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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. billion Date: October 13, 2024 This deal expanded Sunocos midstream operations by adding NuStars 3,500 miles of pipelines and 60 million barrels of storage capacity across North America. Sunocos Acquisition of NuStar Energy Value: $7.3

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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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