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Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Governance and Institutional Framework Bill 2015

Global Energy

Reform of Nigeria’s oil and gas sector has been at the top of President Muhammadu Buhari’s agenda since assuming office […]

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A Key Resource For Structuring Oil & Gas Joint Operations

The Energy Law

This article has become a key resource for those structuring oil and gas joint operations (such as farmout transactions) from a business and tax perspective and for those petroleum accountants who are charged with reporting the financial and tax accounting results of such operations.

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New Judge, Same Result – $81 Million CWA Civil Penalty Appealed

The Energy Law

District Court Judge Dee Drell (Western District, LA) recently denied a motion to alter or amend the Court’s judgment against CITGO Petroleum Corp.– CITGO Petroleum Corp., CITGO Petroleum Corp., See Environmental Enforcement Results for 2015 , 2015 ABA Env’t Energy, & Resources L.: Adm’r of E.P.A. Year in Rev.

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A Rose by Any Other Name: Texas Court of Appeals Says Nuisance “Symptoms of Discomfort” Require the Same Proof of Causation as “Disease”

The Energy Law

04-14-00650-CV, 2015 Tex. Aruba Petroleum Inc., Marathon Oil Corp , et al., LEXIS 10364 (Oct. The Fourth Court of Appeals confirmed that a strict causation standard applies to claims seeking relief for injuries of any nature allegedly caused by exposure to or migration of toxic substances from oil and gas operations. at Law No.

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Published at last – a winning strategy for the UK Continental Shelf?

Global Energy

Finally, we have the missing piece of the jigsaw. The current reforms to the UK’s regulatory regime for the offshore […]

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Fifth Circuit Rejects EPA’s Overreaching on CAA and MBTA

The Energy Law

Citgo Petroleum Corp., 14-40128, 2015 U.S. 4, 2015). See Standards of Performance for VOC Emissions from Petroleum Refinery Wastewater Systems, 40 C.F.R. §§ 60.690 to 699 (“NSPS Subpart QQQ”). Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion regarding criminal liability under environmental statutes.

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

Drillers

In 2015, this portion was 30%. Further up are the specialists with degrees in petroleum engineering, geoscience, marine engineering, and other relevant areas of knowledge. Living on an offshore oil rig or a platform, or in living quarters on a vessel attached to a rig, all have similar challenges.