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Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Kicks Climate Change Case Back to State Court

The Energy Law

In two companion cases, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided whether a federal district court could properly exercise jurisdiction over climate change suits brought against energy companies by cities and counties in California. In City of Oakland et al. BP PLC et al. 1442(a)(1).

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The Supreme Court’s Adopted Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: A Welcome Emphasis on Cooperative Case Management and Cost-Effective Discovery

The Energy Law

On April 29, 2015, the United States Supreme Court adopted the long anticipated amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Pending Congressional review, the amendments will become law on December 1, 2015. A complete set of the amended and adopted rules may be accessed by clicking here. [1]

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U.S. Fifth Circuit Limits Vessels’ Obligations Under Louisiana One-Call Reporting

The Energy Law

14-31046, 2015 U.S. The case involved a Great Lakes vessel that anchored using both a cutter head (a dredging tool) and traditional anchors to stabilize the vessel. The cutter head, the court noted, penetrated deeper into the seabed than traditional anchors and was used to keep the vessel at a complete stop.

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What It’s Like To Work On An Offshore Oil Rig

Drillers

In 2015, this portion was 30%. The oil and gas industry takes its health and safety seriously so it has developed the Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training Course, or BOSIET , which you would need to complete before you board the helicopter to the platform.

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Derivatives: Non-Cleared Swaps Variation Margin Update – Limited Relaxed Enforcement by the CFTC, Prudential Regulators and European Supervisory Authorities

The Energy Law

financial institutions, published final margin rules for non-cleared swaps in November 2015 [5] and the European Commission adopted its final legislation for non-cleared swaps margin under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (“EMIR”) in October 2016, which applies to many European financial institutions [6]. 30, 2015). [6]

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Sierra Club Asks Court to Ban Use of Legacy DOT-111 Tank Cars

The Energy Law

The NGOs acknowledge that most “unreasonable delay cases” entail lengthier delays involving rulemaking proceedings that take years to complete, but argue that their petition is unique and different because it seeks an “emergency action” to abate an imminent hazard that cannot wait for a rulemaking because “lives are at stake.”

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President Biden Faces Constitutional Challenges to Revocation of Keystone XL Permit

The Energy Law

2015 aerial photograph. In November 2015, President Obama announced that the cross-border permit would again be denied, asserting the project would have a negative impact on the country’s efforts to combat climate change and an insignificant impact on the economy, U.S. Canada border was substantially completed before the end of 2020.