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

Oil & Gas 360º

MARCH 10, 2025

(World Oil) – Africas national oil companies (NOC) are moving beyond operating as state-representatives by transforming themselves into competitive upstream players. mtpa Coral South FLNG project has been operating since 2022 while ExxonMobil plans to make FID on Rovuma LNG in 2026.

E&P

E&P Oil Exploration and Production Basin

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

Enverus

MARCH 10, 2025

Diamondback is one of the largest players in the Permian Basin, second only to Exxon Mobil, based on gross operated oil volumes. [1] – Andrew Dittmar, Principal Analyst Enverus Intelligence Research [1] How This Deal Affects Mid-Size Operators 1. . million per location. [2] million per location. [2]

Operator

Operator Basin Exploration and Production E&A

U.S. Climate Change Litigation: 2020 Update

The Energy Law

JANUARY 15, 2020

Lawsuits against fossil fuel companies: Investor Fraud Lawsuits: The first category of climate change litigation alleges that oil and gas companies defrauded investors by falsely stating that the company had fully considered the risks of climate change regulation and had factored those risks into its business operations.

Casing

Casing Government E&A IT

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

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.

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

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The VIDA tasks the EPA with developing national standards of performance for discharges incidental to the normal operation of primarily commercial vessels that are over seventy-nine feet in length. Although the deadline for doing so was December 4, 2020, these standards have not yet been finalized or implemented.

Management

Management E&P E&A Operator

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

The Energy Law

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.

E&A

E&A E&P Insurance IT

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. The process of planning, safekeeping and operating energy production facilities is a long term process, running into decades. The Day: Thursday 11th June 2020 The Time: 11.00

E&P

E&P E&A Abandonment Maintenance

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

The Energy Law

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). Proposed Rule, p.

E&P

E&P Operator Mechanic Exploration and Production

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

The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2020

Southwestern operated several wells on the leased tract, several of which were hydraulically fractured. 12] Accordingly, the rule of capture is not rendered inapplicable simply because hydraulic fracturing provides an additional mechanism by which operators stimulate production. 6] Briggs , 2020 WL 355911 at p. *5.

Hydraulic Fracturing

Hydraulic Fracturing E&P Casing Gas

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

The Energy Law

JANUARY 31, 2023

3] When the source of the discharge is a vessel, the “responsible party” is the owner, operator, or demise charterer of that vessel. [4] Privacy Policy: By subscribing to Liskow & Lewis’ E-Communications, you will receive articles and blogs with insight and analysis of legal issues that may impact your industry. 138.230 (2020). [9]

Oil

Oil Offshore Pipeline E&A

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

The Energy Law

JANUARY 27, 2020

P N K (Lake Charles) L.L.C., 18-31060, 2020 WL 288213 (5th Cir. 2] Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. Privacy Policy: By subscribing to Liskow & Lewis’ E-Communications, you will receive articles and blogs with insight and analysis of legal issues that may impact your industry. Brown , 564 U.S. 915 (2011). [3]

E&P

E&P E&A Casing IT

Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

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

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

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

The Energy Law

JUNE 2, 2020

CV 19-12430-WGY, 2020 WL 2769681 (D. May 28, 2020). Privacy Policy: By subscribing to Liskow & Lewis’ E-Communications, you will receive articles and blogs with insight and analysis of legal issues that may impact your industry. Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Exxon Mobil Corporation , No.

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

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

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U.S. Climate Change Litigation: 2020 Update

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

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

BEYOND VIDEO-CONFERENCING and TECHNICAL FACILITATION SERVICE

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

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

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

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

Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

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

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