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Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Asbestos Case

The Energy Law

In 2018, Charles Steib (“Mr. Parsons”) from 1975 through 1977 when he worked on the initial construction of Marathon Petroleum Company LP’s (“Marathon”) oil refinery in Garyville, Louisiana. Simply establishing that asbestos-containing materials were present at some time in some place in Marathon’s refinery is insufficient.”

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Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Asbestos Case

The Energy Law

In 2018, Charles Steib (“Mr. Parsons”) from 1975 through 1977 when he worked on the initial construction of Marathon Petroleum Company LP’s (“Marathon”) oil refinery in Garyville, Louisiana. Simply establishing that asbestos-containing materials were present at some time in some place in Marathon’s refinery is insufficient.”

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Nigeria Oil Industry Overview

Drillers

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. For many, stealing crude oil from the pipelines and processing it at one of the many illegal refineries in the region is a means of earning a living.

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Oil Majors’ Commitment to Net-Zero Emissions Leads to Investments in Wind Energy

The Energy Law

Currently, Chevron operates the Casper Wind Farm in Wyoming, a former refinery, which was commissioned in 2009 and can produce enough electricity to power approximately 13,000 U.S. BP, which rebranded itself as “Beyond Petroleum” in 2000, announced in February of this year its plans of becoming a net-zero emissions company by 2050.

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New Judge, Same Result – $81 Million CWA Civil Penalty Appealed

The Energy Law

Charles refinery. The result is consistent, however, with the EPA’s 2014-2018 Strategic Plan of focusing on large cases, and its recent pattern of pursuing fewer enforcement actions with larger resolutions. .– allowing an $81 million judgment against the oil company to stand. In the original judgment , U.S. Adm’r of E.P.A. Year in Rev.

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Oil Majors’ Commitment to Net-Zero Emissions Leads to Investments in Wind Energy

The Energy Law

Currently, Chevron operates the Casper Wind Farm in Wyoming, a former refinery, which was commissioned in 2009 and can produce enough electricity to power approximately 13,000 U.S. BP, which rebranded itself as “Beyond Petroleum” in 2000, announced in February of this year its plans of becoming a net-zero emissions company by 2050.

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Sierra Club Asks Court to Ban Use of Legacy DOT-111 Tank Cars

The Energy Law

As if crude producers and midstream transportation companies don’t already have enough problems trying to get crude oil from production fields to refineries thanks to inadequate pipeline infrastructure, tank car supply, rail safety concerns, and new regulations, they now also have to address a new, potentially market-busting lawsuit.