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A Key Resource For Structuring Oil & Gas Joint Operations

The Energy Law Blog

Part 1 of the article appears in the 2017 Spring, volume 36, no. 1 edition, while part 2 will follow in the 2017 Summer edition. Click here to view the article as prepared for the RMMLF Institute.

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Plaintiffs and Defendants Jointly Choose First Cases for Trial in Plaquemines Parish Coastal Zone Management Act Litigation

The Energy Law Blog

Rozel Operating Company, et al. Equitable Petroleum Corporation, et al. The first five Plaquemines Parish Coastal Zone Management Act (“CZMA”) cases to be set for trial have been chosen. The Plaintiffs selected Parish of Plaquemines v. Parish of Plaquemines v. ConocoPhillips Company, et al. , and Parish of Plaquemines v.

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Plaquemines Parish Amends Petition for Damages In Coastal Zone Management Act Litigation

The Energy Law Blog

The Parish of Plaquemines amended its petitions in two of the Coastal Zone Management Act (“CZMA”) cases on June 19, 2017. Rozel Operating Co., Equitable Petroleum Corporation, et al. In response to the Court’s Judgments, Plaquemines Parish filed amended petitions for damages on June 19, 2017 in both Rozel and Equitable.

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Leave It to the States: Oklahoma Federal Court Dismisses Fracking Suit In Favor Of Administrative Regulation

The Energy Law Blog

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. Defendants Chesapeake Operating, LLC, Devon Energy Production Co., In Sierra Club v.

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EPA Publishes Proposed Renewables Enhancement and Growth Support Rule

The Energy Law Blog

Flex fuel vehicles can operate on a gasoline-ethanol mixture with an ethanol percentage as high as 83 percent. The public comment period on the proposed rule ends January 17, 2017, though it is currently unclear how these regulations will be impacted by changes to current EPA leadership as result of the recent election.

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United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Finds That Louisiana Citizen Suit Legacy Claims Can be Heard in Federal Court

The Energy Law Blog

This decision is likely to have far-reaching consequences for Louisiana legacy litigation, where courts have seen a recent uptick in claims by landowner-plaintiffs brought under the citizen suit provision of Louisiana Revised Statute 30:16, seeking to have their property remediated due to alleged contamination by historical oil and gas operations.

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Nigeria Oil Industry Overview

Drillers

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. How did this happen? Nigeria joined OPEC in 1971 before it even had its own state oil company.

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