The Energy Law

APRIL 30, 2020

A special meeting of the Louisiana State Mineral and Energy Board was held on April 29, 2020, to address the impacts of both COVID-19 and historically low oil prices on operation and maintenance of Louisiana State Leases. The Board approved two proposed resolutions (1. Proposed Enforcement Moratorium Resolution 2.

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The Energy Law

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.

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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. After being constructed, regular maintenance, repairs, and eventual decommissioning prevent catastrophic economic loss and environmental damage. was adapting to the market conditions.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 28, 2021

1] This pair of bills seeks the development of stricter state standards (HB 896) and an analysis of inspection and maintenance requirements for air quality permits for certain oil and gas facilities including regulatory and/or incentive-based approaches to reduce emissions (HB 897). HB 896 and HB 897 , sponsored by state Rep.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 28, 2021

1] This pair of bills seeks the development of stricter state standards (HB 896) and an analysis of inspection and maintenance requirements for air quality permits for certain oil and gas facilities including regulatory and/or incentive-based approaches to reduce emissions (HB 897). HB 896 and HB 897 , sponsored by state Rep.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 30, 2020

During this downturn in activity, mineral rights owners must remain cognizant of the maintenance activities necessary to preserve their mineral rights. Cannisnia Plantation, LLC v. The mineral servitude was created on June 28, 1996, and the mineral servitude owner made no effort to exercise the mineral rights for more than nine years.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 14, 2021

This most recent action revokes the EPA guidance issued nearly a year earlier in October 2020, and it readopts the agency’s prior SSM policy for SIPs which was published on June 12, 2015. While this latest version marks a significant change from the 2020 guidance, it is unlikely to alter or impact Louisiana’s SIP. 2015 SSM SIP Policy.

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