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United States Supreme Court Blocks New Jersey’s Sovereign Immunity Challenge to FERC Certificate Holder’s Condemnation of State-Owned Land

The Energy Law Blog

On June 29, 2021, the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote, held that a natural gas company’s right to condemn property for a pipeline under the Natural Gas Act includes the right to condemn state-owned property. In PennEast Pipeline Co. In January 2018, FERC granted PennEast’s request. 1] 19-1039, 2021 WL 2653262 (U.S.

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Louisiana Third Circuit Decision Imposes Damages for Due Process Violation on Private Company

The Energy Law Blog

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. Martin Parish and were needed for construction of the pipeline. Acres, More or Less, Located in St. Martin Parish, et al. [1]

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2023 Begins With Increased (or Unlimited) Liability for Vessel Owners

The Energy Law Blog

10] While the rule does not specify whether the new limits apply retroactively to oil spills that occur before the effective date, case law indicates that the change will be prospective only. [11] Those limits were last increased in 2018 to $137,659,500 by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [12]

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Louisiana Third Circuit Decision Imposes Damages for Due Process Violation on Private Company

The Energy Law Blog

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. Martin Parish and were needed for construction of the pipeline. Acres, More or Less, Located in St. Martin Parish, et al. [1]

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Collaboration: Key to the first multicloud blockchain deployment

IBM: Oil & Gas

Vertrax CEO Vinny Mullineaux (center) with Ken Zimmerman, CEO of Chateaux Software (left) and Vijay Rathna, Director of Enterprise Applications, Chateaux Software (right) Individual data points are like fuel molecules waiting in pipelines and tanks to heat our homes or cook our food.

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Nigeria Oil Industry Overview

Drillers

Pipeline vandalism, militant attacks on infrastructure, protests and lawsuits are among the issues that have plagued Nigerias oil industry for years. Total, for instance, started production from one of the most significant newly discovered offshore fields in Nigeria Egina at the end of 2018 with plans to ramp up production to 200,000 BPD.

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COVID-19 as a Force Majeure? The Texas and Louisiana Perspectives

The Energy Law Blog

In all cases, the inquiry is likely to be fact-specific. One 1842 breach-of-contract case involving a yellow fever epidemic is instructive. Thus, logistical and economic difficulties brought about by COVID-19 may not qualify as a force majeure—without more. In William Roley Glover v. McAllister , 2 Rob. (La.) See TEC Olmos v.

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