Reporting Oil and Gas

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Jinapor emphasized that the government’s decision to acquire crude oil without relying on dollars through this innovative approach had significantly curtailed the depreciation of the Ghana Cedi, playing a crucial role in bolstering the national economy. Additionally, petrol prices decreased from GHS23 per litre to GHS12 per litre.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Tammany Parish Government v. Welsh , 2015-1152 (La. Ordinance No. 2] The EPA regulations relating to Class VI wells can be found at 40 CFR §146.81 3] The Louisiana regulations relating to Class VI wells, which will go into effect once the state achieves primacy, can be found at 43 LAC §3601 et seq. [4] 3/9/16); 199 So.3d

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 15, 2020

Since the initiation of climate change litigation several years ago, various state governments and interest groups have filed lawsuits against fossil fuel companies and governing authorities. Below we take a closer look at each category of lawsuits and provide an update on where they stand today. United States is at the forefront.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In 2015, the trial court recognized the plaintiffs as the rightful owners of the riverbanks and ordered the LDNR to pay back almost $4.7 As there are no such provisions governing the Crooks plaintiffs’ mineral royalties claims, the legislature has retained its discretion to appropriate funds for those claims.

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The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

The “ LL&E II ” decision finds that Act 312 charges the court, not the jury, to determine the funding needed to remediate property to government standards. If (and only if) an express contractual provision requires greater remediation than government standards, a jury may consider and award such “excess remediation” damages.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 3, 2021

In 2015, PennEast sought a certificate of public convenience and necessity from FERC authorizing the construction of a 116-mile pipeline from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, to Mercer County, New Jersey. On appeal, the Supreme Court disagreed.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 2, 2020

Amidst historically low oil prices and economic shutdowns, fossil fuel companies continue to defend against lawsuits brought by state and local governments claiming climate-change related damages. 1331 because the cities’ claims were “necessarily governed by federal common law.” BP PLC et al., 3d 805 (7th Cir. 19-1818).

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

14-40128, 2015 U.S. 4, 2015). The government argued that any equipment used to separate oil should be considered an “oil-water separator” regardless of whether it contained all the ancillary equipment described in the definition. United States v. Citgo Petroleum Corp., LEXIS 15865 (5th Cir.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 17, 2020

Prior to 2015, BSEE routinely granted applications to decommission pipelines in place pursuant to 30 C.F.R. 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.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 5, 2020

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. Producers and governments have shown interest in CCS as it allows for the continued use of fossil fuels while reducing net carbon dioxide emissions.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 5, 2020

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. Producers and governments have shown interest in CCS as it allows for the continued use of fossil fuels while reducing net carbon dioxide emissions.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 10, 2015

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.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 16, 2014

In September, the Sierra Club, one of the largest environmental organizations in the United States, filed a lawsuit seeking an immediate ban on the transportation of crude oil in allegedly outdated and unsafe tank cars despite the fact that the government has proposed regulations to address the same concerns.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 14, 2021

This most recent action revokes the EPA guidance issued nearly a year earlier in October 2020, and it readopts the agency’s prior SSM policy for SIPs which was published on June 12, 2015. 2015 SSM SIP Policy. 33840 (June 12, 2015). While published as a final rule, the 2015 SSM SIP Policy was nonbinding.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

2015), the Fifth Circuit held that the MBTA “only prohibits intentional acts (not omissions) that directly (not indirectly or accidentally) kill migratory birds.” Regulations Governing the Take of Migratory Birds Meanwhile, the FWS was going through the formal rulemaking process regarding “takes” under the MBTA. Forest Serv. ,

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

2015), the Fifth Circuit held that the MBTA “only prohibits intentional acts (not omissions) that directly (not indirectly or accidentally) kill migratory birds.”. Regulations Governing the Take of Migratory Birds. Forest Serv. , 3d 110, 115 (8th Cir. 1997); Seattle Audubon Society v. Evans , 952 F.2d 2d 297, 302 (9th Cir. Natural Res.

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