The Energy Law

JANUARY 2, 2024

United States , Case No. United States , Case No. As detailed in our prior Sackett blog article , CWA jurisdictional decisions have been plagued by administrative rulings, guidance, and court opinions that attempted to implement the plurality opinion in the Supreme Court’s 2006 Rapanos v. In Lewis v.

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The Energy Law

JULY 6, 2007

By Robert E. 2208 (2006). In 2006, the Supreme Court decided two consolidated cases involving the Corps’ authority to require dredge and fill permits under CWA § 404 for discharge into wetlands having only indirect connections to navigable waters. 2208 (2006). United States , 126 S. United States , and Carabell v.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 30, 2020

In January 2006, approximately 6 months before the servitude would expire for non-use, the mineral servitude owner conveyed the servitude to an affiliated business entity on the condition that it drill a well on the property by June 15, 2006. A well was spud on March 28, 2006.

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The Energy Law

MAY 26, 2016

The judgment is the latest in a suit the EPA filed against CITGO under the Clean Water Act for a 2006 spill at the oil company’s St. In January 2016, Judge Haik retired from the bench and the case was transferred to Judge Drell. In January 2016, Judge Haik retired from the bench and the case was transferred to Judge Drell.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 10, 2020

In a stark reminder of the sanctity of Coast Guard investigations, and the consequences of impeding such investigations, the U.S. On October 20, 2017, Bouchard Transportation’s ATB BUSTER BOUCHARD/B. 255 suffered an explosion and fire while transporting roughly 2,000 barrels of oil off Port Aransas, Texas. 2114) (the “SPA”). 3d 424 , 444 (7th Cir.

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The Energy Law

MAY 3, 2021

The tables turned again at the Texas Supreme Court, which ultimately held that the boundary stipulation was valid and that the defendants conclusively established their ratification defense, but the case is still ongoing. Bringing to mind the infamous Hatfield-McCoy family feud, Concho Resources, Inc. See 2021 WL 1432222 (Tex.

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The Energy Law

MAY 3, 2021

The tables turned again at the Texas Supreme Court, which ultimately held that the boundary stipulation was valid and that the defendants conclusively established their ratification defense, but the case is still ongoing. Bringing to mind the infamous Hatfield-McCoy family feud, Concho Resources, Inc. See 2021 WL 1432222 (Tex.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2021

While the Court is no stranger to interpreting (and often muddling) the familiar royalty clause interpretation questions surrounding the first issue, in a case of first impression, the Court also analyzed the breadth of a lease’s free-use clause. If not superseded, BlueStone would be permitted to deduct post-production costs.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2021

While the Court is no stranger to interpreting (and often muddling) the familiar royalty clause interpretation questions surrounding the first issue, in a case of first impression, the Court also analyzed the breadth of a lease’s free-use clause. If not superseded, BlueStone would be permitted to deduct post-production costs.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2021

While the Court is no stranger to interpreting (and often muddling) the familiar royalty clause interpretation questions surrounding the first issue, in a case of first impression, the Court also analyzed the breadth of a lease’s free-use clause. Factual and Procedural Background. Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co., 3d 198, 211 (Tex.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 4, 2012

ACT 312 BEFORE THE NEW LEGISLATION Act 312 of the 2006 legislative session was enacted in response to judicial decisions that awarded significant damages for remediation costs with no obligation for landowners to actually use such awards for cleanup work. These changes are summarized below. The legislature responded by enacting Act 312.

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The Energy Law

MAY 26, 2023

715 (2006), which was issued 17 years ago but was not uniformly applied due to Justice Kennedy’s use of the “significant nexus” test in his concurrence. Brief Overview of “Waters of the United States” The Supreme Court previously considered the scope of “waters of the United States” under the CWA in 2006 in Rapanos.

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