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EPA’s New Audit Program for New Owners of Upstream Oil and Natural Gas Facilities

The Energy Law

That scope will then drive the schedule for completing the audits and corrective action, which will be set forth in the customized audit agreement between the new owner and EPA. 1, 2008) – which allow for the elimination of the gravity component of the penalty rather than the entire penalty. 44991 (Aug.

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Federal Offshore Pipeline Decommissioning in BOEM Significant Sediment Resource Areas

The Energy Law

The origin of NTL 2009-G04 and SSRAs dates to 2008, when, in response to a request from Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (“LDNR”) and under the authority of 30 C.F.R. Forty-six of those projects have already been completed, four have expired, and eight are still active. Another seven have been proposed. million cubic yards).

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U.S. Fifth Circuit Affirms $20 Million Judgment Against Barge Owner as Responsible Party Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990

The Energy Law

Factual Background In July of 2008, nearly 300,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Mississippi River in New Orleans when a tugboat towing an oil-filled barge veered across the river into the path of an ocean-going tanker. ACL appealed, arguing two things: (1) it was entitled to a complete defense to OPA ’90 liability under 33 U.S.C.

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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] 1] Briggs v. Garza Energy Trust, 268 S.W.3d

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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.

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President Biden Faces Constitutional Challenges to Revocation of Keystone XL Permit

The Energy Law

The Keystone XL project, first proposed by TC Energy Corporation in 2008, is the fourth phase of the Keystone Pipeline project intended to create a shorter path between terminals in Nebraska and Alberta, Canada. Canada border was substantially completed before the end of 2020. Gulf Coast. and Canada near Morgan, Montana.