The Energy Law

AUGUST 29, 2022

4, 2014), Docket No. 19, 2014), Docket No. 1451 et seq.). [3] 3] 15 U.S.C. 717b(a), (e). [4] 4] Shell U.S. . 1451 et seq.). [3] 3] 15 U.S.C. 717b(a), (e). [4] 4] Shell U.S. Gas & Power, LLC (“Shell”) , 148 FERC ¶ 61,163 (Sept. RP14-52-000, Emera CNG, LLC (“Emera”) , 148 FERC ¶ 61,219 (Sept. CP14-114-000, Pivotal LNG, Inc.

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Producer's Edge

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Saltwater disposal wells rarely fail, but when they do, a complex web of legal issues can arise, such as potential regulatory matters, and potential claims for surface or subsurface damages, among other related operational concerns. Operating LLC , No. Operating LLC , No. In this case, Lee v. Memorial Prod. 29, 2024, no pet.),

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 4, 2023

Produced water—a substance traditionally considered to be a useless byproduct of fracing—has recently become a valuable product that can be treated and sold to operators for drilling. This substance can be dangerous to the environment, so operators are required to carefully dispose of it—a costly endeavor. COG Operating, LLC , No.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 21, 2014

On January 6, 2014, TCEQ requested comments on a proposal to revise the agency’s penalty policy. Similarly, the Texas Legislature gave TCEQ the ability to assess administrative penalties to aggregate production operations that fail to register with the agency. See Revised Penalty Policy (PDF).

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The Energy Law

APRIL 22, 2013

Thus, EPA adjusted the compliance schedule as follows: For tanks constructed after April 12, 2013, the proposed rule extends the deadline for compliance to April 15, 2014, or within sixty days after startup, whichever is later.

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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. May 30, 2014). Environmental Protection Agency , the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated EPA’s policy limiting the reach of the Sixth Circuit’s decision in Summit Petroleum 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.

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The Energy Law

JULY 21, 2016

According to one 2014 study, the total direct and indirect impact on the state is approximately $73.8 Consider the following hypothetical: Operator X enters into an Oil Purchase Agreement to sell oil from a mineral lease to First Purchaser Y. The oil and gas industry has a significant and far reaching economic impact in Louisiana.

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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

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

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

04-14-00903-CV , 2014 Tex. It is common for operators to drill multiple horizontal wells from one drill pad. The Fourth Court of Appeals recently held that surface owners control the matrix of the underlying earth; thus, a surface owner can give permission to drill through the subsurface to an adjacent lease. In Lightning Oil Co.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 7, 2018

On Thursday, a divided panel of the Texas Court of Appeals in Houston held that the 2014-2015 drop in oil prices is not a force majeure for purposes of general force majeure contractual protection. In TEC Olmos, LLC v.

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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

DECEMBER 16, 2015

2014-C-2592, 2015 La. The dispute arose out of the drilling and operation of two wells drilled in 1999. The second, the “Hayes Lumber well”, produced the lower zone in the Nodosaria formation until 2007 when the operators ran into sanding problems. Hayes Fund for the First United Methodist Church of Welsh, LLC v. LEXIS 2530 (La.

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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

MARCH 17, 2020

250.1750, which provides that a pipeline may be decommissioned in place if it “does not constitutes a hazard (obstruction) to navigation and commercial fishing operations, unduly interfere with other uses of the OCS, or have adverse environmental effects.” 250.1754. that, if left in place, would hinder other users of the OCS.”

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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. Trans Energy, Inc. , 14-117 (N.D.W.Va.), requiring the oil and gas company to pay $3 million in civil penalties and to spend approximately $13 million to restore 15 sites in West Virginia that had been developed without dredge and fill permits.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 27, 2020

2] Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. 117 (2014). [4] For more information about this Article, please contact attorneys Philip Dore ( pdore@liskow.com ) or Cristian Soler ( csoler@liskow.com ). [1] 1] The parties agreed specific personal jurisdiction was not at issue. [2] Brown , 564 U.S. 915 (2011). [3] 3] Daimler AG v.

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The Energy Law

JULY 21, 2016

The Landowners claimed that their property value decreased due to the designation and that they had future plans to develop Unit 1 for residential and commercial development and timber operations. On August 22, 2014, District Judge Martin L.C.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 8, 2020

As a secondary issue, the parties ask whether production used as plant fuel or compressor fuel qualifies as volumes used in “operations which Lessee may conduct hereunder” and is therefore royalty-free. El Paso 2014, pet. BlueStone tackles two hot-button royalty issues. Comm’r of Gen. Land Office of Tex. SandRidge Energy, Inc. ,

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Oil & Gas 360º

MARCH 12, 2025

Although Sachas revival, which is critical for Ecuadors ailing economy, depends on foreign investment, critics spanning party lines have blasted Noboas approach to finding an operator for the asset and questioned whether the consortium consisting of Amodaimi, a subsidiary of Chinas Sinopec, and Petrolia, a unit of Canadas New Stratus Energy Inc.

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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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Energy Transfer

DECEMBER 23, 2024

anindependent liquids terminal and pipeline operator with approximately 9,500 miles of pipeline and 63 terminal and storage facilities that store and distribute crude oil, refined products, renewable fuels, ammonia and specialty liquids. JANUARY Sunoco LP Acquired NuStar Energy L.P. In a deal valued at $7.3

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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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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The guidance also acknowledged that narrowly tailored affirmative defense provisions for malfunctions caused by circumstances beyond the control of the owner or operator could be permissible as protective of NAAQS. 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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Valor

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

oil production continues to rise, with a 55% increase since 2014, and Chevron’s Permian Basin output hitting new highs through efficiency improvements. Read more Contact Valor Today Contact us today if you need help outsourcing your oil and gas operations. Despite the cuts, U.S.

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