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Federal Offshore Pipeline Decommissioning in BOEM Significant Sediment Resource Areas

The Energy Law

In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of denials of applications to decommission offshore pipelines in place in a departure from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s (“BSEE”) longstanding practices. that, if left in place, would hinder other users of the OCS.” 250.1700(b). million cubic yards).

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Violations of Environmental Terms in Federal Oil and Gas Lease Insufficient to Support a Claim under the False Claims Act

The Energy Law

06-31238, 2008 WL 588745 (5th Cir. 2008), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s decision to dismiss a qui tam action brought under the Federal Claims Act (FCA). He alleged that the defendants then received the benefit of continuing operations under a federal contract, the federal oil and gas lease.

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BOEM Releases Long Awaited New Financial Assurance Notice to Lessees and Operators

The Energy Law

2008-N07, which was commonly referred to by industry as the “supplemental bond” NTL. 2016-N01 contains several changes in policy, one of most significant for the offshore oil and gas industry is the elimination of the all-or-nothing financial exemption from the requirement to provide supplemental financial assurance allowed under NTL No.

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U.S. House of Representatives Passes Energy Bill

The Energy Law

Further, this section directs FERC with the Secretaries of Energy, Transportation and Interior to “facilitate the.the construction of pipelines necessary to transport oil and natural gas through NPRA to existing transportation of processing infrastructure on the North Slope of Alaska.”

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OCS Lease Expiration: MMS Denial of Suspension of Operations Upheld

The Energy Law

By Jana Grauberger : A recent Interior Board of Land Appeals (“IBLA”) ruling, ATP Oil & Gas Corp. , By Jana Grauberger : A recent Interior Board of Land Appeals (“IBLA”) ruling, ATP Oil & Gas Corp. , In a footnote, the IBLA clarified statements made in relation to 30 C.F.R.

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

2008-N07, a lessee that passed the established thresholds was waived from providing additional security to cover its decommissioning liability. 2008-N07 was subsequently replaced in 2016 by the controversial NTL No. This first of such NTLs, NTL No. 98-18N, was replaced by NTL No. 2003-N06, which was itself replaced by NTL No.

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

2008-N07, a lessee that passed the established thresholds was waived from providing additional security to cover its decommissioning liability. 2008-N07 was subsequently replaced in 2016 by the controversial NTL No. This first of such NTLs, NTL No. 98-18N, was replaced by NTL No. 2003-N06, which was itself replaced by NTL No.