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

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The Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation is developing the Tanzania LNG project, working with Shell and Equinor to monetize resources in Blocks 1, 2 and 4. mtpa Coral South FLNG project has been operating since 2022 while ExxonMobil plans to make FID on Rovuma LNG in 2026.

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Fifth Circuit Vacates $6 Million Clean Water Act Penalty

The Energy Law

By Greg Johnson and Stephen Wiegand In a July 17, 2013 decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated a $6 million dollar penalty levied under the Clean Water Act (โ€œCWAโ€) against CITGO Petroleum Corporation (โ€œCITGOโ€) and remanded the matter to the Western District of Louisiana for further consideration.

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New Judge, Same Result โ€“ $81 Million CWA Civil Penalty Appealed

The Energy Law

District Court Judge Dee Drell (Western District, LA) recently denied a motion to alter or amend the Courtโ€™s judgment against CITGO Petroleum Corp.โ€“ CITGO Petroleum Corp., CITGO Petroleum Corp., allowing an $81 million judgment against the oil company to stand. Admโ€™r of E.P.A. 3d 547, 549 (5th Cir. million dollars.

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Louisiana First Circuit Reaffirms Prescription and Subsequent Purchaser Principles

The Energy Law

One of the assessments further included two 1991 LDNR compliance orders to Stone Petroleum, requiring the closure of two pits and finding that the pits were not in compliance with Statewide Order 29-B because they were full and had overflowed in the past.

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Louisiana First Circuit Reaffirms Prescription and Subsequent Purchaser Principles

The Energy Law

One of the assessments further included two 1991 LDNR compliance orders to Stone Petroleum, requiring the closure of two pits and finding that the pits were not in compliance with Statewide Order 29-B because they were full and had overflowed in the past.

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Louisiana First Circuit Reaffirms Prescription and Subsequent Purchaser Principles

The Energy Law

One of the assessments further included two 1991 LDNR compliance orders to Stone Petroleum, requiring the closure of two pits and finding that the pits were not in compliance with Statewide Order 29-B because they were full and had overflowed in the past.

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Fifth Circuit Rejects EPAโ€™s Overreaching on CAA and MBTA

The Energy Law

Citgo Petroleum Corp., See Standards of Performance for VOC Emissions from Petroleum Refinery Wastewater Systems, 40 C.F.R. ยงยง 60.690 to 699 (โ€œNSPS Subpart QQQโ€). Background The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion regarding criminal liability under environmental statutes. United States v. 14-40128, 2015 U.S.