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Western District of Louisiana Holds that Unit Operators May Not Recover Post-Production Costs from an Unleased Mineral Owner’s Share of Production Proceeds

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30:10 governed whether a unit operator may deduct post-production costs against UMO’s share of production proceeds. [3] 30:10, which governs agreements for drilling units and pooling interests in Louisiana. [7] 30:10, which governs agreements for drilling units and pooling interests in Louisiana. [7] Chesapeake Louisiana, LP. [1]

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SCOTUS Decides Dutra Group v. Batterton

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2014) held that punitive damages were not available under the rationale of an earlier Supreme Court case, Miles v. The six justices in the majority opinion reversed the Ninth Circuit and resolved a circuit split on this issue. Justice Ginsburg dissented, joined by Justices Breyer and Sotomayor. A hatch blew open and crushed his hand.

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Federal Offshore Pipeline Decommissioning in BOEM Significant Sediment Resource Areas

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1337(k)(2), BOEM can convey the rights to OCS sand for use in projects for “shore protection, beach restoration, or coastal wetlands restoration undertaken by a Federal, State, or local government agency” or “a construction project. that is funded in whole or in part by or authorized by the Federal Government.”

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Trudging the Rocky Landscape of Royalty Dispute Litigation with the Texas Supreme Court Yet Again in BlueStone

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Heritage Resources holds only that the effect of a lease is governed by a fair reading of its text.” One aspect of royalties that gets a significant amount of attention from Texas royalty owners is post-production costs. NationsBank , 939 S.W.2d 2d 118, 120-21 (Tex. Two decades later, the Court touched on this issue again. Chesapeake Expl.,

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EPA’s Shifting Guidance on Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Defenses in State Implementation Plans and Its Effect in Louisiana

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On September 30, 2021, the EPA once again signaled a policy change on what provisions a state can include in its Clean Air Act State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) for exemptions and affirmative defenses during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction (“SSM”). 2015 SSM SIP Policy. 33840 (June 12, 2015). LAC 33:III.507.J.1.