The Energy Law
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
On September 2, 2014, the Department of Justice announced a settlement in United States v. In addition, NWP-12 expressly authorizes the construction of access roads for the construction and maintenance of “utility lines,” with certain limitations. Trans Energy, Inc. , 14-117 (N.D.W.Va.), See 77 Fed. 10184 (Feb.
The Energy Law
JUNE 24, 2019
2014) held that punitive damages were not available under the rationale of an earlier Supreme Court case, Miles v. In contrast to unseaworthiness, there was an historical record of punitive damage awards in the maintenance and cure context. Estis Well Service , 768 F.3d 3d 382 (5 th Cir. Apex Marine, 498 U.S.
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The Energy Law
AUGUST 18, 2016
This clarification comes after a number of leaks in 2014 and 2015 from pipelines that were believed to be “abandoned.” Each status invokes a certain procedure for safety and maintenance of the pipelines by the owner or operator. These pipelines are subject to all safety and maintenance requirements for “active” pipelines.
The Energy Law
JANUARY 24, 2018
2014) (en banc). In reaching its decision, the Ninth Circuit was required to distinguish the recent en banc Fifth Circuit McBride decision, which reached the opposite conclusion in 2014. The Court’s reasoning hinged largely on the fact that both punitive damages and maintenance and cure predated passage of the Jones Act.
The Energy Law
APRIL 30, 2020
During this downturn in activity, mineral rights owners must remain cognizant of the maintenance activities necessary to preserve their mineral rights. While the long-term fallout from the recent decline in oil prices and the COVID-19 pandemic remains unclear, it is clear that drilling activity has already started to decline.
The Energy Law
AUGUST 4, 2014
1, 2014) (comments are due on September 30, 2014). Finally, the agency acknowledges that rail carriers are likely to pass on additional fees to the shippers as a result of increased fuel and track maintenance required by the added weight of new or retrofitted tank cars. See 79 Fed. 45,016 (Aug.
The Energy Law
OCTOBER 14, 2021
In 2016, with EPA approval, Louisiana finalized its SIP revisions eliminating provisions that allowed for automatic and discretionary exemptions from emission limitations during startup, shutdown, maintenance, and malfunctions. 2008), and a 2014 decision, in which the D.C. Johnson , 551 F.3d 3d 1019 (D.C. EPA , 749 F.3d 3d 1055 (D.C.
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