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Nigeria Oil Industry Overview

Drillers

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

The Energy Law

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

The Energy Law

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

The Energy Law

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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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.