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DOI Promulgates a New Final Rule for Increased Safety Measures on the OCS

The Energy Law

In August 2012, BSEE promulgated a new final rule entitled “Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf–Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf,” to tighten safety measures on the OCS. Initially, BOEMRE implemented the recommendations through an interim final rule. 50856 (Aug.

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Proposed EPA Rules Would Subject Oil and Gas Sources to Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The Energy Law

This rule required reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from a number of large sources including suppliers of fossil fuels or industrial greenhouse gases, manufacturers of vehicles and engines, and certain facilities that emit 25,000 metric tons or more per year of greenhouse gas emissions. and April 20, 2010 in Washington, D.C.

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Energy Transfer’s Executive Chairman Kelcy Warren

Energy Transfer

His $10 million donation in 2012 was instrumental in the creation of Klyde Warren Park , a beloved 5.2-acre Warren gifted UT-Arlington $12 million “to help elevate UTA to the forefront of the growing resource and energy engineering (REE) field,” the university said in a news release.

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Trans Energy Settlement Shows Need for E&P Wetlands Compliance Strategy

The Energy Law

The Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issues NWPs for activities that have minimal individual and cumulative adverse effects on the aquatic environment. The most recent versions of the NWPs were reissued in 2012, and they will be valid for five years, until March 18, 2017. See 77 Fed. 10184 (Feb.

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Natural Gas Making an Impact Through Statewide Projects

Marcellus Shale Coalition

Since 2012, impact fees have provided more than $2.7 Plans include acquiring land and conducting preliminary engineering for a swimming and recreation facility. billion to Pennsylvania communities, demonstrating the far-reaching benefits of natural gas development beyond providing affordable, reliable energy to residents.

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

The Energy Law

In September 2012, Black Elk hired Compass Engineering and Consulting, LLC (“Compass”) to draft construction plans for maintenance on the platforms. Compass hired Don Moss as an onsite inspector to ensure the plans were being followed properly.

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Regulating the Regulators: Supreme Court Allows Judicial Review of Clean Water Act Determinations

The Energy Law

The United States Supreme Court recently addressed whether the United States Army Corps of Engineers’ determination that wetlands are “waters of the United States” constitutes a final agency action that is subject to judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers v. a)(3) (2012).

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