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Gulf of Mexico Lease “Price Threshold” Conditions Held Unlawful

The Energy Law

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. Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Corp. Dep’t of Interior , __ F.3d 3d __, 2009 WL 57883 (5th Cir. Norton , 385 F.3d 3d 884 (5th Cir.

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

The Energy Law

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

The Energy Law

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

The Energy Law

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. 3d 687 (S.D.

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Highly Anticipated En Banc Fifth Circuit Opinion Reframes Maritime Contract Analysis

The Energy Law

Doiron dramatically revamps the analysis to address substantial criticism and to adhere to the Supreme Court’s guidance in Norfolk Southern Railway Co. Kirby , 543 U.S.

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