The Energy Law

JULY 26, 2013

By Greg Johnson and Stephen Wiegand In a July 17, 2013 decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated a $6 million dollar penalty levied under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) against CITGO Petroleum Corporation (“CITGO”) and remanded the matter to the Western District of Louisiana for further consideration.

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The Energy Law

DECEMBER 11, 2006

In BHP America Petroleum Co. 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. whether 28 U.S.C. 2415(a), which imposes a 6-year statute of limitations for Government “every action for money damages.

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The Energy Law

MAY 26, 2016

District Court Judge Dee Drell (Western District, LA) recently denied a motion to alter or amend the Court’s judgment against CITGO Petroleum Corp.– 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. CITGO Petroleum Corp., CITGO Petroleum Corp.,

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Rextag

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Fact: This was Conocos boldest move since its merger with Burlington Resources in 2006. Occidental Petroleums Acquisition of CrownRock Value: $12 billion Date: March 2024 Occidental acquired CrownRocks 70,000 acres in the Permian Basin, adding 50,000 boe/d to its production.

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