Drillers

MARCH 24, 2020

Recently, the Nigerian government demanded more than $60 billion in back royalties under a production sharing agreement with the supermajors operating in the country. That was formed in 1977 under the name National Nigeria Petroleum Company. The government has been fighting the illicit refineries for years. How did this happen?

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The Energy Law

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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Oil Crude Oil Petroleum Barrel 40

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. CITGO Petroleum Corp. , Forest Serv. ,

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Government Petroleum E&A IT 52

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. CITGO Petroleum Corp. , Forest Serv. ,

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Government Petroleum E&A IT 40