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Third Circuit Restores Rule B Attachment Based On Breach of Contract Claim Under English Law, Implied Indemnity Claim Not Enough

The Energy Law

2009) (explaining that a valid prima facie claim must be “facially sound”). The court found that an English law cause of action for general indemnity is not complete until there has been payment to a third party. Because Bunge’s cause of action was not complete, it could not be adjudicated yet. 649 F.Supp.2d

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Federal Offshore Pipeline Decommissioning in BOEM Significant Sediment Resource Areas

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The denials are accompanied by an order from BSEE to decommission the pipelines by removal, with reference to Notice to Lessees (“NTL”) 2009-G04 and/or “significant sediment resource areas” (“SSRA”) in the vicinity of the pipeline. Another seven have been proposed. million cubic yards).

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Louisiana Second Circuit Provides Clarity on Production in Paying Quantities and Affirms Lease Cancellation Under Mineral Code Article 140 for Failure to Pay Royalties

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(“Fossil”), with whom Tauren contracted to conduct operations on the property, drilled and completed wells on the leased property in Sections 9, 10, and 16. [5] 6] On September 1, 2009, Gloria’s Ranch executed a top lease to Chesapeake on the property in Section 21. [7] 5] Chesapeake Operating, Inc. EXCO”) for $18,000 per acre.

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EPA’s Proposed Rule on Vessel Incidental Discharges Brings VIDA One Step Closer to Full Implementation

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The VGP requires Lakers built after January 1, 2009, or “New Lakers,” to meet its numeric ballast water discharge standard. In the EPA’s 2020 proposed regulations, Lakers are subcategorized and completely exempted from the VGP’s numeric standard but required to implement certain BMPs.

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Booking PUDs in a “Proven Area”… Use Caution Applying Reliable Technology

CG&A

Is it correct to book an average completion length of 7500 if the average to date has been 6800 due to some partial mechanical failures?Use Proceed at your own risk! order to achieve a repeatable average, no data should be excluded without specific, technically-based reasons.In Has that been demonstrated yet?Is mile, to 1.5 mile, to 2.0

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Louisiana Supreme Court Denies Writ Application in XXI Oil & Gas v. Hilcorp

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7] Before the decision, some practitioners believed that this phrase only required an operator to forfeit drilling costs associated with a well and excluded other costs associated with completing, equipping, or operating a well. [8] University of Georgia, 2009. Associate, Liskow & Lewis, B.A.,

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SEC 5-Year Drilling Window – Fact, Fiction and Gray Areas

CG&A

The new(ish) SEC guidelines published in 2009 were initially interpreted to apply a 5-year drilling window to ALL drills. The SEC treats a horizontal DUC (drilled but uncompleted well) as a PUD, mainly since a majority (over 50%) of the capital remains for completion and hookup. Lets run through using a fact or fiction?