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Implications of NTL 2012-N06 on OSRP Preparation and Review

The Energy Law

Dicharry and Robert E. United States Dep’t of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, GUIDANCE TO OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF OFFSHORE FACILITIES SEAWARD OF THE COAST LINE CONCERNING REGIONAL OIL SPILL RESPONSE PLANS, NTL No. 2012-N06 (2012), [hereinafter NTL 2012-N06]. NTL 2012 N-06, 3.

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EPA Finalizes NPDES Permit for Oil and Gas Facilities in the GOM OCS

The Energy Law

By Robert E. Moreno On October 1st, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released the final NPDES general permit for discharges from oil and gas facilities in the western and central portion of the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico (the “final permit”). Holden and Carlos J.

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

The Energy Law

The industry segments covered by the rule are: offshore petroleum and natural gas production; onshore petroleum and natural gas production; onshore natural gas processing; onshore natural gas transmission compression; underground natural gas storage; liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage, import, and export; and natural gas distribution.

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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

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

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

The Energy Law

Hastings, it was “unclear how many people actually work in the IRU, what their backgrounds and expertise are,” whether they “serv[e] in a law enforcement capacity” or are authorized to carry firearms, and “how they are to interact with witnesses or collect evidence.” The head of the IRU reports to the BSEE Director. Richard Hastings (R-Wash.),

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U.S. Fifth Circuit Clarifies “Substantial Nexus” Test for LHWCA

The Energy Law

After the incident, two of the offshore platforms connected by pipeline to the platform where the work was performed had to be shut down. In Pacific Operators Offshore, LLP v. 207, 222 (2012). Chevron Pipe Line Co. Chevron Pipe Line Co. The jury found there was. The plaintiffs were awarded over $2.9 of the award.