The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Delaware Basin Resources LLC , 08-20-00060-CV, the Court of Appeals for the Eighth District of Texas (El Paso) recently held oral argument on the proper construction of the word “and” used in a Delaware Basin oil and gas lease. When the primary term ended in February 2017, DBR had drilled on Section 6, but not on Section 2.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 28, 2017

On March 24, 2017, the Louisiana Supreme Court declined to consider the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal’s decision in XXI Oil & Gas v. 2] For now at least, the Court’s decision to deny writs in XXI Oil & Gas effectively leaves unit operators subject to increased reporting obligations under La.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Delaware Basin Resources LLC , 08-20-00060-CV, the Court of Appeals for the Eighth District of Texas (El Paso) recently held oral argument on the proper construction of the word “and” used in a Delaware Basin oil and gas lease. When the primary term ended in February 2017, DBR had drilled on Section 6, but not on Section 2.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 13, 2017

9, 2017), the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held for the first time that a Responsible Party under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”) has a statutory claim for contribution to recover purely economic damages from a partially liable third party. In Settoon Towing, L.L.C. Marquette Transportation Company, L.L.C. ,

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 6, 2017

On April 4, 2017 , a federal district court dismissed a citizen-enforcement action under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act that could have profound impact on fracking suits against the oil and gas industry. LP, and New Dominion, LLC moved to dismiss the case on several grounds. In Sierra Club v.

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 4, 2019

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it had finalized a voluntary disclosure program for new owners of upstream oil and natural gas exploration and production facilities. In most cases, new owners will have nine months from the date of acquisition to notify EPA of their interest in participating in the program. 44991 (Aug.

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Producer's Edge

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a case that could substantially clarify, or even fundamentally reshape, the characterization and ownership of underground storage rights in Texas. The case was Myers-Woodward v. The case remains pending before the Texas Supreme Court on petition for review.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 3, 2017

The Parish of Plaquemines amended its petitions in two of the Coastal Zone Management Act (“CZMA”) cases on June 19, 2017. Prior to the amendment of the petitions, Judge Clement sustained Defendants’ Exceptions of Vagueness in the two cases, namely: The Parish of Plaquemines v. Rozel Operating Co.,

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Despite the successful opening of the succession with administration in 2006, the Succession did not file suit against Defendants, including adjacent landowners and various oil and gas companies, for unpaid royalties, fraud and violations of LUTPA until 2018.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

24, 2021), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit addressed a question that has increasingly become a sticking point in Louisiana “legacy” cases: whether claims brought under a Louisiana citizen suit provision for alleged violations of state environmental regulations can be heard in federal court. 2017-1144 (La.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 28, 2018

On or about May 23, 2018, several Defendants in the Coastal Zone Management Act (“CZMA”) Litigation filed Notices of Removal in 42 lawsuits filed against 212 oil and gas companies by six different parishes (Plaquemines, Jefferson, Cameron, Vermilion, St. John the Baptist), removing the cases to federal court. 2017)(quoting Bartel v.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

requiring the oil and gas company to pay $3 million in civil penalties and to spend approximately $13 million to restore 15 sites in West Virginia that had been developed without dredge and fill permits. The most recent versions of the NWPs were reissued in 2012, and they will be valid for five years, until March 18, 2017. See 77 Fed.

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Despite the successful opening of the succession with administration in 2006, the Succession did not file suit against Defendants, including adjacent landowners and various oil and gas companies, for unpaid royalties, fraud and violations of LUTPA until 2018.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

24, 2021), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit addressed a question that has increasingly become a sticking point in Louisiana “legacy” cases: whether claims brought under a Louisiana citizen suit provision for alleged violations of state environmental regulations can be heard in federal court. 2017-1144 (La.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2018

The second major increase began in early 2017 and continues through today. In that case, the plaintiff-lessors argued, the lease should be rescinded based on their error. The first began in early 2009 with average daily Haynesville production surpassing 1 billion cubic feet per day for the first time in June of that year.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

1] (“ Bayou Bridge ”) centers around the construction of a crude oil pipeline from the Clifton Ridge terminal in Lake Charles, Louisiana to a marketing hub in St. In answering the BBP’s expropriation petition, the Landowners alleged that the expropriation system was unconstitutional as it applied to oil pipelines. James, Louisiana.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 5, 2021

There are few cases interpreting these statutes. Plaintiff further argued that Miller was inapplicable because the unleased owner in that case “simply demanded the operator identify whatever interest the owner may have in any of the operator’s units.” 2] 2017 WL 3261113 (W.D. July 28, 2017). and the penalty imposed in La.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 5, 2021

There are few cases interpreting these statutes. Plaintiff further argued that Miller was inapplicable because the unleased owner in that case “simply demanded the operator identify whatever interest the owner may have in any of the operator’s units.” 2] 2017 WL 3261113 (W.D. July 28, 2017). and the penalty imposed in La.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

1] (“ Bayou Bridge ”) centers around the construction of a crude oil pipeline from the Clifton Ridge terminal in Lake Charles, Louisiana to a marketing hub in St. In answering the BBP’s expropriation petition, the Landowners alleged that the expropriation system was unconstitutional as it applied to oil pipelines. James, Louisiana.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

On October 20, 2017, Bouchard Transportation’s ATB BUSTER BOUCHARD/B. 255 suffered an explosion and fire while transporting roughly 2,000 barrels of oil off Port Aransas, Texas. Two crewmembers perished as a result of the casualty. Riverboat Services of Indiana, Inc., 451 F.3d 3d 424 , 444 (7th Cir.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 5, 2021

There are few cases interpreting these statutes. Plaintiff further argued that Miller was inapplicable because the unleased owner in that case “simply demanded the operator identify whatever interest the owner may have in any of the operator’s units.” 2] 2017 WL 3261113 (W.D. July 28, 2017). and the penalty imposed in La.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

As is customary for a typical oil and gas operation, Black Elk hired several contractors to perform various tasks on its platforms. Jewell , a related case which is presently stayed pending resolution of United States v. United States v. Moss, et al , No. 16-30561 (5th Cir.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 30, 2017

1] In the case, an operator initiated a concursus action seeking to resolve ownership interest in minerals underlying property on which it was operating. 14] The Second Circuit’s decision in regard to this issue does not represent a departure from the viewpoint that most in the oil and gas industry have towards notarial acts of correction.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 12, 2017

On June 2, 2017 the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court’s judgment cancelling a mineral lease under Mineral Code article 140 and provided further clarity on a production in paying quantities analysis under Louisiana Mineral Code article 124. [1] 1] The dispute in Gloria’s Ranch, L.L.C. Tauren Exploration, Inc.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 31, 2017

10] Next, Judge Aiken turned to the motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim, issuing her most noteworthy finding in the environmental law case. 22] Juliana is scheduled to go to trial sometime in 2017. Unsurprisingly, the case has generated significant media interest. 23] Yahoo!

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Oil and Gas Investments

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

The OEM doesn’t design the whole car, and Arteris doesn’t design the whole chip, but they are a key piece of the final product (in this case the semiconductor). It is roughly the same price Intel paid to take Mobileye over in 2017. What they do is akin to an auto-OEM that only designs transmissions.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 31, 2017

On March 15, 2017, the BLM filed a motion to continue argument and hold in abeyance an appeal before the Tenth Circuit where the parties were contesting the validity of the BLM’s rule regulating “Oil and Gas; Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands” (“BLM Fracking Rule”).

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The Energy Law Blog

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. President Trump issued an Executive Order in 2017 which revoked the Obama withdrawals.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 31, 2021

The Keystone Pipeline is a system of petroleum pipelines designed to transport crude oil from fields in Alberta, Canada and ultimately terminating at refineries on the U.S energy security, and oil prices. [7]. 8] This time, the permit was approved within two months, on March 23, 2017. [9] Constitution. Background. Gulf Coast.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 31, 2021

Background The Keystone Pipeline is a system of petroleum pipelines designed to transport crude oil from fields in Alberta, Canada and ultimately terminating at refineries on the U.S energy security, and oil prices. [7] 8] This time, the permit was approved within two months, on March 23, 2017. [9] Constitution. Gulf Coast.

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