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Louisiana Third Circuit Holds Land Damages Cases Improperly Cumulated

The Energy Law

08-233, 2008 WL 5158887 (La. Mineral, surface, and subsurface leases on the various properties have been granted to seven separate entities for oil and gas operations on the property. The case was then transferred to Vermillion Parish, Louisiana pursuant to exceptions filed by the defendants for improper venue.

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Fifth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment in Oil Pollution Act Case

The Energy Law

Further, the responsible party for a vessel is any person owning or operating the vessel. OPA, however, also provides a responsible party with a complete defense to liability in the following circumstance: A responsible party is not liable.if

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OCS Lease Expiration: MMS Denial of Suspension of Operations Upheld

The Energy Law

173 IBLA 250 (2008), affirms an MMS denial of a Suspension of Operations (“SOO”) where the lessee submitted an revised exploration plan (“EP”) and permit to drill (“APD”) just days before the lease’s 10-year primary term expired, but was unable to conduct lease activities before the expiration date.

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Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Denial of Class Certification in Alleged Chemical Exposure Case

The Energy Law

2008-0541 (La. Bernard, and the plaintiffs alleged personal injury and property damages from emissions of petrochemical facilities operated by the defendants over a fourteen-year period. By Jessica Gladney In Thomas v. Mobil Oil Corp., The proposed class consisted of approximately 7,000 claimants from Algiers and St.

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You Cannot Just Read the Regulations to Understand Stormwater Permitting for Oil and Gas Activities!

The Energy Law

Holden EPA’s most recent NPDES regulations for stormwater permitting of oil and gas facilities were vacated by the Ninth Circuit in 2008 and new regulations have not been promulgated. The 1987 amendments to the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) added language creating a permitting exemption for uncontaminated runoff from Oil and Gas operations.

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Texas Supreme Court Update: Boundary Dispute Between Leasehold Owner and Lessees of Adjacent Tract

The Energy Law

The plaintiff, Martha Ellison d/b/a Ellison Lease Operating, alleged that the defendant lessees, Samson Resources Company (“Samson”), COG Operating LLC (“Concho”), drilled and operated a well on her leasehold. The parties signed the stipulation in August and September 2008, and it was subsequently recorded in the county records.

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Texas Supreme Court Update: Boundary Dispute Between Leasehold Owner and Lessees of Adjacent Tract

The Energy Law

The plaintiff, Martha Ellison d/b/a Ellison Lease Operating, alleged that the defendant lessees, Samson Resources Company (“Samson”), COG Operating LLC (“Concho”), drilled and operated a well on her leasehold. The parties signed the stipulation in August and September 2008, and it was subsequently recorded in the county records.