The Energy Law

DECEMBER 1, 2006

Judge Sarah Vance of the Eastern District of Louisiana dismissed a suit in which plaintiffs claimed that oil and gas production and pipeline companies’ activities in South Louisiana marshes contributed to the destruction wreaked by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The opinion is available at 2006 WL 3333797 (E.D. 28, 2006).

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 9, 2007

In 1988, FERC, pursuant to the Natural Gas Act of 1938, issued Standards of Conduct to regulate natural gas pipelines’ interactions with their marketing affiliates. The Standards required pipelines and ther marketing affiliates to function independently and imposed restrictions the the sharing of information between them. 3d 831 (D.C.

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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.

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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.

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Rextag

DECEMBER 23, 2024

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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The Energy Law

JANUARY 10, 2020

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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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.

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