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All or Nothing: Regulators Strictly Define Pipeline Abandonment

The Energy Law

On August 16th, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) issued an advisory bulletin to clarify the regulatory requirements that may vary depending on the operational status of a pipeline under 49 C.F.R. Parts 192 and 195 (2016). PHMSA has recognized that some pipelines are exceptional.

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Software Is the Missing Piece to Oil & Gas Digital Transformation

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Low-power sensors already help monitor oil and gas operations, but the true benefit of this real-time visibility will lie in data-driven decision-making throughout the supply chain. At every level, companies must have accurate insight into their operations in order to make proactive and cost-effective decisions.

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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. PEI chartered a crew boat owned and operated by Bozovic Marine, Inc.,

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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. It better ensures that emission limitations are in place during all modes of operation. at 33967-68.