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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. August 2018 was not an anomaly. El Paso E & P Co. ,

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What’s Next for Diversified Energy? Exploring the $1.3 Billion Maverick Deal

Rextag

Maverick, based in Houston, focuses on oil and gas production primarily in Texas and Oklahoma, including assets in the Western Anadarko Basin. Maverick emerged from the restructuring of Breitburn Energy Partners following its bankruptcy in 2018. energy production spanning Texas and New Mexico.

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Louisiana Third Circuit Affirms that LDNR Can Only Recover Emergency Response Costs Under La. R.S. 30:93(A)(4) from the Operator of Record and its Working Interest Owners

The Energy Law

In Litel Explorations, LLC v. and Gary Production Company were named as prior operators of the G.A. The Lyon Well was leaking in 2018, which prompted the LDNR to task the current operator (Sandhill Production, Inc.) Aegis Development Co., LLC , 21-0741 (La. 4/6/22), –So. Lyon Well #1. with stopping the leak.

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Going Horizontal

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

So, the longer the laterals connected to each vertical hole, the more of the formation is exposed to production. Raoul LeBlanc That formula has also led producers to push the boundaries of technology in several facets of production. Averages of 10,000 were standard by 2018, when 12,500 became the new norm, LeBlanc observed.

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FIFTH CIRCUIT BEGINS TO CLEAN UP ITS JURISPRUDENCE ON HOW TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONTRACT IS (OR IS NOT) MARITIME

The Energy Law

Gulf Oil Corp. , [1] for determining whether a contract to perform services related to oil & gas exploration on navigable waters is maritime, the Fifth Circuit took up In re Larry Doiron, Incorporated [2] earlier this year in an effort to streamline the test and bring clarity to an area of the law mired in uncertainty. July 13, 2018). [4]

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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. History of oil in Nigeria Oil was first discovered in Nigeria in the mid-1950s after decades of fruitless exploration. How did this happen? Exxon comes next: the U.S.

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Second Remand Order in Coastal Zone Management Cases Pending Before Fifth Circuit

The Energy Law

In May 2018, oil and gas industry defendants removed a docket of 42 cases alleging violations of Louisiana’s coastal zone management laws to federal court in the Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana (“CZM cases”). Riverwood Production Company, et al. (“ Riverwood ”), No. 18-5217, 2019 WL 2271118 (E.D. May 28, 2019).

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