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Supreme Court of Texas Reverses Appeals Court in Oil and Gas Waste Injection Well Permitting Case

The Energy Law

08-0497, 2011 WL 836827 (Tex. 11, 2011), the Supreme Court of Texas reversed the Austin Court of Appeal’s finding that the Railroad Commission (the “Commission”) has to consider broad public safety concerns in the permitting of proposed oil and gas waste injection wells. Texas Citizens for a Safe Future and Clean Water , No.

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Offshore Companies Face Surge in BSEE Enforcement Actions and Penalties

The Energy Law

1] Operators face more BSEE inspections, Incidents of Non-Compliance (INCs), and civil penalties than ever before. See Island Operating Co., BSEE collected civil penalties in 22 cases in 2009, 26 cases in 2010, 30 cases in 2011, 31 cases in 2012, 42 cases in 2013, 53 cases in 2014, and 42 cases in 2015.

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

The Energy Law

Under the final rule, facilities are required to begin collecting emissions data on January 1, 2011, and the first annual report is due by March 31, 2012. In that case, the emissions from the individual wells would be aggregated and treated as one “facility” for reporting purposes.

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Who Owns the Void? Oral Arguments at SCOTX Regarding Underground Storage Rights

Producer's Edge

The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a case that could substantially clarify, or even fundamentally reshape, the characterization and ownership of underground storage rights in Texas. The case was Myers-Woodward v. The case remains pending before the Texas Supreme Court on petition for review.

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The differences between vertical moving beds and rotary drums

Scambio Termico

Solex Thermal Sciences vertical moving bed coolers, heaters and dryers rely on two fundamental principles for operation: Indirect heat exchange Uniform mass flow of bulk solids The first aspect, indirect heat exchange, helps to drive significant efficiency advantages over direct heating, cooling and drying equipment (e.g.

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Federal Circuit Holds U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Not Liable for Hurricane Katrina Flood Damage

The Energy Law

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently issued a significant opinion in a case in which a takings claim was asserted to redress Hurricane Katrina-related flood damage. After a bench trial in late 2011, the Claims Court held that a temporary taking had occurred.

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Fifth Circuit Rules “Approximate Physical Presence” is Required for General Personal Jurisdiction

The Energy Law

But in so doing, the court may have announced a new jurisdictional test with significant ramifications for future cases. So, the question on appeal was whether this was the “exceptional case” where personal jurisdiction could also be exercised in another state. 2] Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. 915 (2011). [3]

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