The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

In a recent opinion released by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the court declined to vacate a deficient environmental impact statement (“EIS”) prepared in connection with two offshore lease sales held in 2018, the records of decision announcing the sales, or the leases issued.

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IFS: Oil & Gas

MARCH 4, 2019

According to a recent report from EY analysing the Norwegian Oilfield Services in 2018, all oil and gas sectors will. The post Real time onshore visibility on your offshore assets – digital twins in oil and gas appeared first on IFS Blog.

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Orient Energy Review

MARCH 22, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that over 220 vessels involved in maritime criminality within Nigeria’s Exclusive Economic Zone, up to the Republic of Togo, between August 2018 and March 2023, have been prosecuted.

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Drillers

MARCH 24, 2020

The Oil Industry of Nigeria If anyone asks Chevron or Shell, for example, how they feel about Nigeria, the response would probably be that they were tired of problems, at least if they were honest. History of oil in Nigeria Oil was first discovered in Nigeria in the mid-1950s after decades of fruitless exploration.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

Kelly moved for partial summary judgment against Aethon, citing a December 15, 2017 letter and April 17, 2018 letter as satisfying the requirements of La. In addition, the April 17, 2018 letter also closely tracked La. and sought to enforce the forfeiture penalty contained in La. respectively. because it did not expressly cite La.

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Global Energy

MARCH 20, 2018

On 27 February 2018 the CJEU issued its judgment in the Western Sahara Campaign case (Case C-266/16). In a short […]

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McKinsey

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The first half of 2018 saw crude production continuing to rise in North America. US crude exports are also on the rise, but ample production growth and constrained takeaway capacity have combined to create a tight market with big discounts.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2018

On Thursday, a divided panel of the Texas Court of Appeals in Houston held that the 2014-2015 drop in oil prices is not a force majeure for purposes of general force majeure contractual protection. 01-16-00579, 2018 WL 2437449 (Tex. 01-16-00579, 2018 WL 2437449 (Tex. Houston May 31, 2018). In TEC Olmos, LLC v.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2020

and European major oil companies are beginning to re-evaluate their business structure and investment strategies in light of the current financial, legal, and social climate. Given the advantages and opportunities, oil companies are investing in wind power as they move into the realm of renewable energy. homes for a year.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

A Regulatory Increase to the Limits of Liability for Oil Pollution and an Amendment Exempting Small Passenger Vessels from the Limitation of Liability Act Present New Challenges for Vessel Owners U.S. First, the Coast Guard announced [1] increases to the liability limits in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”). [2] 78860 (Dec.

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Enverus

MARCH 13, 2025

Founded in 2018 as a spin-out from Carnegie Mellon University, Pearl Street Technologies portfolio has grown to include its two software automation products: SUGAR (Suite of Unified Grid Analyses with Renewables) and Interconnect. Learn more at Enverus.com.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2020

and European major oil companies are beginning to re-evaluate their business structure and investment strategies in light of the current financial, legal, and social climate. Given the advantages and opportunities, oil companies are investing in wind power as they move into the realm of renewable energy. homes for a year.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 28, 2018

On or about May 23, 2018, several Defendants in the Coastal Zone Management Act (“CZMA”) Litigation filed Notices of Removal in 42 lawsuits filed against 212 oil and gas companies by six different parishes (Plaquemines, Jefferson, Cameron, Vermilion, St. Bernard, and St. John the Baptist), removing the cases to federal court.

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Rextag

JANUARY 29, 2025

Maverick Natural Resources has operations in Texas and Oklahoma Diversified Energy (DEC) has agreed to acquire Maverick Natural Resources, a private-equity-backed oil and gas producer, in a deal valued at approximately $1.3 Maverick emerged from the restructuring of Breitburn Energy Partners following its bankruptcy in 2018.

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Despite the successful opening of the succession with administration in 2006, the Succession did not file suit against Defendants, including adjacent landowners and various oil and gas companies, for unpaid royalties, fraud and violations of LUTPA until 2018. A copy of the Third Circuit’s decision can be found here. and Texaco, Inc.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2018

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.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 15, 2020

Lawsuits against fossil fuel companies: Investor Fraud Lawsuits: The first category of climate change litigation alleges that oil and gas companies defrauded investors by falsely stating that the company had fully considered the risks of climate change regulation and had factored those risks into its business operations.

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Despite the successful opening of the succession with administration in 2006, the Succession did not file suit against Defendants, including adjacent landowners and various oil and gas companies, for unpaid royalties, fraud and violations of LUTPA until 2018. A copy of the Third Circuit’s decision can be found here. and Texaco, Inc.

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IBM: Oil & Gas

DECEMBER 2, 2019

We create software solutions for participants in the oil and gas supply chain — the producers, suppliers and retailers who move bulk liquids like crude oil, natural gas liquids and derivatives like natural gas, propane, butane and more.

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Energy Transfer

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Recent awards include Hart Energy , Texas Oil & Gas Associations (TXOGA) , SMU Cox’s Maguire Energy Institute , and D CEO Magazine. Additionally, by fostering a partnership between Energy Transfer and the MLBs Texas Rangers, Warren has been a strong supporter of the West Dallas Youth Academy since 2018.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 3, 2019

That case is one of forty-two Coastal Zone Management Act (“CZMA”) cases that were removed to Federal court in May 2018. In granting Plaintiffs’ motion to remand, the Court first found that Defendants’ removal, which was predicated on allegations made in Plaintiffs’ April 30, 2018 expert report (“ Rozel Report”), was “simply too late.”

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 9, 2018

8, 2018). The case called upon the court to determine whether a contract for performance of specialty services to facilitate the drilling or production of oil and gas on navigable waters is maritime in nature. Gulf Oil Corp. , 16-30217 (5th Cir. 2d 313 (5th Cir.

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Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

MARCH 1, 2025

They also must increase the length and power of their tools to help make the oil flow. Averages of 10,000 were standard by 2018, when 12,500 became the new norm, LeBlanc observed. So you have more oil that wants to come out, but you cant necessarily get double in daily production, LeBlanc explained.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 20, 2018

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.

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 12, 2022

The Lyon Well was leaking in 2018, which prompted the LDNR to task the current operator (Sandhill Production, Inc.) The Litel case began as a legacy lawsuit, in which Pioneer Natural Resources, Inc. and Gary Production Company were named as prior operators of the G.A. Lyon Well #1. with stopping the leak.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 2, 2020

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”). Auster Oil & Gas Incorporated, et al. (“ Auster ”), No. 18-677, 2019 WL 4734394 (W.D. 26, 2019), —F.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 18, 2018

While oil and gas company-defendants—and several courts alike—have deemed the applicability of the subsequent purchaser doctrine to mineral leases a settled issue of law, plaintiff-landowners have continued to argue otherwise. In a unanimous opinion issued July 18, 2018 in Grace Ranch, LLC v. BP America Production Company, et al. ,

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The VIDA, enacted in December 2018, will standardize incidental discharge permits and regulations, replacing the 2013 Vessel General Permit (“VGP”) that commercial vessels are currently required to follow. Although the deadline for doing so was December 4, 2020, these standards have not yet been finalized or implemented.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

1] (“ Bayou Bridge ”) centers around the construction of a crude oil pipeline from the Clifton Ridge terminal in Lake Charles, Louisiana to a marketing hub in St. On July 27, 2018, Peter Aaslestad, one of the Landowners, brought suit to enjoin BBP from illegally continuing its construction on the property. Martin Parish, et al. [1]

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

1] (“ Bayou Bridge ”) centers around the construction of a crude oil pipeline from the Clifton Ridge terminal in Lake Charles, Louisiana to a marketing hub in St. On July 27, 2018, Peter Aaslestad, one of the Landowners, brought suit to enjoin BBP from illegally continuing its construction on the property. Martin Parish, et al. [1]

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 5, 2018

On March 29, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued its ruling in In re: Petition of Frescati Shipping Co., ATHOS I had its genesis in a 2004 vessel allision and oil spill on the Delaware River between New Jersey and Pennsylvania. as Owner of the M/T ATHOS I , Nos. 2701, et seq. 2701, et seq.”

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 28, 2018

hands a victory to financiers of oil and gas operations and settles a long-running controversy over the amount of damages available for failure to pay mineral royalties. The Louisiana Supreme Court’s reversal of Gloria’s Ranch, L.L.C. Tauren Exploration, Inc.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 26, 2016

allowing an $81 million judgment against the oil company to stand. The judgment is the latest in a suit the EPA filed against CITGO under the Clean Water Act for a 2006 spill at the oil company’s St. Charles refinery. In the original judgment , U.S. Adm’r of E.P.A. CITGO Petroleum Corp., 3d 547, 549 (5th Cir. million dollars.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 11, 2020

Union Oil Co. Marubeni Oil & Gas (USA), Inc. , 2018) (“parties will always be jointly and severally liable to the government for the cost of decommissioning, no matter what their contract provides”). Sojitz Energy Venture, Inc. of California , 394 F. 3d 687 (S.D. Parker Drilling Co. , 3d 558, 563 (5th Cir.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The new update seeks to further clarify the framework for carbon capture and storage, in part, by authorizing the commissioner to approve the conversion of depleted oil formations and existing enhanced oil or gas recovery operations into geologic storage facilities. A state with UIC primacy oversees the UIC program in that state.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

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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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

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. Lamorak Ins. 20-0424 (La. Steib alleged he was exposed to asbestos while employed by Parsons Government Services, Inc.

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