The Energy Law

JULY 3, 2019

Last week the Texas Supreme Court granted review in Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. Energy Transfer Partners has garnered significant amicus support on both sides of the “v.” and has been closely followed by the energy industry. Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. , a case concerning Texas partnership law.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

When the primary term ended in February 2017, DBR had drilled on Section 6, but not on Section 2. DBR sued Tier 1 and the mineral owners in September 2017, asserting its right to develop Section 2. All of the provisions. construed as if a separate Lease agreement had been made and executed covering each such tract.” (emphasis added).

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The Energy Law

MAY 5, 2021

XTO Energy, Inc. , [1] provides yet another data point in an otherwise barren area of Louisiana law about the notices required under this statutory scheme in order to properly place operators on notice and to potentially impose the penalty of La. we are calling your attention to (a) XTO Energy, Inc.’s In a second demand under La.

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The Energy Law

MAY 5, 2021

XTO Energy, Inc. , [1] provides yet another data point in an otherwise barren area of Louisiana law about the notices required under this statutory scheme in order to properly place operators on notice and to potentially impose the penalty of La. we are calling your attention to (a) XTO Energy, Inc.’s In a second demand under La.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 17, 2020

116-136, enacted modifications to the rules for the use of net operating losses (“ NOLs ”) and corporate alternative minimum tax carryforward credits (“ AMT Carryforward Credits ”) for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017 and before January 1, 2021.

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The Energy Law

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Through the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), in 2017 Congress enacted Code Sections 1400Z-1 and 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). Privacy Policy: By subscribing to Liskow & Lewis’ E-Communications, you will receive articles and blogs with insight and analysis of legal issues that may impact your industry.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Privacy Policy: By subscribing to Liskow & Lewis’ E-Communications, you will receive articles and blogs with insight and analysis of legal issues that may impact your industry. The Succession of Mayo Romero. The Succession of Mayo Romero. A copy of the Third Circuit’s decision can be found here. and Texaco, Inc.

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The Energy Law

MAY 5, 2020

2] FAQs began appearing on its website on April 14, 2020, when the IRS announced the temporary policy allowing filing by fax beginning on April 17, 2020 and the appropriate fax numbers for corporations ((844) 249-6236) and individuals ((844) 249-6237) to use. Additional FAQs have been added since that date, and several have been updated.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 10, 2020

On October 20, 2017, Bouchard Transportation’s ATB BUSTER BOUCHARD/B. In a stark reminder of the sanctity of Coast Guard investigations, and the consequences of impeding such investigations, the U.S. 255 suffered an explosion and fire while transporting roughly 2,000 barrels of oil off Port Aransas, Texas. 2114) (the “SPA”).

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The Energy Law

MARCH 2, 2021

2017-1144 (La. BP America Production Company, et al. , 20-30224 (5th Cir. Grace Ranch), for alleged contamination of its property. In a prior suit, Grace Ranch sued BP America Production Company (BP) and BHP Petroleum Americas (BHP) in contract and tort for alleged contamination of Grace Ranch’s land. Grace Ranch, LLC v. 7/18/18), 252 So.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

When the primary term ended in February 2017, DBR had drilled on Section 6, but not on Section 2. DBR sued Tier 1 and the mineral owners in September 2017, asserting its right to develop Section 2. All of the provisions. construed as if a separate Lease agreement had been made and executed covering each such tract.” (emphasis added).

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The Energy Law

MAY 5, 2021

XTO Energy, Inc. , [1] provides yet another data point in an otherwise barren area of Louisiana law about the notices required under this statutory scheme in order to properly place operators on notice and to potentially impose the penalty of La. we are calling your attention to (a) XTO Energy, Inc.’s In a second demand under La.

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Oil & Gas 360º

MARCH 10, 2025

(Oil & Gas 360) Publisher’s Note: CanCambria Energy will be presenting at the 30th Anniversary of EnerCom Denver-The Energy Investment Conference at the Westin Denver Downtown on August 17-20, 2025. Mr. Toby Pierce will be joining the Board of CanCambria as a Non-Executive Director.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 28, 2018

2017)(quoting Bartel v. More specifically, Defendants allege that Plaintiffs’ claims: (1) implicate wartime and national emergency activities undertaken at the direction of federal officers, and (2) necessarily require resolution of substantial, disputed questions of federal law. Zeringue v. Zeringue v. Crane Co. , 3d 785,789 (5 th Cir.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 20, 2019

March 19, 2019), the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a circuit split regarding maritime law and the “bare metal” defense, namely whether manufacturers have a duty to warn when their bare metal product requires later incorporation of a dangerous part in order for the integrated product to function as intended.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Judge Jerry E. Had the Court of Appeals granted the writ, the district court’s decision would have been reversed and the upcoming test-case trial would have been stopped for lack of jurisdiction and venue. While the Court ultimately denied the writ, it did so in a way that advanced the defendants’ case. In re: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. ,

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 27, 2020

Can targeted advertising establish general jurisdiction over a foreign corporation? The Fifth Circuit had not addressed this issue until Frank v. P N K (Lake Charles) L.L.C., 18-31060, 2020 WL 288213 (5th Cir. But in so doing, the court may have announced a new jurisdictional test with significant ramifications for future cases.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Privacy Policy: By subscribing to Liskow & Lewis’ E-Communications, you will receive articles and blogs with insight and analysis of legal issues that may impact your industry. The Succession of Mayo Romero. . The Succession of Mayo Romero. . A copy of the Third Circuit’s decision can be found here. and Texaco, Inc.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 4, 2019

Notably, this new program is based on an audit policy agreement that EPA negotiated in 2017 with Range Resources, after it acquired numerous oil and gas assets in Louisiana. On March 29, 2019, the U.S. New owners who acquired facilities in the twelve months before EPA finalized this program are also eligible.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 5, 2017

Commencing April 1, 2017, those lenders and their counsel may also have to consult the Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of Securities Held with an Intermediary (the “Convention”). [1] The Convention was finally promulgated in 2003 but did not become effective until April 1, 2017. [2]

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

12, 2017), the relators appealed the district court’s grant of summary judgment as well as the court award of $232,809.92 In John King, et al v. Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 16-20259 (5th Cir. in taxable costs to the defendants. The relators alleged that Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 7 (quoting United States ex rel. Reg’l Healthcare Sys.,

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The Energy Law

MARCH 2, 2021

2017-1144 (La. BP America Production Company, et al. , 20-30224 (5th Cir. Grace Ranch), for alleged contamination of its property. In a prior suit, Grace Ranch sued BP America Production Company (BP) and BHP Petroleum Americas (BHP) in contract and tort for alleged contamination of Grace Ranch’s land. Grace Ranch, LLC v. 7/18/18), 252 So.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 3, 2019

Instead of being triggered by the allegations in the Rozel Report, as Defendants argued, the Court found that the 30-day “other paper” removal period was triggered on April 13, 2017 (at the latest) by allegations contained in Plaintiffs’ memorandum in support of Plaintiffs’ motion to compel production of pre-SLCRMA documents.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 19, 2020

2017-0931-JTL, 2018 WL 6719718 (Del. Corporations generally prefer to litigate these claims in federal court as state court is viewed as inefficient and more inclined to grant plaintiffs a summary judgment ruling. Amendments to the ‘33 Act created uncertainty about whether those jurisdictional and removal provisions applied to class actions.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

On July 15, 2020, The Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion awarding damages for a violation of due process rights against a private pipeline company. Bayou Bridge Pipeline, LLC v. Acres, More or Less, Located in St. Martin Parish, et al. [1] James, Louisiana. One landowner had an interest of.0000994 0000994 and the other two owned an.0005803

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

After failed attempts to expand the scope of the Jones Act’s prohibition on activities by non-coastwise endorsed vessels in 2009 and 2017, CBP recently published a notice of proposed modification and revocation of certain ruling letters interpreting the Jones Act ( see [link] ).

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The Energy Law

MARCH 25, 2019

Due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) passed by Congress in December 2017, starting in 2018 many 501(c)(3) Exempt Organizations (“EOs”) are required to treat the cost of employer-paid qualified transportation and parking benefits as unrelated business taxable income (“UBTI”) to the EO.

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The Energy Law

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

MARCH 31, 2020

The EPSL benefit is 80 hours of pay that is subject to caps based on the reason for leave. The first two weeks of this leave are unpaid, but eligible employees can take their EPSL pay during these two weeks. The employee may not be terminated during this twelve-week period. PPP loans have favorable terms and are eligible for partial forgiveness.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 30, 2017

Flat River Farms, L.L.C. , the Louisiana Second Circuit addressed issues affecting the creation and preservation of mineral servitudes and payment of court costs in a concursus action. [1] 1] In the case, an operator initiated a concursus action seeking to resolve ownership interest in minerals underlying property on which it was operating.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

On July 15, 2020, The Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion awarding damages for a violation of due process rights against a private pipeline company. Bayou Bridge Pipeline, LLC v. Acres, More or Less, Located in St. Martin Parish, et al. [1] James, Louisiana. One landowner had an interest of.0000994 0000994 and the other two owned an.0005803

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), signed into law on November 15, 2021, amended Section 40307 of the Outer Continental Shelfs Act (OCSLA) to provide authority to the U.S. On the other hand, DOI’s existing leasing regulations may provide a more fleshed-out framework to guide the CCS authorization process.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

On September 14, 2022, the 19 th Judicial District Court revoked air permits issued by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) under Louisiana’s Prevention and Significant Deterioration (“PSD”) regulations [1] for a Formosa Plastics facility (“FG LA”) planned to be built in St. James Parish. [2] Env’tl Control Com’n , 452 So.

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The Energy Law

JULY 7, 2022

The five-year program that was proposed last week continues the Biden Administration’s commitment to energy transition with up to 11 potential lease sales in 2023-2028, but with none guaranteed. From Day One, President Biden and I have made clear our commitment to transition to a clean energy economy. a five-year plan).

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The Energy Law

MARCH 28, 2020

Those provisions include the following four significant changes to the business tax provisions contained in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Taxpayers intending to take advantage of the expanded use of NOLs per the CARES Act should consider the impact on other changes in the tax law brought about by TCJA 2017.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2020

Birdsong wrote about four of those provisions which affected the implementation of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) here. On Friday, March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the CARES Act, which contains many provisions designed to mitigate the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. Liskow & Lewis attorneys John T.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

If incidental takes are actionable under the MBTA, this raises possible MBTA liability in a variety of industries (such as wind projects, petroleum refineries, and other energy and infrastructure projects) whose normal day-to-day operations can have unintentional effects on migratory birds. Apollo Energies, Inc. , 16 U.S.C. §

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