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Louisiana Legislature to Consider Amendments to Forced Pooling Regime Requiring Operators to Pay Lessors of Nonparticipating Working Interest Owners Directly

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The bill, HB 590 , extends a prior substantive change in the law that was affected by the 2012 amendments to La. As was the case in 2012, this proposed amendment would also extend this direct payment requirement to any overriding royalty interests burdening the nonparticipating owner’s lease.

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Texas case holds seller bound to terms of forged document

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11-09-00348-CV, 2012 Tex. 12, 2012). Raven Resources (“Raven”) was interested in selling certain oil and gas related-properties to Legacy Reserves Operating LP, (“Legacy”). Raven employed Michael Lee as its primary contact in negotiations with Legacy over the sale of the property involved in the case. Eastland, Jan.

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Environmental Groups File Suit to Compel EPA to Review and Revise Oil and Gas Waste Regulations

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The suit relies on RCRA Sections 2002(b) and 4002(b) (42 U.S.C. §§ 6912(b) and 6942(b)), which require EPA to review and, as necessary, revise RCRA regulations and guidelines for state solid waste management plans at least every three years. McCarthy , Case No. The lawsuit is styled as Environmental Integrity Project, et al.

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

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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). Hastings raised concerns about the IRU’s makeup, pointing to (1) BOEMRE’s 2010 request for $5.8

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The Fifth Circuit Rejects the DOJ’s Attempt to Charge Black Elk Contractors with OCSLA Felonies

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In September 2012, Black Elk hired Compass Engineering and Consulting, LLC (“Compass”) to draft construction plans for maintenance on the platforms. Jewell , a related case which is presently stayed pending resolution of United States v. Compass hired Don Moss as an onsite inspector to ensure the plans were being followed properly.

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EPA and BSEE Team Up to Resolve Offshore Environmental Violations

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The Violation In March 2012, BSEE conducted an inspection of ATP’s floating production platform facility, known as the ATP Innovator, while it was moored to the sea floor about 45 nautical miles offshore of southeastern Louisiana (about 125 miles south of New Orleans) and engaged in the production of oil and natural gas. .

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Dusky Gopher Frog’s Louisiana Critical Habitat Spawns U.S. Supreme Court Writ

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Property modifications, including altering the present timber management practices, could return the land to suitable frog habitat but the landowners do not intent to take these steps and the government concedes it cannot compel them to do so. But the frog’s case has proven to have legs and may endure longer than the species itself.

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