The Energy Law

MAY 10, 2019

2016), a decision that was “legally indistinguishable,” albeit only persuasive and non-binding. Cornerstone Investments, LLC, et al. 2018-CC-0735 (La. Kerry Simmons, a Cintas warehouse employee, was injured on the job and received workers’ compensation benefits from Cintas, including disability and medical expenses. Simmons at 3-4.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 15, 2020

2016-N01, in 2016, which created widespread industry concern, and, as a result, was never fully implemented. BOEM issued the last and most controversial NTL, NTL No. Below is a summary of the current regulations and some of the more significant proposed changes.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 8, 2020

2016) (holding that a disclaimer of Heritage Resources “cannot free a royalty of postproduction costs when the text of the lease itself does not do so” and that such disclaimer did not influence the Court’s decision). One aspect of royalties that gets a significant amount of attention from Texas royalty owners is post-production costs.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 19, 2020

Chevron Pipe Line Co. Chevron Pipe Line Co. On September 14, 2014, James Mays, a valve technician and an employee of Furmanite American (“Furmanite”) died while servicing valves on a platform that was part of Chevron’s gas gathering system and located in Louisiana’s territorial waters. In Pacific Operators Offshore, LLP v. 207, 222 (2012).

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Smart Fabricators of Texas, LLC , 970 F.3d 3d 550, a three-judge panel of the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal held on August 14, 2020, that seaman status under the Jones Act may apply to an injured welder on a jack-up oil rig adjacent to an inland pier. Gilbert Sanchez, a welder-fitter employed by SmartFab, never went to sea on vessels.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Smart Fabricators of Texas, LLC , 970 F.3d 3d 550, a three-judge panel of the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal held on August 14, 2020, that seaman status under the Jones Act may apply to an injured welder on a jack-up oil rig adjacent to an inland pier. Gilbert Sanchez, a welder-fitter employed by SmartFab, never went to sea on vessels.

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The Energy Law

JULY 7, 2022

Like the current program finalized in 2016, it removes from consideration the federal waters off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts while inviting public comment on 10 potential sales in the Gulf of Mexico and one in the Cook Inlet off south-central Alaska. a five-year plan). The proposed plan and additional information are available here.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 8, 2021

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace issued a report in 2016 finding that some sexual harassment training even caused men to be more likely to blame both the harasser and the victim involved in a sexual harassment scenario. Which leads to the obvious question.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 8, 2021

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace issued a report in 2016 finding that some sexual harassment training even caused men to be more likely to blame both the harasser and the victim involved in a sexual harassment scenario. Which leads to the obvious question.

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The Energy Law

JULY 7, 2021

A similar notice of intent was filed by TC Energy in 2016 when President Obama denied its Keystone XL Pipeline permit. 2016 Notice of Intent at p. TC Energy Corporation stated that it filed a notice of intent with the U.S. Department of State that it will make a claim against the U.S. See NAFTA at Chapter 11. NAFTA at article 1106.6;

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The draft revision updates and expands on EPA’s original guidance issued in 2016. In its 2016 guidance, EPA defined “EJ concern” as: the actual or potential lack of fair treatment or meaningful involvement of minority populations, low-income populations, tribes, and indigenous peoples in the development, implementation. EJ Concerns.”

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In 2016, with EPA approval, Louisiana finalized its SIP revisions eliminating provisions that allowed for automatic and discretionary exemptions from emission limitations during startup, shutdown, maintenance, and malfunctions. 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

APRIL 2, 2019

The case stems from Executive Orders issued under the Obama Administration in 2015 and 2016 which withdrew certain areas in the Arctic and Atlantic regions from exploration and development under the offshore oil and gas leasing program. Trump , 3:17-00101. Instead, such revocation remains vested with Congress.

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