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MMS Proposes Royalty Relief Amendments

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MMBtu expressed in 2006 dollars. The additional relief will only be available in years when the annual NYMEX natural gas price is at or below $4.47/MMBtu MMS will accept comments on the proposed rule through July 17, 2007. Click here to read the Notice.

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MMS To Prepare Environmental Assessment For Lease Sale 206 (Central Gulf)

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million acres located in the southeastern part of the Central Planning Area, which was made available for leasing by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006. Notably, the EA will not include approximately 5.8

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OCS Lease Expiration: MMS Denial of Suspension of Operations Upheld

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The lessee, ATP, acquired its interest in the lease located in the Mississippi Canyon Area, Offshore Louisiana a little more than two months before expiration of its primary term, which the IBLA described as a “risky venture.” By Jana Grauberger : A recent Interior Board of Land Appeals (“IBLA”) ruling, ATP Oil & Gas Corp. ,

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Christmas Eve Edition: 2024 Oil and Gas Results – Top Deals and a Bonus to End the Year

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Fact: This was Conocos boldest move since its merger with Burlington Resources in 2006. Christmas Bonus #11: Shell's Strategic Offshore Investment in Nigeria Value: $5 billion Date: December, 2024 Shell has tied its new offshore investments in Nigeria to the approval of its onshore asset sale in the Niger Delta to Renaissance Africa Energy.

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OSHA Awards Damages for Retaliatory Discharge of Jones Act Seaman in Violation of Seaman’s Protection Act

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The obvious intent of the SPA is to guaranty “that, when seamen provide information of dangerous situations to the Coast Guard, they will be free from the “debilitating threat of employment reprisals for publicly asserting company violations” of maritime statutes or regulations.” Riverboat Services of Indiana, Inc., 451 F.3d 3d 424 , 444 (7th Cir.

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U.S. Supreme Court Issues Major Environmental Decision Narrowing the Scope of the Clean Water Act

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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. 715, 739 (2006). [3]

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