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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Weighs in on Hydraulic Fracturing and Subsurface Trespass

The Energy Law

The first is a 2008 Texas Supreme Court decision in which the court framed the issue as “whether subsurface hydraulic fracturing of a natural gas well that extends into another’s property is a trespass for which the value of gas drained as a result may be recovered as damages.” [2] 6] Briggs , 2020 WL 355911 at p. *5.

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

A prior lessee could be held liable for decommissioning a hurricane-toppled platform years after its exit and completion of all lease decommissioning obligations. 2008-N07, a lessee that passed the established thresholds was waived from providing additional security to cover its decommissioning liability. Historically, under NTL No.

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

A prior lessee could be held liable for decommissioning a hurricane-toppled platform years after its exit and completion of all lease decommissioning obligations. 2008-N07, a lessee that passed the established thresholds was waived from providing additional security to cover its decommissioning liability. Historically, under NTL No.