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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

Equitable Petroleum Corporation, et al. The Defendants picked Parish of Plaquemines v. and Parish of Plaquemines v. Helis Oil & Gas Company, LLC, et al.

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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. 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. Rozel Operating Co.,

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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. In Sierra Club v.

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EPA Publishes Proposed Renewables Enhancement and Growth Support Rule

The Energy Law Blog

To that end, the EPA has approved the use of short-rotation poplar and willow trees for feedstock in biofuels, the use of cellulosic diesel made from the co-production of cellulosic feedstock and petroleum, and the use of renewable diesel and biodiesel produced from separated food waste.

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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

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. 2017-1144 (La. BHP Petroleum (Americas), Inc. That first suit was dismissed pursuant to Louisiana’s “subsequent purchaser” doctrine. Grace Ranch, LLC v.

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U.S. Fifth Circuit Greenlights Contribution Action for Purely Economic Damages Under Oil Pollution Act (OPA)

The Energy Law Blog

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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