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JANUARY 31, 2023

10] While the rule does not specify whether the new limits apply retroactively to oil spills that occur before the effective date, case law indicates that the change will be prospective only. [11] Those limits were last increased in 2018 to $137,659,500 by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [12] 117-263, § 11503, 136 Stat.

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AUGUST 29, 2014

Background In 2010, in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Department of Interior renamed the Minerals Management Service (MMS) the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE). 3304, issued June 29, 2010. Richard Hastings (R-Wash.), In particular, Rep. See 30 C.F.R. §§ 250.191, 250.1404.

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APRIL 7, 2010

On March 29, 2010, EPA announced its final decision regarding the reconsideration. Thus, in the case of greenhouse gases, EPA announced that the PSD requirements will likely not be triggered until January 2, 2011, the date upon which EPA’s rule limiting the greenhouse gas emissions for cars and light trucks is expected to take effect.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Moreno On November 8, 2010, the U.S. The original Subpart W rule for petroleum and natural gas facilities was proposed in March 2010. In that case, the emissions from the individual wells would be aggregated and treated as one “facility” for reporting purposes. By Carlos J.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2015

According to the Department of Justice, the evidence presented during the two-week trial demonstrated that in January 2010, the shipping company knew that the oily-water separator aboard its vessel was inoperable. As a federal environmental crime prosecutor for twenty-one years in New Orleans, my docket was comprised of many such cases.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2010

On October 19, 2010, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued its opinion in Marin v. For more information, see www.lasc.org/opinions/2010/09c2368.opn.pdf By Michael A. Mahone, Jr. Exxon Mobil Corp. , a “legacy” lawsuit involving damage to property located in St. Mary Parish caused by historical oil and gas operations.

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AUGUST 7, 2018

In a case sure to be used as a sword by many defendants in the prevalent NORM (naturally occurring radioactive material) litigation in Louisiana and elsewhere, Patricia Lennie, et al. Exxon Mobil Corporation, et al., Exxon Mobil Corp., 10-743 (La. 5/31/12), 102 So.3d

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

In 2010, Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations, LLC (“Black Elk”) owned and operated a production facility on the West Delta 32 Lease Block located in the Gulf of Mexico. Wood Group issued the hot work permit for this task on November 16, 2010. United States v. Moss, et al , No. 16-30561 (5th Cir.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 6, 2010

Eastland January 29, 2010), involves the granting of a temporary injunction to prevent the filing of liens against oil wells. A secondary issue in the case involves whether or not the deposit of a sum of cash into the trial court’s registry is sufficient to satisfy the requirement of filing a bond with the court. 11-09-00162-CV (Tex.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The district court dismissed their case under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). The district court dismissed their case under Rule 12(b)(6). 20, 2010 , 452 F. 2] Here, this was not the case. On January 11, 2021, the Fifth Circuit panel affirmed. In re Oil Spill by Oil Rig “Deepwater Horizon” in Gulf of Mex.,

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JANUARY 10, 2020

In 2010, Congress empowered OSHA to administer claims arising under the SPA. Riverboat Services of Indiana, Inc., 451 F.3d 3d 424 , 444 (7th Cir.

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OCTOBER 11, 2021

The subsequent purchaser doctrine has been litigated extensively in Louisiana legacy cases involving claims for oilfield remediation. 2010-2267 (La. The First Circuit resolved this issue by turning to the “comprehensive analysis” of Louisiana property law and the subsequent purchaser doctrine from Eagle Pipe and Supply, Inc.

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MAY 10, 2010

Tyler 5/5/2010), the Tyler Court of Appeals upheld a trial court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law with respect to the termination of an oil and gas lease for failure to pay shut-in royalty payments to the proper party. The case involved a dispute between the original lessee and a top lessee. 12-09-00150CV, __ S.W.3d

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The district court dismissed their case under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). The district court dismissed their case under Rule 12(b)(6). 20, 2010 , 452 F. 2] Here, this was not the case. On January 11, 2021, the Fifth Circuit panel affirmed. In re Oil Spill by Oil Rig “Deepwater Horizon” in Gulf of Mex.,

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JUNE 12, 2017

3] Tauren subsequently assigned a 49% interest in the lease to Cubic Energy, Inc. 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. between May 2007 and February 2010. [20] Axis Energy, Corp.

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

Holden Following the Deepwater Horizon incident in May 2010, the DOI imposed a six-month moratorium on the issuance of new drilling permits in deep water and directed then-operating lessees to stop operations at the soonest time practicable. Shortly thereafter, the Secretary lifted the second moratorium, effectively mooting Hornbeck’s case.

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JUNE 12, 2017

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] The mineral lessees executed credit agreements with Wells Fargo Energy Capital, Inc.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

2] In the Citgo case, the Fifth Circuit dove into these uncertain regulatory waters head on. The take-away there is that the government cannot parse the wording of a regulation to fit the facts of a case when the new interpretation is not supported by the regulatory language. Apollo Energies, Inc. , 1] U.S.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

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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JUNE 30, 2015

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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