The Energy Law

AUGUST 18, 2016

On August 16th, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) issued an advisory bulletin to clarify the regulatory requirements that may vary depending on the operational status of a pipeline under 49 C.F.R. Each status invokes a certain procedure for safety and maintenance of the pipelines by the owner or operator.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

The court interpreted the 2014 amendments to Act 312 (La. The Moore plaintiffs sought original condition restoration under the second category, alleging that Denbury had operated unreasonably and excessively. On February 1, 2016, a federal district court issued a ruling in Moore v. Denbury , — F.3d 3d 1038 (La. It did not.”

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 19, 2020

On September 14, 2014, James Mays, a valve technician and an employee of Furmanite American (“Furmanite”) died while servicing valves on a platform that was part of Chevron’s gas gathering system and located in Louisiana’s territorial waters. . In Pacific Operators Offshore, LLP v. Chevron Pipe Line Co. 207, 222 (2012).

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The Energy Law

JUNE 9, 2014

On May 30, 2014, in an unanimous decision in National Environmental Development Association’s Clean Air Project v. The EPA had argued that an operationally interdependent relationship (in the Summit case, spanning a 43-square mile area) was enough to find that pollutant-emitting activities were “adjacent.” May 30, 2014).

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 24, 2018

2014) (en banc). The plaintiff in Batterton was a deckhand injured when a hatch cover blew open crushing his left hand during an operation to pump pressurized air into a compartment below deck. Compare McBride v. Estis Well Service , 768 F.3d 3d 382 (5th Cir. Apex Marine Corp. , 19 (1990) on this area of law. Apex Marine Corp. ,

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The Energy Law

JUNE 24, 2014

On June 20, 2014, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled in Key Operating & Equipment, Inc. Key Operating is a significant, though not surprising, victory for the Texas oil and gas industry. Key Operating is a significant, though not surprising, victory for the Texas oil and gas industry. Key Operating & Equipment, Inc.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Oil and gas operator, Delaware Basin Resources LLC (DBR), entered into 13 leases with 13 mineral owners in February 2014, all of which were essentially the same. The leases also required DBR to commence drilling operations within the primary term of three years. described as follows: Section 6. and Section 2.”

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

On September 2, 2014, the Department of Justice announced a settlement in United States v. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has issued water quality certification (PDF) for NWP-12 without conditions, but it will issue such certification for NWP-39 only on a case-by-case basis. Trans Energy, Inc. ,

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 27, 2020

But in so doing, the court may have announced a new jurisdictional test with significant ramifications for future cases. So, the question on appeal was whether this was the “exceptional case” where personal jurisdiction could also be exercised in another state. 2] Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. 117 (2014). [4]

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Drillers

MARCH 24, 2020

Recently, the Nigerian government demanded more than $60 billion in back royalties under a production sharing agreement with the supermajors operating in the country. The operator of Egina is China’s CNOOC: Chinese oil companies are expanding internationally, and Nigeria is one of the destinations, despite the challenges.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The path to this Proposed Rule has been long and winding, beginning in 2014 with BOEM resisting making changes through formal notice and comment rulemaking pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, and instead continuing to regulate this issue through Notice to Lessee (“NTL”) guidance documents.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Oil and gas operator, Delaware Basin Resources LLC (DBR), entered into 13 leases with 13 mineral owners in February 2014, all of which were essentially the same. The leases also required DBR to commence drilling operations within the primary term of three years. described as follows: Section 6. and Section 2.”

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The path to this Proposed Rule has been long and winding, beginning in 2014 with BOEM resisting making changes through formal notice and comment rulemaking pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, and instead continuing to regulate this issue through Notice to Lessee (“NTL”) guidance documents.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 8, 2020

With the prevalence of cases involving royalty disputes in Texas, the state’s Supreme Court has never hesitated to address these issues. Heritage Resources is the underlying case that must be understood to decipher the Supreme Court’s logic as it continues to rectify the numerous creative royalty provisions across Texas today.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 16, 2014

The Writ of Mandamus Although the proposed rule addresses many of the DOT-111 safety concerns by requiring retrofits and operational changes, the NGOs claim that the proposed four-year phase-out of legacy tank cars is a “glacial pace [that] is unacceptable.” Citing In re American Rivers , 372 F.3d 3d 413, 419 (D.C. Circuit 2004).

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The Energy Law

MARCH 2, 2016

The final audit report must be submitted to the agency, and it must include any adjustments made by the auditor to any draft reports provided to the owner or operator for their review or comment. The owner or operator would be required to prepare an exercise report, which would be provided to local responders and made available to the public.

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Oil and Gas Investments

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Blue Raven has over 3,000 employees and operates in 21 states (SunPower bought them to expand outside of California). At the time SunPower acquired them, Blue Raven had a CAGR of 93% since 2014. On the Q3 call, Rodgers said to expect operating expense to decline from $43.5M Of course its a different world now.

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