters is maritime in nature. In a highly anticipated ruling, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its en banc decision in In re: Larry Doiron, Inc. ,

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