2012 Exploration and Production Operator 
The Energy Law
AUGUST 20, 2012
Moreno On August 16, 2012, EPA published a new rule that revises the NESHAP Subpart HH standards for the oil and gas industry. The Final Rule wassigned on April 17, 2012, but publication in the Federal Register did not occur until August 16, 2012, making the rule effective on October 15, 2012. Holden and Carlos J.
The Energy Law
JULY 25, 2013
The 1987 amendments to the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) added language creating a permitting exemption for uncontaminated runoff from Oil and Gas operations. The regulations clarified that the permitting exemption only applied to oil and gas operational activities; thus, construction activities were not included in CWA §402(l). c)(1)(iii).
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The Energy Law
AUGUST 16, 2012
By Lesley Foxhall Pietras On August 7, 2012, in a 2-1 decision in Summit Petroleum Corp. The question of what is “contiguous or adjacent” has long been vexing for the exploration and production industry. See, e.g., 40 C.F.R. §§ 51.166(b)(6); 71.2. See Summit Petroleum Corp. Environmental Protection Agency, No. 09-4348, slip op.
The Energy Law
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
The Trans Energy settlement shows that exploration and production (E&P) companies need a rigorous compliance strategy for wetlands permit requirements. 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.
The Energy Law
AUGUST 29, 2014
The reorganization gave BSEE regulatory authority (PDF) over safety and environmental affairs for OCS exploration and production activities. Secretary Salazar originally intended the IRU’s functions to continue within the three new bureaus; however, as of fiscal year 2013, the IRU was operating only within BSEE (PDF).
Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine
MARCH 1, 2025
So, the longer the laterals connected to each vertical hole, the more of the formation is exposed to production. Raoul LeBlanc That formula has also led producers to push the boundaries of technology in several facets of production. Obviously, drillers must be able to drill further and further out, which in itself is a huge challenge.
The Energy Law
NOVEMBER 7, 2014
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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