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EPA’s New Audit Program for New Owners of Upstream Oil and Natural Gas Facilities

The Energy Law

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. EPA has said that this new program for upstream oil and gas facilities “is separate from” and “does not change” those preexisting audit policies.

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Haynesville shale gas production is increasing again; Will Haynesville-related litigation increase again, too?

The Energy Law

In August 2018, dry natural gas production from the Haynesville shale averaged 6.774 billion cubic feet per day, which is the highest daily Haynesville production average since September 2012 when production averaged 6.962 billion cubic feet per day. The second major increase began in early 2017 and continues through today.

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New IRS Revenue Ruling Provides Opportunities for Financing Carbon Capture Equipment

The Energy Law

The plant produces methanol by first creating syngas from the natural gas input in an acid gas removal unit that removes carbon dioxide, and then converts the purified syngas gas into methanol. For more information on carbon capture and section 45Q tax credits, see here , here and here.

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Trans Energy Settlement Shows Need for E&P Wetlands Compliance Strategy

The Energy Law

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. On the other hand, the legal commentary has virtually ignored the importance of Nationwide Permits (NWPs) 12 and 39 to E&P activities.

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Who Owns the Void? Oral Arguments at SCOTX Regarding Underground Storage Rights

Producer's Edge

Anadarko E&P Onshore, LLC , 520 S.W.3d 2017), where the Court emphasized that “the surface owner owns and controls the mass of earth undergirding the surface.” The case was Myers-Woodward v. Underground Services Markham. The case remains pending before the Texas Supreme Court on petition for review. West , 508 S.W.2d

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