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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

Decommis sioning liability for predecessors: Current regulations – All lessees and owners of operating rights are jointly and severally liable for meeting decommissioning obligations. A party that assigns a record title interest or operating rights remains liable for decommissioning liability.

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Inadvertent Disclosure of Privileged Electronic Documents Constitutes Waiver of Privilege

The Energy Law

2d __, 2008 WL 2221841 (D.Md. In Victor Stanley, Inc. CreativePipe , Inc. , __ F.Supp.2d

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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. DRD then operated the MEL OLIVER under a time charter to ACL. 2703(a) 33 U.S.C. 2703(a) 33 U.S.C.

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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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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

Decommis sioning liability for predecessors: Current regulations – All lessees and owners of operating rights are jointly and severally liable for meeting decommissioning obligations. A party that assigns a record title interest or operating rights remains liable for decommissioning liability.

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Federal Offshore Pipeline Decommissioning in BOEM Significant Sediment Resource Areas

The Energy Law

250.1750, which provides that a pipeline may be decommissioned in place if it “does not constitutes a hazard (obstruction) to navigation and commercial fishing operations, unduly interfere with other uses of the OCS, or have adverse environmental effects.” 250.1754. that, if left in place, would hinder other users of the OCS.”

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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 2703(a)(3).

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