The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

On September 2, 2016, the Texas Supreme Court agreed to review three oil and gas cases involving issues pertinent to the industry and land and mineral owners. BP America Production Company v. Red Deer Resources, LLC In BP America Production Company v. Both parties filed petitions for review before the Texas Supreme Court.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 6, 2010

By Matthew Simone On January 6, 2010, the Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, announced plans to reform the nation’s policy on oil and gas development in an effort to shift from the Bush Administration’s “anywhere, anyhow” policy.

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Rextag

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Before it was Expand Energy, the largest natural gas-weighted exploration and production company in the U.S., billion merger with Southwestern Energy, Expand Energy has achieved a new milestone: its the largest natural gas producer in the U.S., Together, these assets solidify its position as Americas largest natural gas producer.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 22, 2021

for alleged damage to its property arising out of Chevron’s and its predecessor’s oil and gas operations in the Sardine Point Field from 1959 through 1991. Lexington Land purchased the property in June 2005 but did not obtain from the prior owners an assignment of the right to sue for property damage that occurred before the 2005 sale.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 25, 2008

By Claire Bienvenu On May 23, 2008, the Ninth Circuit vacated EPA’s rule exempting discharges of sediment resulting from oil and gas construction activities from National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements. 06-73217 (9th Cir.

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NIOSH Science: Oil & Gas

APRIL 23, 2014

2005] but only about 22,000 cases were reported in 2011 in the United States. Coccidioidomycosis is endemic (native and common) in the southwestern United States, the Central Valley of California, Mexico, and parts of Central and South America [CDC 2013a]. This suggests that the disease is greatly underreported [CDC 2013b].

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The Energy Law

JUNE 30, 2015

13-0596 , the Supreme Court of Texas interpreted a natural gas-purchase contract and held that a producer was not required to share in the costs of compression, even though that compression helped yield a higher re-sale price. Kachina”) operates a natural gas gathering system, as well as a gas pipeline. Lillis, No.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 22, 2021

for alleged damage to its property arising out of Chevron’s and its predecessor’s oil and gas operations in the Sardine Point Field from 1959 through 1991. Lexington Land purchased the property in June 2005 but did not obtain from the prior owners an assignment of the right to sue for property damage that occurred before the 2005 sale.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 22, 2021

for alleged damage to its property arising out of Chevron’s and its predecessor’s oil and gas operations in the Sardine Point Field from 1959 through 1991. Lexington Land purchased the property in June 2005 but did not obtain from the prior owners an assignment of the right to sue for property damage that occurred before the 2005 sale.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 4, 2023

COG owned the minerals under four leases in Reeves County, Texas executed between 2005 and 2014. Those leases granted COG the exclusive right to produce “oil and gas” or “oil, gas and other hydrocarbons.” One such conflict arose between Cactus Water Services, LLC (“Cactus”) and COG Operating, LLC (“COG”).

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The Energy Law

JUNE 4, 2007

Hunter MMS has announced proposed amendments to its deep gas royalty relief regulations under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The additional relief will only be available in years when the annual NYMEX natural gas price is at or below $4.47/MMBtu MMBtu expressed in 2006 dollars. Click here to read the Notice.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 26, 2007

Relying on a 1966 order that the pipelines in question were a transport system, the FERC determined that the pipelines were for the primary purpose of transporting gas. The panel concluded that several features of the pipelines weighed in favor of the finding that their primary purpose was the gathering of gas. 3d 346 (5th Cir.

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Iraq Business News: Oil & Gas

MARCH 7, 2025

According to a statement from the company, the funds will provide additional working capital, supporting Petrel's efforts to secure new oil and gas projects in Iraq and beyond. New global oil & gas investment falls short of levels needed to support anticipated demand.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 4, 2007

The Court will also hear arguments on the applicability of the discovery rule and fraudulent concealment to claims by oil and gas lessors. Liskow & Lewis attorney Butch Marseglia submitted an amicus curiae brief on behalf of The Texas Oil & Gas Association. Emerald Oil & Gas v. 13-99-757, 2005 WL 167051 (Tex.App.—Corpus

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

They alleged that (1) BOEM failed to adequately consider a “no action” alternative, (2) BOEM unreasonably assumed two environmental rules designed to reduce the risk of oil and gas spills would remain in effect, and (3) that BOEM unreasonably assumed that all rules would be effectively enforced. [4] Quoting PPL Wallingford Energy LLC v.

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The Energy Law

DECEMBER 11, 2006

The Court held that it does not. Circuit held that section 2415(a) did not apply to administrative actions such as MMS’s royalty payment order. Amoco Production Co. Watson , 410 F.3d 3d 722 (D.C. Because the Tenth Circuit had ruled to the contrary, see OXY USA, Inc. Babbitt , 268 F.3d 3d 1001 (10th Cir. 2001) ( en banc ), the D.C.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 6, 2017

The examples include the Constitution Pipeline, a natural gas pipeline segment connecting Pennsylvania to New York, and the Plains & Eastern Clean Line Project, a direct current transmission line transporting wind energy from Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas to Tennessee, Arkansas, and the rest of the south and southeast.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

part 63, Subpart HH, “NESHAP (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants) for Source Categories from Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities” to include the regulation of area sources. Subpart HH has historically regulated various emissions points for major sources of air toxics in the oil and natural gas production industry.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 30, 2020

At trial, the mineral servitude owner testified that in 2005, the Cotton Valley drilling activity was ramping up and other operators near the servitude successfully drilled gas wells. He also testified that the amount of production and gas prices at the time provided an incentive to keep the mineral servitude alive.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Interior’s authority to regulate offshore wind comes from the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which amended the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to expressly authorize Interior to issue leases for renewable energy projects in federal waters. Status of Wind Energy in the Gulf of Mexico. 556.401.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 24, 2017

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company , coastal landowners sued pipeline operators for their alleged “failure to maintain” canals dredged pursuant to numerous rights-of-way granted from the 1950s to 1970s. For the busy reader, Part I summarizes this holding; Part II questions it. Part III describes other noteworthy holdings from the decision.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 27, 2020

1977), where a federal court applying Louisiana law found that a 500% increase in the price of natural gas was “likely to qualify as a force majeure event” under a take-or-pay gas contract, and thus excuse non-performance. 36, 41 (2005). Crutcher , 434 F.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Willett Don Willett has been a Justice on the Texas Supreme Court since he was appointed by Governor Rick Perry in 2005. The nominees for the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit are: Don R. Prior to that appointment, he served as Deputy Attorney General and chief legal counsel to the Attorney General of Texas.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 2, 2020

308, 314 (2005)). In addition, the scope of appellate review issue is currently before the Fifth Circuit in coastal erosion suits brought by local government entities against the oil and gas industry (Docket Nos. Minton , 568 U.S. 251, 258 (2013) (citing Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. Regions Bank of La., 470, 475 (1998).

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Governor Edwards’ Climate Initiatives Task Force published the Louisiana Climate Initiatives Interim Report earlier this month, which outlines the process by which the Task Force plans to develop climate actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Louisiana. The Task Force is charged with making recommendations to achieve these goals.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Governor Edwards’ Climate Initiatives Task Force published the Louisiana Climate Initiatives Interim Report earlier this month, which outlines the process by which the Task Force plans to develop climate actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Louisiana. The Task Force is charged with making recommendations to achieve these goals.

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DeepStream Medium

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

About TAQA Established in 2005, TAQA is a diversified utilities and energy group headquartered in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX: TAQA).

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