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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.
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. NTL 2012 N-06, 5.
Wiegand On August 16, 2012, EPA issued new source performance standards (NSPSs) for the oil and gas sector. Further, if there is a change that would potentially increase the tank’s emissions, the owner or operator must install the required controls within sixty days of the change or by April 15, 2014, whichever is earlier.
By Jana Grauberger The Texas Supreme Court distinguished several Texas appellate court decisions and held the exculpatory clause in a joint operating agreement (“JOA”) applicable not just to operational activities undertaken by the operator, but to all activities of the operator under the JOA. 10-0887, slip op.
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.
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Dicharry On July 20, 2013, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources amended its reporting and disclosure requirements for hydraulic fracturing stimulation operations. Specifically, the new reporting deadline requires operators to report within twenty days from the date that hydraulic fracturing stimulation operations are completed.
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. 16, 2012.
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A July 3, 2017 ruling from the 17th Judicial District establishes that a mineral servitude owner’s obligation under Mineral Code article 22 “to restore the surface to its original condition” means the condition of the property at the creation of the servitude—and not the property’s pristine, pre-operation condition.
2] The Defendant-Lessee drilled a gas well on the leased premises on February 14, 2012. [3] 3] The well, which was to produce from a reservoir and zone under the property of multiple landowners, was completed on April 27, 2012 and began production on May 18, 2012. [4] Anglo-Dutch Energy, L.L.C. , Anglo-Dutch Energy, L.L.C. ,
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. 3d__, 2012 U.S. Hornbeck Offshore Servs., Salazar , __F.3d__, LEXIS 24355 (5th Cir.
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1] Operators face more BSEE inspections, Incidents of Non-Compliance (INCs), and civil penalties than ever before. See Island Operating Co., BSEE collected civil penalties in 22 cases in 2009, 26 cases in 2010, 30 cases in 2011, 31 cases in 2012, 42 cases in 2013, 53 cases in 2014, and 42 cases in 2015. 186 IBLA 199 (2015).
that may be imposed against a unit operator, who fails to provide sufficient well cost reports. [2] 2] For now at least, the Court’s decision to deny writs in XXI Oil & Gas effectively leaves unit operators subject to increased reporting obligations under La. and (2) the scope of penalties under La.
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requires operators or producers of oil and gas units created by the Louisiana Commissioner of Conservation to provide reports containing information related to well costs and production to owners of “unleased oil and gas interests” (referred to herein as “103.1 Chesapeake Operating, Inc. [5] reports from a unit operator. [6]
By Lesley Foxhall Pietras On August 7, 2012, in a 2-1 decision in Summit Petroleum Corp. Specifically at issue was EPA’s finding that the plant and the wells were “adjacent” based on their operationally interdependent relationship. In light of this determination, the court applied no deference to EPA’s interpretation of the term.
The contractors moved to dismiss the OCSLA charges on the basis that their conduct – as contractors – was not covered by OCSLA because they were not the lease holder or operator. As is customary for a typical oil and gas operation, Black Elk hired several contractors to perform various tasks on its platforms. Moss, et al , No.
1333(b), the LHWCA applies where (1) an employee’s injury “result[s] from” OCS extractive operations, and (2) his employer is an “employer” under OCSLA. In Pacific Operators Offshore, LLP v. 207, 222 (2012). 1333(b), “requires a link only between the employee’s ‘injury’” and extractive “operations conducted on the OCS.”
09-0901, 2012 Tex. 2, 2012), the Court was asked if a landowner can challenge in court the eminent domain power of a CO 2 pipeline owner with a common carrier permit from the Railroad Commission of Texas (“RRC”). In Texas Rice Land Partners, LTD v. Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas, LLC , No. LEXIS 187 (Tex.
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The newly formed company, now known as Expand Energy, operates under the Nasdaq ticker EXE, symbolizing its fresh identity in the energy landscape. 2012 Financial Scrutiny As gas prices dropped and debt mounted, Chesapeakes board began scrutinizing McClendons financial activities. Chesapeake and Southwesterns $7.4 and globally.
In Petro-Chem Operating Co., 1] In the case, an operator initiated a concursus action seeking to resolve ownership interest in minerals underlying property on which it was operating. 21] Prior to spudding the well, the operator faced weather delays and was required to obtain a CUA permit. [22] Flat River Farms, L.L.C. ,
Nick Pottmeyer is President of Completion Tools Operations for the company, and Joe Huwel is President of Cementing and Coiled Tubing. Starting Small, then Growing by Leaps and Bounds Early in the shale revolution, before about 2012, 5000-foot laterals were the new and challenging thing in the Permian Basin.
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. In 2012, the southeast tract lease was assigned to Concho. See 2021 WL 1432222 (Tex.
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. In 2012, the southeast tract lease was assigned to Concho. See 2021 WL 1432222 (Tex.
Citgo’s Corpus Christi refinery operates a wastewater treatment system that sends all oily wastewater to several Corrugated Plate Interceptor (“CPI”) separators. Under NSPS Subpart QQQ, refinery operators are required to put roofs on “oil-water separators.” Citgo appealed the convictions. Forest Serv., 3d 110 (8th Cir. Evans , 952 F.2d
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This is what happened in 2012: i n 2012, Saudi Arabia, through OPEC, attempted to undermine U.S. shale oil production by increasing their own oil output to lower global oil prices, making it economically challenging for high-cost shale operations to remain profitable.
s March 2019 permit to construct and operate cross-border pipeline facilities at the U.S.-Canada A failure to make such a finding would grant the permit by operation of law. A few months later, in May 2012, TC renewed its application, and again, the project underwent more than three years of review. Canada border in Montana.
s March 2019 permit to construct and operate cross-border pipeline facilities at the U.S.-Canada A failure to make such a finding would grant the permit by operation of law. A few months later, in May 2012, TC renewed its application, and again, the project underwent more than three years of review. Canada border in Montana.
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