The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

In re Oil Spill by Oil Rig “Deepwater Horizon” in Gulf of Mex., In In re Deepwater Horizon , No. 20-30300, 2021 WL 96168, a three-judge panel of the U.S. The district court dismissed their case under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). On January 11, 2021, the Fifth Circuit panel affirmed. See Barker v. Hercules Offshore, Inc.,

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Producer's Edge

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

As I recently summarized in my annual oil and gas law review (Austin W. Brister & Logan Jones, Oil, Gas & Mineral Law, 9 SMU ANN. In  Humble Oil & Refining Co. ” This principle was reaffirmed in  Lightning Oil Co. Anadarko E&P Onshore, LLC , 520 S.W.3d The case was Myers-Woodward v.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 22, 2021

for alleged damage to its property arising out of Chevron’s and its predecessor’s oil and gas operations in the Sardine Point Field from 1959 through 1991. In October 2013, Lexington Land filed a supplemental and amending lawsuit asserting its assigned claims against Chevron under both tort and contract theories. 10/19/10), 48 So.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 22, 2021

for alleged damage to its property arising out of Chevron’s and its predecessor’s oil and gas operations in the Sardine Point Field from 1959 through 1991. In October 2013, Lexington Land filed a supplemental and amending lawsuit asserting its assigned claims against Chevron under both tort and contract theories. 10/19/10), 48 So.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

Subtitle E amends the FOGRMA of 1982 to repeal royalty overpayment interest for lessees by the federal government and mandates that when royalty adjustments are made resulting in an underpayment by lessee the royalty obligation clock starts when the date the adjustment is taken.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

In re Oil Spill by Oil Rig “Deepwater Horizon” in Gulf of Mex., In In re Deepwater Horizon , No. 20-30300, 2021 WL 96168, a three-judge panel of the U.S. The district court dismissed their case under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). On January 11, 2021, the Fifth Circuit panel affirmed. See Barker v. Hercules Offshore, Inc.,

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 29, 2014

Background In 2010, in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Department of Interior renamed the Minerals Management Service (MMS) the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE). The head of the IRU reports to the BSEE Director. Richard Hastings (R-Wash.), In particular, Rep.

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The Energy Law

MAY 26, 2016

allowing an $81 million judgment against the oil company to stand. The judgment is the latest in a suit the EPA filed against CITGO under the Clean Water Act for a 2006 spill at the oil company’s St. Charles refinery. In the original judgment , U.S. Adm’r of E.P.A. CITGO Petroleum Corp., 3d 547, 549 (5th Cir. million dollars.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2020

The second prelude to the recent Pennsylvania decision was a 2013 Federal District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia ruling in Stone v. The second prelude to the recent Pennsylvania decision was a 2013 Federal District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia ruling in Stone v. Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. [4]

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The Energy Law

APRIL 19, 2021

The Texas Supreme Court recently released its anticipated opinion in Eagle Oil & Gas Co. TRO-X”) and Eagle Oil & Gas Co. Eagle”) regarding their agreement to jointly acquire and sell oil and gas leases. In the first, Eagle Oil & Gas Co. In the first, Eagle Oil & Gas Co. Eastland 2013, pet.

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Producer's Edge

JANUARY 20, 2025

Pioneer produces natural gas in the Permian Basin as a byproduct of its crude oil extraction operations and sends it to Targa Pipeline Mid-Continent WestTex ("Targa") for processing. Winter Storm Uri sent shockwaves through Texas, freezing gas supplies at a time of critical need and plunging the state into widespread power outages.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 19, 2021

The Texas Supreme Court recently released its anticipated opinion in Eagle Oil & Gas Co. TRO-X”) and Eagle Oil & Gas Co. Eagle”) regarding their agreement to jointly acquire and sell oil and gas leases. In the first, Eagle Oil & Gas Co. In the first, Eagle Oil & Gas Co. Eastland 2013, pet.

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The Energy Law

MAY 18, 2020

The Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal recently issued an opinion involving issues of prescription and breach of contract claims in the context of Act 312 and “legacy lawsuits” that oil and gas companies must remain cognizant of going forward. In State of Louisiana, et al. Louisiana Land & Exploration Co., million in private damages.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 2, 2020

Amidst historically low oil prices and economic shutdowns, fossil fuel companies continue to defend against lawsuits brought by state and local governments claiming climate-change related damages. 1442(a)(1). In City of Oakland et al. 1442(a)(1). 1442(a)(1).

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 7, 2018

Mr. Lennie had worked for the pipe yard for a number of years, and 16 years after his retirement, in 2010, Mr. Lennie was diagnosed with lung cancer and died that same year. However, his surviving wife and children did not file suit against various pipe yard and oil company defendants until almost four years later – in January 2014.

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