Energy Central

JUNE 16, 2023

In 2015 21 youths between the ages of eight and 17 asked a federal court to find that they have a constitutionally protected right to a healthy and su-stainable environment. In the interim, more than a few of the 21 youths are now 20-somethings. They’ve yet to have their day in court. First, a bit of background on the cases is in.

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Energy Central

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In 2015 the U.S. is the global leader in the production of natural gas and oil derived from shale formations. However, there are other countries with significant quantities of technically recoverable resources. Energy Information Administration updated its assessment of world shale oil and shale gas resources.

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NGT News

JUNE 17, 2020

Transdev Canada has invested close to $3.3 million in its fleet of electric school buses with the Quebec company Lion, thus becoming, with a total of 31 vehicles, the largest private operator of electric school buses in North America to date. The entire new fleet will be gradually introduced on the school transport networks operated […].

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Energy Central

OCTOBER 30, 2023

This will contribute to Airbus’ commitment to reduce its overall industrial emissions by up to 63% by the end of the decade, compared to 2015 as a baseline year, in line with the 1.5°C °C pathway of.

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McKinsey

MARCH 30, 2016

In the second half of 2015, the price of residual fuel oil (resid) declined markedly relative to crude. If sustained, it could result in growing margins for complex refiners.

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Energy Central

JANUARY 27, 2025

Current US climate policy is aligned with the UN climate objectives embodied in the 2015 Paris Accords. It is focused on Net Zero by 2050, “All-electric Everything” by 2050, ending the use of fossil fuels, transitioning to an electric grid powered by wind and solar and a transportation system reliant on electric vehicles.

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The Energy Law

DECEMBER 27, 2023

On December 7, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disapproved the state implementation plan (SIP) revisions for the Baton Rouge ozone nonattainment area that Louisiana set forth in response to EPA’s 2015 SIP Call rule. To comply with the 2015 SIP Call rule, Louisiana had proposed revising its SIP by removing LAC 33:III.2201.C.8,

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The Energy Law

APRIL 25, 2016

As a refresher, here are some of the highlights: June 29, 2015: EPA publishes final “Clean Water Rule” setting out a new definition of “Waters of the United States.” July 28, 2015: The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidates the pending circuit court actions in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. 37054 (Jun.

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The Energy Law

JULY 6, 2015

In February 2015, the Texas Supreme Court handed down its decision in In re Deepwater Horizon, __ S.W.3d 3d __, 2015 WL 674744 (Tex. On June 10, 2015, the Fifth Circuit further addressed this area of contract and insurance interplay with its decision in Ironshore Specialty Insurance Co. June 10, 2015). 13-51027 (5th Cir.

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The Energy Law

MAY 26, 2015

By Andrew Wooley On May 8, 2015, the Supreme Court of Texas held in Phillips v. The decision is noteworthy for two reasons. The trial court in Phillips entered judgment for the plaintiff on its tortious interference claim against defendant Phillips, subject to a remittitur of the jury’s $66.5 million damage finding to $31.16 million.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 29, 2015

On June 16, 2015, the EPA published a notice of final permit issuance for the NPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Industrial Activities (commonly referred to as the Multi-Sector General Permit or “2015 MSGP”). of the 2015 MSGP. Click here to see the Multi-Sector General Permit.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 20, 2012

Prior to January 1, 2015, operators may use flaring to reduce such emissions. It requires that owners or operators of hydraulically fractured and refractured natural gas wells notify EPA by e-mail no later than two days before completion work begins.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 29, 2022

2, 2015), Docket No. On the other hand, in a letter to FERC urging support for the LNG project, Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) referenced a multi-agency “vigorous regulatory review” conducted relative to the project, the forecasted 27.6 million tonnes/year of LNG that would be available for export, and the creation of 7,000 jobs.

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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 State of Louisiana through the Department of Natural Resources , 22-0625 (La. 1/1/23), So. million judgment for reimbursement of mineral royalties.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 20, 2015

04-14-00650-CV, 2015 Tex. In what may appropriately be called a “swing and a miss”, the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio has rejected plaintiffs’ attempt to avoid the need for medical expert testimony in a toxic tort case by pleading damages for “symptoms of discomfort” instead of disease. Marathon Oil Corp , et al., LEXIS 10364 (Oct.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

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] Tammany Parish Government v. 3/9/16); 199 So.3d

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The Energy Law

DECEMBER 16, 2015

2014-C-2592, 2015 La. Hayes Fund , 2015 La. Hayes Fund , 2015 La. Hayes Fund , 2015 La. The Louisiana Supreme Court recently issued a decision in a downhole damages case, reversing the Third Circuit’s misguided application of the manifest error standard of review. Kerr-McGee Rocky Mt., LEXIS 2530 (La. Kerr-McGee Rocky Mt.,

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The Energy Law

MAY 26, 2016

Given that in 2015 all civil enforcement actions by the EPA yielded penalties totaling $205 million (excluding settlements), the CITGO judgment stands out as unusually large. See Environmental Enforcement Results for 2015 , 2015 ABA Env’t Energy, & Resources L.: Adm’r of E.P.A. CITGO Petroleum Corp., 3d 547, 549 (5th Cir.

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The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

After the LL&E I decision, the case went to trial in 2015. Iowa Production , landowners sued oil and gas companies for breach of a mineral lease. 2d 686 (La. A provision in the contract stated that, when the lease ended, the property would be restored to its pre-lease condition. The LL&E II Decision. The jury awarded $3.5

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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. In this case, PennEast sought to exercise the federal eminent domain power bestowed upon it by the Natural Gas Act (NGA).

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The Energy Law

JUNE 30, 2015

Kachina counterclaimed, arguing that Lillis breached the Agreement by failing to notify it of Davis’ third-party offer, as well as a declaratory judgment allowing it to both: 1) take compression deductions under the Agreement; and 2) exercise a renewal of Agreement until May 2015. Both parties filed motions for summary judgment.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 14, 2016

2015-CW-1857 (La. 100091, 17th JDC (Judgment on PXP Gulf Coast LLC and PXP Louisiana LLC’s Motion for Summary Judgment Based on the Subsequent Purchaser Doctrine (November 25, 2015)). If Corbello pressed the accelerator on “legacy” litigation, Eagle Pipe tapped the brakes. Sterling Sugars Inc., Amerada Hess, et al.,

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 31, 2017

In May 2015, a jury found BP was responsible for the damage. In September 2015, the trial court ordered BP to submit a remediation plan to DNR, and it also referred the matter to DNR for a public hearing and development of a most feasible plan. BP sought supervisory writs, which the Third Circuit granted for briefing and opinion.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

14-31046, 2015 U.S. A panel of the United States Fifth Circuit consisting of Chief Judge Stewart and Judges Jolly and Graves recently issued a per curiam opinion regarding the effect of the Louisiana Underground Utilities and Facilities Protection Law (the “Louisiana One-Call Statute”). Plains Pipeline, L.P. LEXIS 14337 (5th Cir.

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The Energy Law

MAY 11, 2017

Part 1 of the article appears in the 2017 Spring, volume 36, no. 1 edition, while part 2 will follow in the 2017 Summer edition.

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Producer's Edge

DECEMBER 16, 2024

In 2015, Ammonite acquired a lease of State minerals covering a narrow and winding stretch of the Frio River. The applicant, Ammonite Oil Gas Corporation, was in the business of acquiring State riverbed leases and then getting them included in adjacent pooled units. EOG Resources, Inc.

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Reporting Oil and Gas

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

He clarified that the Clerk of Parliament’s official residence, alleged to have been sold in 2019, was actually sold in 2015. Subsequently, it was revealed that the Gold for Oil Policy facilitated the purchase of over 800,000 metric tonnes of Gasoline and Gasoil, constituting almost 30% of Ghana’s total crude oil consumption.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 22, 2016

PHMSA’s authorization previously expired in 2015.) The Safe Pipes Act reauthorizes the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) through 2019 as well as its associated programs, including the one-call notification program, the pipeline integrity program, and state damage prevention programs.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

19, 2015), Anadarko leased the mineral estate under the Chaparral Wildlife Management Area (CWMA), and entered into a Surface Use and Subsurface Easement Agreement (Agreement) with the adjacent surface estate owners. In Lightning Oil Co. Anadarko E&P Onshore, No. 04-14-00903-CV , 2014 Tex. Lexis 8673 (Aug.

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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. Since 2015, BOEM has executed fifty-eight MMP leases for use of 164 million cubic yards of sand. Some identify by lease block the SSRA that would allegedly be impacted by leaving the pipeline in place; others do not. 250.1700(b).

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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. The lawsuit sought $500,000 in liquidated damages.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 3, 2017

On February 13, 2015, Judge Brown granted that motion, finding in a detailed opinion that SLFPA-E’s tort claims were without merit because the defendants did not owe any duty to the plaintiff under Louisiana law.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

14-40128, 2015 U.S. 4, 2015). Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion regarding criminal liability under environmental statutes. United States v. Citgo Petroleum Corp., LEXIS 15865 (5th Cir. Therefore, the Court of Appeals reversed Citgo’s CAA convictions. 16 U.S.C. § 703(a); 16 U.S.C. §

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Producer's Edge

JANUARY 27, 2025

In this case, CT Land and Cattle and Cattle Co., LLC sought to enforce a provision in a 1948 mineral lease requiring Unitex WI, LLC and Unitex Oil and Gas, LLC (Unitex) to bury pipelines on the ranch land surface CT Land acquired in 2013. Nevertheless, CT Land argued that the surface deed from Andrew P.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 2, 2020

. § 1447(d) limited appellate review of an order to remand to the extent the order addressed whether removal was proper under the federal officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C. 1442(a)(1). The Ninth Circuit further held that the district court did not err in finding that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction under the federal-officer removal statute.

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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. Information within this scope of discovery need not be admissible in evidence to be discoverable.

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Drillers

MARCH 19, 2020

In 2015, this portion was 30%. Offshore oil fields represent a substantial portion of the worlds total crude oil output. Now, it is in all likelihood more significant with several recent discoveries made in Brazil, Norway, and Guyana , among others. When you work on an offshore platform, you work where you live, and you work long, busy hours.

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