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African national oil companies (NOCs) partnering with independents to drive E&P

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In Angola, which has been an LNG producer since 2013, the NOC Sonangol is working with its New Gas Consortium partners Azule Energy, Cabinda Gulf Oil Company and TotalEnergies to increase LNG production capacity. While development has been delayed, the operators remain committed to collaboratively bringing the project online.

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Louisianaโ€™s New Twenty-Day Deadline for Hydraulic Fracturing Reporting Requirements

The Energy Law

Dicharry On July 20, 2013, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources amended its reporting and disclosure requirements for hydraulic fracturing stimulation operations. 1824 (July 20, 2013). By Sarah Y. Before the amendment, the regulation did not specify a reporting deadline. Under La.

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Third Circuit Restores Rule B Attachment Based On Breach of Contract Claim Under English Law, Implied Indemnity Claim Not Enough

The Energy Law

The court found that an English law cause of action for general indemnity is not complete until there has been payment to a third party. Because Bungeโ€™s cause of action was not complete, it could not be adjudicated yet. Grand China Shipping Dev. 3d 488, 495 (2d Cir.

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New Texas Legislation Authorizes TCEQ to Permit Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The Energy Law

By Jillian Marullo House Bill 788, signed into law on June 14, 2013, authorizes the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (โ€œTCEQโ€) to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases (โ€œGHGโ€) โ€œ[t]o the extent that greenhouse gas emissions require authorization under federal law.โ€ In July 2013, the D.C.

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EPA to Improve Oil and Gas Sector Air Emissions Data in Response to Inspector Generalโ€™s Report

The Energy Law

By Lesley Foxhall Pietras On April 18, 2013, the U.S. EPA made this commitment in response to the Office of Inspector Generalโ€™s February 20, 2013 report, โ€œEPA Needs to Improve Air Emissions Data for the Oil and Natural Gas Production Sectorโ€ (pdf) (Report).

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Environmental Groups File Suit to Compel EPA to Review and Revise Oil and Gas Waste Regulations

The Energy Law

According to the complaint, EPA โ€œhas not completed these necessary revisions,โ€ nor has it reviewed the Subtitle D regulations for oil and gas wastes since that time. A similar lawsuit filed in 2012 in the same court resulted in a court opinion requiring EPA to review its RCRA Subtitle D regulations concerning coal ash. McCarthy , 989 F.

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EPAโ€™s Proposed Rule on Vessel Incidental Discharges Brings VIDA One Step Closer to Full Implementation

The Energy Law

The VIDA, enacted in December 2018, will standardize incidental discharge permits and regulations, replacing the 2013 Vessel General Permit (โ€œVGPโ€) that commercial vessels are currently required to follow. The VGP requires Lakers built after January 1, 2009, or โ€œNew Lakers,โ€ to meet its numeric ballast water discharge standard.