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Fifth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment in Oil Pollution Act Case

The Energy Law

2010 WL 5421015 (5th Cir. 30, 2010), the Fifth Circuit reversed the district court’s finding of summary judgment on liability under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”). OPA, however, also provides a responsible party with a complete defense to liability in the following circumstance: A responsible party is not liable.if

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Green Mortgages: Here’s What You Need to Know

Energy Refuge

In case you are building a new house, you will have to apply for a normal mortgage loan then get an EEM loan as an add-on. A lender may offer multiple types of loan and in some cases all three. Once the report is complete, the lender deposits the EEM loan into an escrow account. Guide for Energy Efficient Mortgage.

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Production in Paying Quantities: Maintaining Mineral Leases Beyond Their Primary Terms with Production of Oil or Gas

The Energy Law

4] Paying quantities cases usually focus on what expenses constitute “operating expenses.” “Operating expenses”—or “lifting expenses” as they are sometimes referred—are “ordinary, recurring expenses” that are attributable to the expense of production, after the well is drilled and completed. [5] Dore , 2010 U.S. 2d at 719. [7]

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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

The Energy Law

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] 9] Unsatisfied with the response, Gloria’s Ranch sent a letter on January 28, 2010 demanding a recordable act evidencing the expiration of the lease, to which the defendants refused.

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EPA and BSEE Team Up to Resolve Offshore Environmental Violations

The Energy Law

Sometime after the BSEE inspection, but before DOJ filed its complaint, ATP declared bankruptcy citing reduced cash flows caused by the deepwater drilling moratorium instituted after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. 110.4 & NPDES General Permit, Part I, Section C.3

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Louisiana Second Circuit Finds Holder of Mortgage Encumbering a Mineral Lease Solidarily Liable with Mineral Lessees for Damages Under the Louisiana Mineral Code

The Energy Law

1] In the case, a landowner sued its mineral lessees for: (1) failure to provide a recordable act evidencing the expiration of a mineral lease under Mineral Code articles 206-209 and (2) failure to pay royalties under Mineral Code articles 137-140. [2] 2010-2011 (La. Tauren Exploration, Inc. , 4] $242,029.26 6] $936,803.00 Brittan J.

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