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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.

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The approximate locations of the fields involved in the trial cases are shown below: At a recent status conference for all Plaquemines Parish CZMA cases held September 18, 2017, the Court informed the parties that he intends to set all five trials during 2019 with the first trial— Rozel —to begin in January of that year.

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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.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

I am honored to give back to the institution that has played such a pivotal role in advancing my educational and professional journeys,said Warren, a 1978 graduate of UT-Arlington who is also on the University of Texas System Board of Regents. He was also appointed to the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees in 2019.

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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.* 27, 2019); In the Matter of Amadeus Wealth Advisors, LLC , Investment Advisers Act Release No.

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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. After the dock owner arrested the vessel, Tongli eventually settled the dispute with the dock owner paying $3.25

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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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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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JUNE 8, 2020

In 2019, the Court heard Burlington Res. 2019), reh’g denied (May 31, 2019). Randle , 02-18-00271-CV, 2019 WL 1716415, at *1 (Tex. 18, 2019, pet. BlueStone , 2019 WL 1716415, at *13. BlueStone , 2019 WL 1716415. With that invitation, the royalty disputes in Texas are picking up speed. BlueStone Nat.

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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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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] 6] See 2019 N.C. 1] [link]. [2] 2] [link]. [3] 4] [link]. [5] 5] [link]. [6] Laws 132 , available at [link]. [7] 7] RCW 70A.510.010.

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APRIL 17, 2020

The CARES Act recognized that the 5-year carryback of NOLs incurred during tax years 2018, 2019 and 2020 could be disadvantageous to some taxpayers, and so provided three sets of elections for such taxpayers in its amendments to section 172 of the Code. Revenue Procedure 2020-24 provides guidance with respect to each of these sets.

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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.

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JUNE 22, 2016

The Safe Pipes Act reauthorizes the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) through 2019 as well as its associated programs, including the one-call notification program, the pipeline integrity program, and state damage prevention programs.

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JANUARY 15, 2020

July 1, 2019). Most recently, on June 4, 2019, three federal judges from the Ninth Circuit heard oral argument. Notably, on December 20, 2019, the Dutch Supreme Court found that the Dutch government had an obligation to “urgently and significantly reduce emissions in line with its human rights obligation.” People by James v.

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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. Riverwood Production Company, et al. (“ Riverwood ”), No. The Western District recently joined the Eastern District and granted similar remand motions filed by Cameron Parish and the State of Louisiana in Parish of Cameron, et al.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 12, 2022

Sandhill never managed to stop the leak, and it abandoned the well in August 2019. The Lyon Well was leaking in 2018, which prompted the LDNR to task the current operator (Sandhill Production, Inc.) with stopping the leak. The LDNR declared an emergency over the Lyon Well leak and spent money from the Fund on the emergency response.

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MARCH 20, 2019

Ct. —, 2019 WL 1245520 (U.S. March 19, 2019), the U.S. 2019 WL 1245520 at *6. [4] In Air & Liquid Systems Corp. Devries , No. 17-1104, — S. A-C Products Liability Trust , 424 F.3d 3d 488 (6th Cir. 3] Air & Liquid Systems Corp.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 15, 2017

1, 2018, until July 1, 2019. However, this date will be moved until July 1, 2019 , if OMB approves the latest delay. This would delay the implementation of the BICE and BICE Lite procedures that will cause serious adjustments to most advisers’ business model and procedures.

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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

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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APRIL 17, 2019

The BTA held that the Department’s theories were invalid, and severance tax properly was based on the actual “gross receipts” received by the producer in an arm’s length sale.

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DECEMBER 29, 2023

On January 3, 2019, the M/V STRANDJA and the M/V KIEFFER E. Navigation Maritime Bulgare JSC, et al. , 1 the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that state law—and specifically in this case, Louisiana law—governs the applicable negligence standard and burden of proof for a pilot’s error. BAILEY collided on the Mississippi River.

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MARCH 26, 2019

On March 21, 2019, the U.S. 1] See 2019 WL 1301985 (W.D. 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. 3] See id. [4]

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JUNE 13, 2019

1] This Release is part of a package of new rules and interpretations adopted by the SEC on June 5, 2019. IA-5248 (June 5, 2019) ( [link] ). [2] 2] Together these four Releases total a mammoth 1336 pages and define and differentiate the duties owed by brokers and investment advisers.

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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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JULY 3, 2019

Oral argument before the Texas Supreme Court is scheduled for October 8, 2019.

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OCTOBER 4, 2018

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

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JANUARY 31, 2020

The Court of Appeal reversed, and the Texas Supreme Court heard argument in the case on October 8, 2019. ETP sued, contending that a partnership had been formed and that Enterprise breached its duty of loyalty. The jury agreed, awarding more than $500 million to ETP.

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MARCH 31, 2021

Randle , 02-18-00271-CV, 2019 WL 1716415, at *1 (Tex. 18, 2019, pet. Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co., Texas Crude Energy LLC , 573 S.W.3d 3d 198, 211 (Tex. BlueStone Nat. Fort Worth Apr. the result may have been different had the addendum required royalties paid on the gross value received at the well).

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MARCH 31, 2021

Randle , 02-18-00271-CV, 2019 WL 1716415, at *1 (Tex. 18, 2019, pet. Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co., Texas Crude Energy LLC , 573 S.W.3d 3d 198, 211 (Tex. BlueStone Nat. Fort Worth Apr. the result may have been different had the addendum required royalties paid on the gross value received at the well).

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Thus, “[g]iven the carve-out,” the court could not “say that the [agreement] evince[d] a ‘clear and unmistakable’ intent to delegate arbitrability” as to the carved-out claims. Archer & White Sales, Inc. Henry Schein, Inc. , 3d 274 (5th Cir. The Practical Impact of the Supreme Court’s Deferral of Resolution of this Arbitrability Issue. .

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JUNE 4, 2019

May 29, 2019), the Court upheld a privilege claw-back provision in a private-company merger transaction, consistent with its guidance in Great Hill. Last week, in S hareholder Representative Services LLC v. RSI Holdco, LLC , C.A. 2018-0517-KSJM (Del. RSI acquired Radixx Solutions International, Inc.

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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. In Luv n’ care, Ltd. Jackel International Ltd. , 13:4611, authorizes the imposition of attorney fees against a party not adjudged guilty of contempt.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Enterprise Offshore Drilling LLC, 2019 WL 2515307 (Jun. Enterprise and SmartFab removed the case arguing the federal court’s subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (“OCSLA”), 43 U.S.C. 1349(b)(1). Enterprise Offshore Drilling LLC , 376 F.Supp. 3d 726 (S.D.

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