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African national oil companies (NOCs) partnering with independents to drive E&P

Oil & Gas 360º

MARCH 10, 2025

Unlocking new E&P markets A slate of discoveries in recent years have opened up new oil and gas plays across the continent. While major gas deposits were found in the Outeniqua Basin in 2019 and 2020, operational challenges have impacted development. Algerias Sonatrach will increase hydrocarbon production by 2.5%

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E&P Oil Exploration and Production Basin

U.S. Climate Change Litigation: 2020 Update

The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 15, 2020

On January 10, 2020, the New York Attorney General’s Office stated that it will not appeal the trial court’s decision. Below we take a closer look at each category of lawsuits and provide an update on where they stand today. In the New York litigation, ExxonMobil successfully defended itself last month. People by James v. Exxon Mobil Corp. ,

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Casing Government E&A IT

Strategies for Operators to Stay Ahead in a Hot M&A Market

Enverus

MARCH 10, 2025

Learn More Top Five Strategies for Operators to Get Ahead in the Competitive M&A Market Since 2020, theres been a wave of consolidation in the Permian with nearly $90 billion in private assets being acquired by public companies.[3] 1] A high price for an asset in the Permian is no surprise, as high-quality inventory is scarce.

Operator

Operator Basin Exploration and Production E&A

Fifth Circuit to Hold Oral Argument in Sojitz v. UNOCAL in April 2020

The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 11, 2020

2003) (“the regulations govern the parties’ joint and several liabilities vis-à-vis the Government not amongst themselves”) and Total E&P USA, Inc. Sojitz Energy Venture, Inc. Union Oil Co. of California , 394 F. 3d 687 (S.D. UNOCAL assigned operating rights in the leases to ATP, who later assigned 20% of those rights to Sojitz.

Royalty

Royalty E&P Offshore E&A

EPA’s Proposed Rule on Vessel Incidental Discharges Brings VIDA One Step Closer to Full Implementation

The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

On October 26, 2020, the EPA proposed a set of discharge standards for twenty different types of incidental discharges from vessel equipment and systems. Although the deadline for doing so was December 4, 2020, these standards have not yet been finalized or implemented. It also requires the U.S.

Management

Management E&P E&A Operator

BEYOND VIDEO-CONFERENCING and TECHNICAL FACILITATION SERVICE

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? was adapting to the market conditions.

E&P

E&P E&A Abandonment Maintenance

Additional Guidance for Coronavirus-Related Distributions and Loans Under the CARES Act

The Energy Law Blog

JULY 2, 2020

On June 19, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued Notice 2020-50 which expands the categories of individuals eligible for coronavirus-related distributions (“CRDs”), loans, and loan repayment suspensions as well as resolves some of the issues that were concerning plan administrators and employers under the CARES Act.

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2023 Begins With Increased (or Unlimited) Liability for Vessel Owners

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]

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Oil Offshore Pipeline E&A

Fifth Circuit Rules “Approximate Physical Presence” is Required for General Personal Jurisdiction

The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 27, 2020

P N K (Lake Charles) L.L.C., 18-31060, 2020 WL 288213 (5th Cir. Can targeted advertising establish general jurisdiction over a foreign corporation? The Fifth Circuit had not addressed this issue until Frank v. But in so doing, the court may have announced a new jurisdictional test with significant ramifications for future cases.

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E&P E&A Casing IT

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Weighs in on Hydraulic Fracturing and Subsurface Trespass

The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 31, 2020

In January of this year, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania tackled an issue that has been confronted by few other courts—whether the rule of capture precludes a claim for subsurface trespass due to hydraulic fracturing. [1] 2] Both the trial court and the appellate court awarded damages to the plaintiffs for the gas drained.

Hydraulic Fracturing

Hydraulic Fracturing E&P Casing Gas

Sea Change: New BOEM Proposed Rule Signals Major Shift in How Air Emissions Would Be Regulated in the OCS

The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 23, 2016

In the next few days, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish in the Federal Register a Proposed Rule that would result in a significant change on how the agency regulates air emissions from oil and gas operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), in the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico (GOM). 1334(a)(8). 550.303(d).

E&P

E&P Operator Mechanic Exploration and Production

Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Kicks Climate Change Case Back to State Court

The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

Amidst historically low oil prices and economic shutdowns, fossil fuel companies continue to defend against lawsuits brought by state and local governments claiming climate-change related damages. 1442(a)(1). In City of Oakland et al. 1442(a)(1). 1442(a)(1).

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Casing Government Energy Energy

Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) recently issued a proposed rule on Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention (“Proposed Rule”), which was published in the Federal Register on October 16, 2020 and is now open for public comment.

Pipeline

Pipeline Operator E&A Abandonment

Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) recently issued a proposed rule on Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention (“Proposed Rule”), which was published in the Federal Register on October 16, 2020 and is now open for public comment.

Pipeline

Pipeline Exploration and Production Operator E&A

TC Energy’s $15B Claim Against U.S. for Biden’s Revocation of Keystone XL Pipeline Permit

The Energy Law Blog

JULY 7, 2021

2016 Notice of Intent at p. In 2020, during President Trump’s administration, NAFTA was replaced by the U.S. TC Energy Corporation stated that it filed a notice of intent with the U.S. Department of State that it will make a claim against the U.S. under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). See NAFTA at Chapter 11.

Pipeline

Pipeline E&P E&A Energy

Liskow & Lewis CARES Act Tax Analysis – Part II

The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 31, 2020

On Friday, March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the CARES Act, which contains many provisions designed to mitigate the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. Bradford and Jeffrey P. Liskow & Lewis attorneys John T. The new deduction is generally governed by the relevant rules in IRC Section 170 with a few modifications.

Education

Education E&A E&P Government

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African national oil companies (NOCs) partnering with independents to drive E&P

U.S. Climate Change Litigation: 2020 Update

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Strategies for Operators to Stay Ahead in a Hot M&A Market

Fifth Circuit to Hold Oral Argument in Sojitz v. UNOCAL in April 2020

EPA’s Proposed Rule on Vessel Incidental Discharges Brings VIDA One Step Closer to Full Implementation

BEYOND VIDEO-CONFERENCING and TECHNICAL FACILITATION SERVICE

Additional Guidance for Coronavirus-Related Distributions and Loans Under the CARES Act

2023 Begins With Increased (or Unlimited) Liability for Vessel Owners

Fifth Circuit Rules “Approximate Physical Presence” is Required for General Personal Jurisdiction

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Weighs in on Hydraulic Fracturing and Subsurface Trespass

Sea Change: New BOEM Proposed Rule Signals Major Shift in How Air Emissions Would Be Regulated in the OCS

Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Kicks Climate Change Case Back to State Court

Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

TC Energy’s $15B Claim Against U.S. for Biden’s Revocation of Keystone XL Pipeline Permit

Liskow & Lewis CARES Act Tax Analysis – Part II

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