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

The Energy Law Blog

By: Lesley Foxhall Pietras On August 8, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a far-reaching Clean Air Act rule intended to address the interstate transport of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from upwind to downwind states. See David E. See 76 Fed. 48208 (Aug. Tribune, Sept.

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

The Energy Law Blog

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. Emissions from portable equipment and drilling operations (unless drilling is conducted from a production platform) are excluded for this industry segment.

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How the Oil & Gas Industry is Helping Reduce Emissions

Energy Transfer

have fallen 44 percent since 2011. In addition, 15 units were operated by third parties across the West Texas region in 2023, saving another 112,000 tons of CO 2. Methane emissions have also plunged. This has occurred even as our country continues to produce more crude oil than any other nation ever has. Its nice to know that the U.S.

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New Air Standards for Oil & Gas Industry May Force HAP Area Sources into Major Source Status

The Energy Law Blog

By Robert E. One important change is how the new definition of “associated equipment” modifies the aggregation rule for Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP), which in turn modifies the applicability of the “major source” definition for oilfield operations, in particular as it applies to oil and gas wells, tanks and glycol dehydrators.

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

Producer's Edge

This case presents two critical questions: Who owns subsurface caverns created by salt mining operations, and How should in-kind royalties be calculated for salt production? Anadarko E&P Onshore, LLC , 520 S.W.3d The case was Myers-Woodward v. Underground Services Markham. Part I: The Battle Over Subsurface Storage Rights A.

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

The Energy Law Blog

2] Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. Can targeted advertising establish general jurisdiction over a foreign corporation? The Fifth Circuit had not addressed this issue until Frank v. P N K (Lake Charles) L.L.C., 18-31060, 2020 WL 288213 (5th Cir. The plaintiffs appealed. [1] Basically, PNK had “an ongoing promotional campaign.

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Texas Supreme Court Update: Boundary Dispute Between Leasehold Owner and Lessees of Adjacent Tract

The Energy Law Blog

The plaintiff, Martha Ellison d/b/a Ellison Lease Operating, alleged that the defendant lessees, Samson Resources Company (“Samson”), COG Operating LLC (“Concho”), drilled and operated a well on her leasehold. See 2021 WL 1432222 (Tex. What ensued was a long legal battle with an ironic outcome.

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