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Texas Supreme Court Holds Producer Not Required to Share in Natural Gas Pipeline Compression Costs

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The Agreement had an initial five (5) year term, and was scheduled to expire in May 2010. If Lillis’ wells failed to do so, then the Agreement provided Kachina with two options: “[i]t may do nothing, in which case the well will be released from the Agreement. In his dissent, Justice Hecht joined this portion of the opinion.

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Fifth Circuit Rejects EPA’s Overreaching on CAA and MBTA

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The CPI separators have roofs that prevent the release of air emissions, but the equalization tanks (as well as the other downstream equipment) do not. 2] In the Citgo case, the Fifth Circuit dove into these uncertain regulatory waters head on. 1] U.S. Apollo Energies, Inc. , 3d 679, 686 (10th Cir. FMC Corp. , 2d 902 (2d Cir.

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EPA and BSEE Team Up to Resolve Offshore Environmental Violations

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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