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All or Nothing: Regulators Strictly Define Pipeline Abandonment

The Energy Law

Parts 192 and 195 (2016). Each status invokes a certain procedure for safety and maintenance of the pipelines by the owner or operator. These pipelines are subject to all safety and maintenance requirements for “active” pipelines.

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Fifth Circuit Limits Effect of Collateral Source Rule Under General Maritime Law

The Energy Law

16-30009, 2016 WL 6810728, at *1 (5th Cir. 17, 2016), a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently limited the effect of the collateral source rule in a maritime employee’s personal injury action against a non-employer. In DePerrodil v. Bozovic Marine, Inc. ,

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Software Is the Missing Piece to Oil & Gas Digital Transformation

Coolfire Core

While the price-per-barrel of oil has recovered since the staggering lows of 2016, its down again from earlier 2019 highs, and may not reach $100/barrel any time soon. IoT-enabled insights are proving useful for predictive maintenance, remote monitoring, and risk mitigation.

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Louisiana’s Sabine River Authority Not Entitled To Sovereign Immunity

The Energy Law

Plaintiffs alleged that despite advance knowledge of the likelihood for significant downstream flooding, SRA-L decided to open spillway gates freeing water from the reservoir into the Sabine River to alleviate elevated reservoir volumes from a cataclysmic rain storm in March of 2016.

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EPA’s Shifting Guidance on Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Defenses in State Implementation Plans and Its Effect in Louisiana

The Energy Law

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. at 33967-68.