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

Oil & Gas 360º

MARCH 10, 2025

Boosting production Major oil producers in Africa are striving to boost production and NOC-IOC collaboration is at the forefront. Algerias Sonatrach will increase hydrocarbon production by 2.5% Negotiations are underway with ExxonMobil and Chevron to boost exploration.

E&P

E&P Oil Exploration and Production Basin

Overturning 8 Years of “Palpable Error,” The Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Damages Available to Landowners in Oilfield Legacy Litigation

The Energy Law Blog

JULY 1, 2021

The “ LL&E II ” decision finds that Act 312 charges the court, not the jury, to determine the funding needed to remediate property to government standards. Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., 2020-00685 (La. 3d — (“ LL&E II ”). [1]. Background of Legacy Litigation and LL&E I . LL&E II , at *2.

E&A

E&A Exploration and Production Government Casing

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

Enverus

MARCH 10, 2025

1] In order for private and mid-sized operators to stay competitive in todays market, operators should explore opportunities in less consolidated basins, consider joint ventures or position themselves as attractive acquisition targets. 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

BSEE’s Updated Decommissioning Rules Address RUEs and Formalize Predecessor Enforcement Practices

The Energy Law Blog

MAY 4, 2023

What started in 2020 as a proposed joint rulemaking between the DOI’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) was recently finalized as a stand-alone BSEE rule addressing decommissioning. 250.1700, et seq. BSEE added a new paragraph (c) to 30 C.F.R.

Exploration and Production

Exploration and Production E&A Casing Operator

Overturning 8 Years of “Palpable Error,” The Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Damages Available to Landowners in Oilfield Legacy Litigation

The Energy Law Blog

JULY 1, 2021

The “ LL&E II ” decision finds that Act 312 charges the court, not the jury, to determine the funding needed to remediate property to government standards. Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., 2020-00685 (La. 3d — (“ LL&E II ”). [1]. Background of Legacy Litigation and LL&E I . LL&E II , at *2.

E&A

E&A Exploration and Production Government Casing

Latest Version of Louisiana Property Protection Bill Grants an Exception to Oil and Gas Investment By Companies Controlled By Countries Deemed a “Foreign Adversary”

The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

billion dollars’ worth of holdings in 2020. As of June 7, 2023, a bill aiming to prohibit entities controlled by “foreign adversaries” from buying, leasing, or otherwise acquiring immovable property in the state has passed both the Louisiana House and Senate and is now awaiting the Governor’s approval. Sponsored by Rep.

Oil

Oil Gas Exploration and Production E&A

U.S. Customs Revokes Recent Offshore Wind Ruling; Maintains Uncertainty Whether the Jones Act Applies to Wind Farm Installations on the OCS

The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 27, 2020

On July 15, 2020, the Unites States Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued a ruling (HQ H309672) in connection with the installation of an offshore wind farm located off the coast of Rhode Island and Massachusetts in U.S. territorial waters (the “July 15 Ruling”). 55102) (or the Passenger Vessel Services Act (46 U.S.C. 1333(a)(1).

Offshore

Offshore Exploration and Production Operator E&A

Trudging the Rocky Landscape of Royalty Dispute Litigation with the Texas Supreme Court Yet Again in BlueStone

The Energy Law Blog

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.

Royalty

Royalty Exploration and Production Oil IT

It’s Heating Up: United States Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Proper Jurisdiction for Climate-Change Lawsuit

The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 20, 2021

Climate Change Litigation: 2020 Update, January 15, 2020 ; (2) Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Kicks Climate Change Case Back to State Court, June 2, 2020 ; and (3) U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Kicks Climate Change Case Back to State Court, June 2, 2020 ; and (3) U.S.

Casing

Casing Exploration and Production Energy Energy

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

Under the proposed rule, lessees and operators submitting a new or revised Exploration Plan, Development and Production Plan, or Development Operations Coordination Document, would calculate the projected emissions associated with the plan just like they have to do under the current rule. 1334(a)(8). 550.303(d).

E&P

E&P Operator Mechanic Exploration and Production

Second Remand Order in Coastal Zone Management Cases Pending Before Fifth Circuit

The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 2, 2020

Riverwood Production Company, et al. (“ Riverwood ”), No. According to defendants, the Report shows, for the first time, that plaintiffs allege damages based on World War II-era exploration and production activities that were controlled, directed, and regulated by the federal government. 18-5217, 2019 WL 2271118 (E.D.

Casing

Casing Management Exploration and Production Oil

Survey of Proposed Legislation Across the States Affecting the Energy Industry in 2021

The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

6] A previous version of the bill was almost unanimously passed by the legislature on January 4, 2020 (vote of 145-9 in the House, 38-2 in the Senate). 6] A previous version of the bill was almost unanimously passed by the legislature on January 4, 2020 (vote of 145-9 in the House, 38-2 in the Senate). Senate Bill 119 ( S.

Energy

Energy Energy Offshore Oil

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

Carbon Capture and Sequestration in 2021: The Path Forward

The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 29, 2021

133 ”), which was signed into law by former President Trump on December 27, 2020, contains notable bipartisan energy initiatives, ranging from new and extended tax incentives to government programs for research and development for CCS projects. As part of this effort, Exxon is creating a new entity, ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions.

Exploration and Production

Exploration and Production E&A Energy Energy

Presidential Election 2020: Considerations for the Oil & Gas Industry

The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The 2020 Presidential candidates, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, have divergent positions on U.S. oil and gas production, with the former pledging continued expansion of domestic oil and gas drilling and production, and the latter pledging to transition the U.S. away from its reliance on fossil fuels.

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Oil Gas Energy Energy

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

Overturning 8 Years of “Palpable Error,” The Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Damages Available to Landowners in Oilfield Legacy Litigation

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

BSEE’s Updated Decommissioning Rules Address RUEs and Formalize Predecessor Enforcement Practices

Overturning 8 Years of “Palpable Error,” The Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Damages Available to Landowners in Oilfield Legacy Litigation

Latest Version of Louisiana Property Protection Bill Grants an Exception to Oil and Gas Investment By Companies Controlled By Countries Deemed a “Foreign Adversary”

U.S. Customs Revokes Recent Offshore Wind Ruling; Maintains Uncertainty Whether the Jones Act Applies to Wind Farm Installations on the OCS

Trudging the Rocky Landscape of Royalty Dispute Litigation with the Texas Supreme Court Yet Again in BlueStone

It’s Heating Up: United States Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Proper Jurisdiction for Climate-Change Lawsuit

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

Second Remand Order in Coastal Zone Management Cases Pending Before Fifth Circuit

Survey of Proposed Legislation Across the States Affecting the Energy Industry in 2021

Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

Carbon Capture and Sequestration in 2021: The Path Forward

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