The Energy Law

JULY 6, 2023

In December 2019, to protect endangered sea turtles, the NMFS promulgated a rule requiring a TED on all skimmer trawlers over 40 feet in length, including those operating in state waters. This requirement was to go into effect on August 1, 2021. After the temporary injunction expired, Louisiana and the NMFS moved for summary judgment.

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JULY 15, 2021

In 2019, North Carolina passed legislation similar to Act 301 in Louisiana, requiring the state regulatory agency to enact regulations addressing decommissioning of utility-scale solar projects. [6] Solar development is largely in its infancy in Louisiana, with only a handful of projects having been constructed to date.

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APRIL 5, 2023

In 2019, the National Energy Technology Laboratory published a study titled “Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting Liquefied Natural Gas from the United States: 2019 Update.” [1] from and/or to a foreign country to first obtain an authorization from the United States Department of Energy. Under the provisions of H.R.

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JUNE 20, 2023

When the Vessel arrived off the Mississippi River in February 2019, things went awry. In July 2019, Tongli initiated London arbitration proceedings against time charterer Bunge seeking indemnification for the settlement. On June 2, the U.S. Property of the defendant within the district is then subject to seizure.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 4, 2023

In response, the Texas Legislature passed Texas Natural Resources Code § 122.002 on September 1, 2019, which grants title to produced water to whoever takes possession of it for the purpose of treating it for subsequent beneficial use, unless a conveyance instrument expressly provides otherwise. But more than minerals are released.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

The permit was issued under the Clean Water Act in March 2019 – the same year the project received FERC approval – and will allow construction crews to “clear, grade, excavate and place fill material” on site to build the plant, which is being built on a 1,000-acre site on the west bank of the Calcasieu River, south of Lake Charles. [1]

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AUGUST 8, 2019

19-2497, 2019 WL 3283138, 2019 WL 3291014 (E.D. July 22, 2019). 19-2497, 2019 WL 3283138 (E.D. July 22, 2019). 19-2497, 2019 WL 3291014 (E.D. July 22, 2019). Caluda, APLC, et al v. The City of New Orleans , Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson, L.L.P, Caluda, APLC, et al v. Caluda, APLC, et al v.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

6] The last CPI adjustment occurred in 2019. On September 2, 2019, a fire broke out aboard the dive boat CONCEPTION while it was anchored off the coast of Santa Cruz Island, California. First, the Coast Guard announced [1] increases to the liability limits in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”). [2]

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OCTOBER 22, 2019

Top Louisiana Advisers Ranked by Assets under Management Top Louisiana Advisers Ranked by Number of Accounts SEC Issues New Proxy Guidance for Advisers On August 21, 2019, the SEC issued new guidance on the voting of proxies by investment advisers.* There is a total of 55 advisers registered with the SEC in Louisiana.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2022

For nearly three years, unit operators in Louisiana have waited to see whether the Western District of Louisiana would change course or double down on its March 2019 decision in Johnson v. Chesapeake. BPX Operating Co., The district court recognized this was a res nova issue for which there was no authority directly on point.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 8, 2020

BlueStone primes the Court to resolve a Texas appellate court split regarding whether a lease provision requiring royalties to be paid based on “gross” profits or value received from the sale of oil and gas production nullifies an “at the well” valuation point elsewhere in a lease. Heritage Res., NationsBank , 939 S.W.2d 2d 118, 120-21 (Tex.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The Supreme Court’s rare dismissal of a previously granted cert petition means that the justices have declined to reconsider the Fifth Circuit’s decision refusing to send the underlying dispute to arbitration. In the first instance, the Court considered who – the court or an arbitrator – decides whether the dispute must be arbitrated.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 15, 2020

Below we take a closer look at each category of lawsuits and provide an update on where they stand today. The states of New York and Massachusetts, through their Attorney General, each filed a suit against Exxon Mobil Corporation asserting investor fraud related claims. In the New York litigation, ExxonMobil successfully defended itself last month.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 4, 2018

However, if the current trend continues, the Haynesville could approach its prior peak production average in early 2019. El Paso E & P Co. , El Paso E & P Co. , The chart below depicts Haynesville shale dry natural gas production averages from January 2009 to August 2018 in billion cubic feet per day. Twin Cities Dev.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 17, 2020

1] The Internal Revenue Service (“ IRS ”) now has published guidance on how refunds attributable to the newly-permitted 5-year carryback of NOLs in section 172 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”) and the accelerated use of AMT Carryforward Credits in section 53(e) of the Code can be obtained.

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APRIL 2, 2019

On Friday, March 29, 2019, the City of New Orleans filed a lawsuit in Civil District Court against eleven oil and gas companies seeking damages for alleged harm to Louisiana’s coastal wetlands.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 26, 2019

On March 21, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana held that a unit operator may not recover post-production costs from an unleased mineral owner’s share of production proceeds in Allen Johnson, et al. Chesapeake Louisiana, LP. [1] 2] The UMOs argued that La. Chesapeake Louisiana, LP. [1] 8] However, La.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 27, 2020

A 2019 analysis of upcoming projects in the floating offshore wind market showed a vast majority of floating offshore wind farms will be installed on semi-submersible platforms. [2] 4] Royal Dutch Shell increased its presence in the area through its acquisition of floating wind specialist, Eolfi, in November 2019. [5]

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The Energy Law

JULY 15, 2021

In 2019, North Carolina passed legislation similar to Act 301 in Louisiana, requiring the state regulatory agency to enact regulations addressing decommissioning of utility-scale solar projects. [6] Solar development is largely in its infancy in Louisiana, with only a handful of projects having been constructed to date.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 20, 2019

Ct. —, 2019 WL 1245520 (U.S. March 19, 2019), the U.S. In Air & Liquid Systems Corp. Devries , No. 17-1104, — S. Justice Kavanaugh wrote the opinion for a 6-3 court, with Justices Gorsuch, Thomas, and Alito dissenting. Bare Metal” Products at Issue In Air and Liquid Systems Corp v. Supreme Court granted certiorari in this case.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 11, 2020

Last year, in another dispute over who should bear the cost of decommissioning offshore facilities, the Southern District of Texas held that a former sub-assignee of offshore operating rights was entitled to equitable subrogation from the record title owner and initial assignor. Sojitz Energy Venture, Inc. Union Oil Co. of California , 394 F.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 3, 2019

On May 28, 2019, United States District Judge Martin Feldman issued a sixty-four page Order and Reasons which granted motions to remand filed by Plaquemines Parish and the State of Louisiana in The Parish of Plaquemines v. Riverwood Production Co.,

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Drillers

AUGUST 19, 2020

After starting in October and November 2019 The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world in the first few months of 2020. Once we go back to the new normal we expect that each E&P company will decide which is the most suitable for their needs, in-person or virtual? Necessities include food, shelter and energy.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 2, 2020

18-5217, 2019 WL 2271118 (E.D. May 28, 2019). 18-677, 2019 WL 4734394 (W.D. 26, 2019), —F. 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”).

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The Energy Law

JULY 3, 2019

Oral argument before the Texas Supreme Court is scheduled for October 8, 2019. Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. , a case concerning Texas partnership law. Energy Transfer Partners has garnered significant amicus support on both sides of the “v.” and has been closely followed by the energy industry. for the construction of the pipeline.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 13, 2019

1] This Release is part of a package of new rules and interpretations adopted by the SEC on June 5, 2019. The June 5 Releases Today we focus on the new SEC interpretative release on the fiduciary duties of investment advisers and provide a brief summary of its contents (“ The Fiduciary Duty Release ”). [1]

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

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. Acres, More or Less, Located in St. Martin Parish, et al. [1] James, Louisiana. The maximum total award, with treble damages, was $6.64.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 27, 2020

A 2019 analysis of upcoming projects in the floating offshore wind market showed a vast majority of floating offshore wind farms will be installed on semi-submersible platforms. [2] 4] Royal Dutch Shell increased its presence in the area through its acquisition of floating wind specialist, Eolfi, in November 2019. [5]

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The Energy Law

MARCH 25, 2019

Though EOs have until May 15, 2019 to file their 2018 returns and remit any taxes owed to the federal government, there is a time-limited opportunity for some EOs to change their parking policy prior to March 31, 2019 and minimize the amount of parking tax owed.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The Supreme Court’s rare dismissal of a previously granted cert petition means that the justices have declined to reconsider the Fifth Circuit’s decision refusing to send the underlying dispute to arbitration. In the first instance, the Court considered who – the court or an arbitrator – decides whether the dispute must be arbitrated.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 31, 2020

The Court of Appeal reversed, and the Texas Supreme Court heard argument in the case on October 8, 2019. The Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion today in Energy Transfer Partners, L.P Enterprise Products Partners, L.P., a case previously featured on the Blog. The jury agreed, awarding more than $500 million to ETP.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2021

Free-Use Clause and Further Interprets Conflicting Royalty Clause Provisions The Texas Supreme Court recently issued its anticipated decision in BlueStone Natural Resources II, LLC v. Randle , affirming in part and reversing in part the lower court’s ruling. 19-0459, 2021 WL 936175 (Tex.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2021

The Texas Supreme Court recently issued its anticipated decision in BlueStone Natural Resources II, LLC v. Randle , affirming in part and reversing in part the lower court’s ruling. 19-0459, 2021 WL 936175 (Tex. In 2006, however, BlueStone acquired the lease and became responsible for paying royalties on production thereunder.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 20, 2020

billion in 2019 annual revenues. Maximum loan size is the lesser of (i) $25 million or (ii) an amount that, when added to the borrower’s existing outstanding and committed but undrawn debt, does not exceed four times the Eligible Borrower’s 2019 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”).

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 30, 2020

2019-C-00749, the Louisiana Supreme Court granted writs to address the res nova issue of whether the “punishment for contempt of court” statute, La. Jackel International Ltd. , 13:4611, authorizes the imposition of attorney fees against a party not adjudged guilty of contempt. In the district court, Plaintiff, Luv n’ care, Ltd. (“LNC”),

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Enterprise Offshore Drilling LLC, 2019 WL 2515307 (Jun. Smart Fabricators of Texas, LLC , 970 F.3d 3d 550, a three-judge panel of the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal held on August 14, 2020, that seaman status under the Jones Act may apply to an injured welder on a jack-up oil rig adjacent to an inland pier. 3d 726 (S.D.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Enterprise Offshore Drilling LLC, 2019 WL 2515307 (Jun. Smart Fabricators of Texas, LLC , 970 F.3d 3d 550, a three-judge panel of the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal held on August 14, 2020, that seaman status under the Jones Act may apply to an injured welder on a jack-up oil rig adjacent to an inland pier. 3d 726 (S.D.

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