The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

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.

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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. 16, 2012.

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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

APRIL 20, 2012

By Stephen Wiegand On April 17, 2012, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for natural gas wells that are hydraulically fractured.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Emissions reductions will take effect quickly, starting January 1, 2012 for SO2 and annual NOx reductions, and May 1, 2012 for ozone season (May-September) NOx reductions. Texas power plants must meet the January 1, 2012 deadline for SO2 and annual NOx emissions, and the May 1 deadline for ozone season NOx emissions.

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The Energy Law

JULY 14, 2017

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.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 12, 2017

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. ,

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The Energy Law

DECEMBER 28, 2012

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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The Energy Law

AUGUST 29, 2014

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). The IRU investigation of an INC may not be apparent to an operator. For reasons of logistics, the interviews are unlikely to take place offshore.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

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).

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The Energy Law

MARCH 28, 2017

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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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Under the final rule, facilities are required to begin collecting emissions data on January 1, 2011, and the first annual report is due by March 31, 2012. Emissions from portable equipment and drilling operations (unless drilling is conducted from a production platform) are excluded for this industry segment.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 6, 2016

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]

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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. 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.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

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.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Legacy Reserves Operating, LP, No. 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 Resources, LLC v. LEXIS 310, (Tex. Eastland, Jan.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 19, 2020

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.”

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The Energy Law

APRIL 12, 2012

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 Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

The most recent versions of the NWPs were reissued in 2012, and they will be valid for five years, until March 18, 2017. The Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issues NWPs for activities that have minimal individual and cumulative adverse effects on the aquatic environment. See 77 Fed. 10184 (Feb. NWP-12 is for “utility line activities.”

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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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Rextag

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

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.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 30, 2017

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. ,

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Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

MARCH 1, 2025

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.

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The Energy Law

MAY 3, 2021

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.

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The Energy Law

MAY 3, 2021

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.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

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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The Energy Law

APRIL 28, 2020

The petitioner, the County of Maui, operates a wastewater reclamation facility that collects sewage from the surrounding area, partially treats it, and pumps the treated water through underground wells. This effluent then travels approximately a half mile, through groundwater, to the Pacific Ocean.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

This news follows reports that, despite all efforts, market participants are facing continued legal and operational challenges in implementing the requisite steps for timely compliance with the new margin regimes. Still international regulators remain committed to moving non-cleared OTC derivatives to a collateralised model. 6, 2016). [4]

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The Energy Law

JUNE 4, 2012

By Rob McNeal Updated June 15, 2012 Significant revisions and amendments to Louisiana’s oilfield cleanup legislation, La. 30:29 (commonly known as Act 312) obtained final legislative approval on May 31, 2012 and are expected to become law shortly.

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Crude Oil Futures

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

However, a significant drop in oil prices below $60 per barrel would pose substantial revenue challenges for oil-producing nations, reminiscent of the 2012 downturn. Saudi Arabia, for example, is currently operating near its breakeven price.

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Crude Oil Futures

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

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.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2021

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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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2021

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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