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Wind Energy Development in the Gulf of Mexico

The Energy Law

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Department of Interior has taken several important steps toward making wind energy development a reality in the Gulf of Mexico. This is the first in a series of articles in which Liskow’s offshore team will discuss the regulatory framework for wind energy projects in federal waters and highlight legal issues pertinent to this dynamic area.

Energy

Energy Energy Offshore Operator

2023 Begins With Increased (or Unlimited) Liability for Vessel Owners

The Energy Law

JANUARY 31, 2023

Those limits were last increased in 2018 to $137,659,500 by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [12] A Regulatory Increase to the Limits of Liability for Oil Pollution and an Amendment Exempting Small Passenger Vessels from the Limitation of Liability Act Present New Challenges for Vessel Owners U.S.

Oil

Oil Offshore Pipeline E&A

EPA Releases Final Rule Requiring Oil and Gas Sources to Report Emissions of Greenhouse Gases

The Energy Law

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. By Carlos J. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final Subpart W rule to cover petroleum and natural gas facilities under the agency’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Program.

Natural Gas

Natural Gas Gas Petroleum Basin

BSEE’s Investigations and Review Unit Changes the Playing Field on the OCS

The Energy Law

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. The head of the IRU reports to the BSEE Director. Richard Hastings (R-Wash.),

Field

Field Operator Exploration and Production E&A

Louisiana First Circuit Applies Subsequent Purchaser Doctrine to Property Transfer Involving Closely Held LLC

The Energy Law

OCTOBER 11, 2021

2010-2267 (La. Privacy Policy: By subscribing to Liskow & Lewis’ E-Communications, you will receive articles and blogs with insight and analysis of legal issues that may impact your industry. 10/4/21), 2021 WL 4548529, —So. Bailey, III and passed down to various individual family members through successions for over a century.

Exploration and Production

Exploration and Production E&A Instrumentation Oil

OSHA Awards Damages for Retaliatory Discharge of Jones Act Seaman in Violation of Seaman’s Protection Act

The Energy Law

JANUARY 10, 2020

In 2010, Congress empowered OSHA to administer claims arising under the SPA. In a stark reminder of the sanctity of Coast Guard investigations, and the consequences of impeding such investigations, the U.S. On October 20, 2017, Bouchard Transportation’s ATB BUSTER BOUCHARD/B. Two crewmembers perished as a result of the casualty.

Transportation

Transportation E&A Barrel Education

Texas Supreme Court Offers Exemplary Damage Guidance

The Energy Law

JUNE 29, 2010

08-0074, 2010 WL 2541096 (Tex. June 25, 2010). Reynolds, No. By Natalie Barletta and Andrew Wooley In Bennett v. The court did not think, however, that the reprehensibility of Bennett’s conduct alone justified a double or triple digit ratio of exemplary to actual damages.

Casing

Casing E&A IT Insurance

EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Will Have A Dramatic Impact on Texas and Louisiana

The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

As for Louisiana, the Louisiana Public Service Commission’s consultant notes that CSAPR requires Louisiana power plants to reduce NOx emissions by 42 percent compared to 2010 levels. See David E. See 76 Fed. 48208 (Aug. A reduction of that magnitude would have resulted in rotating outages during some days in August 2011. 1, 2011).

Consulting

Consulting E&A Transportation Operator

Fifth Circuit Reverses District Court’s Imposition of Attorneys Fees on DOI for Reissuance of Drilling Moratorium in GOM Following Deepwater Horizon Incident

The Energy Law

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Dicharry and Robert E. 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. Hornbeck Offshore Servs., Salazar , __F.3d__, 3d__, 2012 U.S.

Operator

Operator E&A IT Offshore

Louisiana Fifth Circuit Weighs in on Proper Application of Prescription and Contra Non in NORM Litigation

The Energy Law

AUGUST 7, 2018

Mr. Lennie had worked for the pipe yard for a number of years, and 16 years after his retirement, in 2010, Mr. Lennie was diagnosed with lung cancer and died that same year. Exxon Mobil Corporation, et al., In doing so, the Fifth Circuit distinguished a prior case, Lester v. Exxon Mobil Corp., 10-743 (La. 5/31/12), 102 So.3d 5/31/12), 102 So.3d

Casing

Casing E&A Sustainable Sustainability

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

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. 1] The dispute in Gloria’s Ranch, L.L.C. Tauren Exploration, Inc.

Royalty

Royalty E&P Exploration and Production Operator

Riding to the Danger Zone: U.S. Fifth Circuit Panel Considers the Zone-of-Danger Test for Maritime Emotional Distress

The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

20, 2010 , 452 F. In In re Deepwater Horizon , No. 20-30300, 2021 WL 96168, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal held that fishermen who intentionally came upon the scene of the wreckage of the Deepwater Horizon failed to state a claim of negligent infliction of emotional distress under general maritime law.

Offshore

Offshore Casing E&A Oil

Riding to the Danger Zone: U.S. Fifth Circuit Panel Considers the Zone-of-Danger Test for Maritime Emotional Distress

The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

20, 2010 , 452 F. In In re Deepwater Horizon , No. 20-30300, 2021 WL 96168, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal held that fishermen who intentionally came upon the scene of the wreckage of the Deepwater Horizon failed to state a claim of negligent infliction of emotional distress under general maritime law.

Offshore

Offshore Casing E&A Oil

Uncertainty About Migratory Bird Treaty Act “Takes”: The Biden Administration Delays the Effective Date of the Final Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds

The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

If incidental takes are actionable under the MBTA, this raises possible MBTA liability in a variety of industries (such as wind projects, petroleum refineries, and other energy and infrastructure projects) whose normal day-to-day operations can have unintentional effects on migratory birds. Apollo Energies, Inc. , 16 U.S.C. §

Government

Government Petroleum E&A IT

Uncertainty About Migratory Bird Treaty Act “Takes”: The Biden Administration Delays the Effective Date of the Final Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds

The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

If incidental takes are actionable under the MBTA, this raises possible MBTA liability in a variety of industries (such as wind projects, petroleum refineries, and other energy and infrastructure projects) whose normal day-to-day operations can have unintentional effects on migratory birds. Apollo Energies, Inc. , 16 U.S.C. §

Government

Government Petroleum E&A IT

Energy Aggregated

Wind Energy Development in the Gulf of Mexico

2023 Begins With Increased (or Unlimited) Liability for Vessel Owners

Trending Sources

EPA Releases Final Rule Requiring Oil and Gas Sources to Report Emissions of Greenhouse Gases

BSEE’s Investigations and Review Unit Changes the Playing Field on the OCS

Louisiana First Circuit Applies Subsequent Purchaser Doctrine to Property Transfer Involving Closely Held LLC

OSHA Awards Damages for Retaliatory Discharge of Jones Act Seaman in Violation of Seaman’s Protection Act

Texas Supreme Court Offers Exemplary Damage Guidance

EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Will Have A Dramatic Impact on Texas and Louisiana

Fifth Circuit Reverses District Court’s Imposition of Attorneys Fees on DOI for Reissuance of Drilling Moratorium in GOM Following Deepwater Horizon Incident

Louisiana Fifth Circuit Weighs in on Proper Application of Prescription and Contra Non in NORM Litigation

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

Riding to the Danger Zone: U.S. Fifth Circuit Panel Considers the Zone-of-Danger Test for Maritime Emotional Distress

Riding to the Danger Zone: U.S. Fifth Circuit Panel Considers the Zone-of-Danger Test for Maritime Emotional Distress

Uncertainty About Migratory Bird Treaty Act “Takes”: The Biden Administration Delays the Effective Date of the Final Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds

Uncertainty About Migratory Bird Treaty Act “Takes”: The Biden Administration Delays the Effective Date of the Final Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds

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