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. Cannisnia Plantation, LLC v.

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The Energy Law

MAY 2, 2007

29, 2006, Walter, J.). Hinton , No. 07-30117 (5th Cir., May 1, 2007), the Fifth Circuit upheld a decision by the Federal District Court for the Western District of Louisiana rejecting a challenge to a group of mineral servitudes created in 1971. Weyerhaeuser Co. Hinton, et al. , 06-0272 (W.D. Click here to view the ruling.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In 2006, a group of landowners filed a class action lawsuit against the State of Louisiana through the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (“LDNR”) concerning the ownership of riverbanks in the Catahoula Basin. State of Louisiana through the Department of Natural Resources , 22-0625 (La. 1/1/23), So.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

In Laddex , the lessee of the top lease, Laddex, sued the lessee of the base lease, BP, contending that the prior lease terminated during a period of slow production between August 2005 and November 2006. Red Deer has been set for oral argument on November 10, 2016. Briefing can be found here. BP America Production Company v. Laddex, Ltd.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 4, 2007

The opinion in Via Net is available on Westlaw at 2006 WL 3759389 and is also available on the Texas Supreme Court’s web site at [link]. TIG Insurance Co.,

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The Energy Law

JUNE 25, 2008

The Effect The exemption of sediment discharges from NPDES permitting requirements has been available to oil and gas construction activities since the final rule’s issuance on June 12, 2006. As for large construction activities, they previously required NPDES permits (prior to June 12, 2006).

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The Energy Law

JUNE 4, 2007

MMBtu expressed in 2006 dollars. By Jonathan A. 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 Click here to read the Notice.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 12, 2007

On January 8, 2007, a Louisiana trial judge held Act 312 of 2006 to be unconstitutional. The Louisiana Attorney General’s office immediately filed notice that it will take a suspensive appeal directly to the Louisiana Supreme Court. Farms, Ltd v. ExxonMobil Corporation 24,055 (La. Rather, she held the Act unconstitutional in its entirety.

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The Energy Law

JULY 3, 2008

On July 1, 2008, the Louisiana Supreme Court held that Act 312 of 2006 (“Act 312”) is constitutional and reversed the district court’s judgment declaring Act 312 unconstitutional and unenforceable under La. V, § 16, La. I, § 4 and the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Farms, Ltd. Exxon Mobil Corp. 2007-2371 (La.

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The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

Tackling this problem, the Louisiana Legislature in 2006 enacted La. Iowa Production , landowners sued oil and gas companies for breach of a mineral lease. 2d 686 (La. A provision in the contract stated that, when the lease ended, the property would be restored to its pre-lease condition. 30:29, known as Act 312. The jury awarded $3.5

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 9, 2007

In Waterfowl Limited Liability Co. United States , No. 05-30219 (5th Cir. The district court agreed. In its original panel opinion , the Fifth Circuit also agreed. On rehearing, however, the Fifth Circuit reversed its original panel opinion and the district court. Relying on United States v. Little Lake Misere Land Co.,

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 7, 2007

After the Levee Board failed to pay further, the plaintiffs filed suit in federal court in June 2006, arguing that the Levee Board’s failure to pay the terms of the settlement agreement was an unconstitutional taking. The district court agreed.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

In 2006, Flint Hills received information that PMI/Pemex had been experiencing thefts of condensate. Flint Hills, a crude oil refiner, agreed to purchase Mexican condensate from JAG. Flint Hills cancelled the agreement and JAG brought a contract action alleging breach.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 30, 2008

2006-G02, which requires a lessee “to show that a drilling rig was scheduled to commence operations prior to lease expiration and to have an approved plan (in this case , the EP) and APD.” By Jana Grauberger : A recent Interior Board of Land Appeals (“IBLA”) ruling, ATP Oil & Gas Corp. ,

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Rextag

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

2006 Tom Ward Resigns Ward, who co-founded the company, left Chesapeake in 2006. From Bankruptcy to #1! Before it was Expand Energy, the largest natural gas-weighted exploration and production company in the U.S., it was Chesapeake Energy. With its recent $7.4 powered by substantial reserves and resources across crucial shale regions.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 30, 2008

Because the defendant filed his reconventional demand on May 17, 2006, the court held that thirty years had not passed, and the trial court had erred in ruling in favor of the defendant. 514 § 1 became effective, could someone obtain a predial servitude through acquisitive prescription. Relying on its earlier holding in Griffith v.

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The Energy Law

JULY 26, 2013

The case relates to a 2006 oil spill which occurred at CITGO’s Lake Charles, Louisiana, refinery. CITGO Petroleum Corp., 11-31117 (5th Cir. July 17, 2013) (pdf). The Fifth Circuit concluded that the broad range set by the District Court in actuality “left economic benefit as s non-factor.” Opinion, p. Opinion, pp.

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Rextag

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Fact: This was Conocos boldest move since its merger with Burlington Resources in 2006. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas! At Rextag, we couldnt think of a better gift for our readers than a look back at the deals that shaped the oil and gas industry this year. This acquisition solidified Exxons dominance in U.S.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

2006), requiring EPA to fulfill its statutory duties of promulgating emissions standards by June 15, 2009. By: Megan J. Spencer EPA first issued its Boiler MACT Rule on September 13, 2004. EPA , 489 F. 3d 1250 (D.C. EPA , 489 F. 3d 1250 (D.C. The deadline for EPA to issue its Boiler MACT Rule was judicially imposed on EPA in Sierra Club v.

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The Energy Law

JULY 6, 2007

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. United States , 126 S.

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The Energy Law

DECEMBER 11, 2006

Burton , 549 U.S. — (2006), the Supreme Court resolved a legal issue that has been at the center of federal royalty litigation for twenty years: viz. In BHP America Petroleum Co. whether 28 U.S.C. 2415(a), which imposes a 6-year statute of limitations for Government “every action for money damages. The Court held that it does not.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 4, 2007

12/06/06), 2006 La. Thus, the right did not expire after the passage of ten years, but was kept alive by mineral production. Mary Operating Company v. Lester Joseph Champagne , 06-984 (La. Thus, the sellers’ rights had not expired at the end of ten years, but instead had been maintained by mineral production.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 31, 2017

30:29, in 2006 to provide a procedure for ensuring that amounts awarded to remediate environmental damage are actually spent on remediation. The Louisiana Legislature passed “Act 312,” La. In May 2015, a jury found BP was responsible for the damage. BP moved to adopt DNR’s plan, but the trial court denied the motion. 30:29(C)(5).

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The Energy Law

MAY 17, 2007

Douglas On April 20, 2007, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”) issued regulations establishing procedures for agency hearings and the submission and approval of remediation plans under Act 312 of 2006. Act 312, which enacted La.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 1, 2014

715 (2006), the scope of regulatory jurisdiction in the proposed rule is narrower than under the existing regulations. The agencies claim that, as a result of the Supreme Court’s decision in Rapanos v. United States, 547 U.S. It appears, however, that the proposed rule actually expands the scope of the waters regulated by the Act.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 2, 2024

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. water[s] of the United States, (i.e.,

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 10, 2020

Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently took action against a maritime employer for allegedly retaliating against a seaman who cooperated with the Coast Guard in connection with its investigation of a maritime casualty. On October 20, 2017, Bouchard Transportation’s ATB BUSTER BOUCHARD/B.

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The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

Tackling this problem, the Louisiana Legislature in 2006 enacted La. Iowa Production , landowners sued oil and gas companies for breach of a mineral lease. 2d 686 (La. A provision in the contract stated that, when the lease ended, the property would be restored to its pre-lease condition. 30:29, known as Act 312. The jury awarded $3.5

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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. District Court Judge Dee Drell (Western District, LA) recently denied a motion to alter or amend the Court’s judgment against CITGO Petroleum Corp.– Charles refinery. In the original judgment , U.S. Year in Rev.

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The Energy Law

MAY 3, 2021

Nearly a hundred years later, in 2006, the mineral estate of the northwest tract was owned by the Richey family and was leased to Mr. Ellison d/b/a Ellison Lease Operating, whereas the mineral estate of the southeast tract was owned by the Farmar family and was leased to Samson. Mr. Ellison signed the letter and Samson received it soon after.

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The Energy Law

MAY 3, 2021

Nearly a hundred years later, in 2006, the mineral estate of the northwest tract was owned by the Richey family and was leased to Mr. Ellison d/b/a Ellison Lease Operating, whereas the mineral estate of the southeast tract was owned by the Farmar family and was leased to Samson. Mr. Ellison signed the letter and Samson received it soon after.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 12, 2017

Tauren Exploration, Inc. , the Louisiana Second Circuit upheld a trial court’s ruling that the holder of a security interest in mineral leases was solidarily liable for damages under the Louisiana Mineral Code stemming from its mineral lessees/mortgagors’ actions. [1] 4] $242,029.26 for failure to pay royalties under Mineral Code article 140. [5]

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2021

In 2006, however, BlueStone acquired the lease and became responsible for paying royalties on production thereunder. Free-Use Clause and Further Interprets Conflicting Royalty Clause Provisions The Texas Supreme Court recently issued its anticipated decision in BlueStone Natural Resources II, LLC v. 19-0459, 2021 WL 936175 (Tex.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2021

In 2006, however, BlueStone acquired the lease and became responsible for paying royalties on production thereunder. The Texas Supreme Court recently issued its anticipated decision in BlueStone Natural Resources II, LLC v. Randle , affirming in part and reversing in part the lower court’s ruling. 19-0459, 2021 WL 936175 (Tex. BlueStone Nat.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 4, 2007

For a copy of TxOGA’s brief, click on the following link Amicus Curiae Brief of TXOGA – Received: 10/16/2006 . Liskow & Lewis attorney Butch Marseglia submitted an amicus curiae brief on behalf of The Texas Oil & Gas Association. Emerald Oil & Gas v. Exxon Corp., 13-99-757, 2005 WL 167051 (Tex.App.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2021

In 2006, however, BlueStone acquired the lease and became responsible for paying royalties on production thereunder. The Texas Supreme Court recently issued its anticipated decision in BlueStone Natural Resources II, LLC v. Randle , affirming in part and reversing in part the lower court’s ruling. 19-0459, 2021 WL 936175 (Tex. BlueStone Nat.

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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. It enacts two new articles, 1552 and 1563.

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