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Overturning 8 Years of “Palpable Error,” The Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Damages Available to Landowners in Oilfield Legacy Litigation

The Energy Law Blog

Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., Iowa Production , landowners sued oil and gas companies for breach of a mineral lease. Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., After the LL&E I decision, the case went to trial in 2015. The Energy Law Blog will explore the import of the prescription ruling in a separate post.

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New Air Standards for Oil & Gas Industry May Force HAP Area Sources into Major Source Status

The Energy Law Blog

112(n)(4), establishes a non-aggregation standard for exploration and production facilities, specifying that HAP emissions from oil and gas wells and compressor stations should not be aggregated for major source determinations. Background Section 112(n)(4) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7412 (n)(4)(A).Section 7412 (n)(4)(A).Section

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30% of Ghana’s crude oil consumption purchased through Gold for oil programme – Lands Minister

Reporting Oil and Gas

Samuel Abu Jinapor also discussed the government’s efforts to increase gold production to support the program and underscored the mining sector’s significant contribution to the economy, constituting nearly 9% of GDP.

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Third Circuit Affirms Trial Court’s Refusal to Adopt DNR’s Most Feasible Plan in Sweet Lake Land & Oil Co. v. Oleum Operating Company

The Energy Law Blog

Years earlier, Sweet Lake sued multiple oil and gas operators, including four BP entities (collectively, “BP”), alleging environmental damage to property caused by exploration and production activities. In May 2015, a jury found BP was responsible for the damage. Louisiana Land & Exploration Co. , 30:29(F), M.J.

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Overturning 8 Years of “Palpable Error,” The Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Damages Available to Landowners in Oilfield Legacy Litigation

The Energy Law Blog

Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., Iowa Production , landowners sued oil and gas companies for breach of a mineral lease. Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., After the LL&E I decision, the case went to trial in 2015. The Energy Law Blog will explore the import of the prescription ruling in a separate post.

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The Future of Carbon Capture and Sequestration

The Energy Law Blog

By ratifying the 2015 Paris Agreement, [1] nations across the world made a commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by the year 2030. Carbon dioxide is one of the primary greenhouse gases found in the Earth’s atmosphere, accounting for 76% of global greenhouse gas emissions according to published reports.

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U.S. Customs Revokes Recent Offshore Wind Ruling; Maintains Uncertainty Whether the Jones Act Applies to Wind Farm Installations on the OCS

The Energy Law Blog

law “to the subsoil and seabed of the outer Continental Shelf and to all artificial islands, and all installations and other devices permanently or temporarily attached to the seabed, which may be erected thereon for the purpose of exploring for, developing, or producing resources therefrom.” (343 1333(a)(1).