The Energy Law

AUGUST 11, 2022

Both 30-day comment periods, which were originally scheduled to end on August 19, 2022, have been extended by 15 calendar days to September 2, 2022.

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MARCH 6, 2023

The Safer Seas Act was passed and enacted into law in December 2022 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. The Act includes many changes for the maritime industry, specifically for owners and operators of vessels. The below checklist, current as of March 3, 2023, summarizes the required operational and onboard changes.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

9/20/2022). On September 20, 2022, the Western District of Louisiana ruled in the defendants’ favor by finding no private right of action generally or specifically under the parties’ agreements. 9/20/2022). 9/20/2022). 9/20/2022). 9/20/2022). Grayson L.L.C. (Of Of Louisiana), et al. BPX Operating Co.,

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 1, 2022

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held its third Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting on July 27, 2022 (3 rd Meeting). The first two meetings were held on June 15, 2021 , and February 2, 2022 , respectively.

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The Energy Law

JULY 27, 2023

In February 2022, Plaintiffs served their fourth set of discovery requests that included requests for electronically stored information (“ESI”). The Defendant responded with numerous objections, prompting Plaintiffs to file a Motion to Compel Responses in late June 2022.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 3, 2022

The amendment (Act 163 of 2022) was signed by Governor Edwards on May 26, 2022 and will become effective on August 1 st of this year. 3] Act 163 of 2022. [4] As currently written, the Act allows the project operator to expropriate the rights “necessary or useful” in constructing and operating the storage facility. [1]

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The Energy Law

JULY 5, 2022

On June 23, 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a draft guidance on mitigating potential impacts of offshore wind development on commercial and recreational fishing. BOEM is inviting public review and comment on the draft guidance through August 22, 2022.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Within the first six weeks of 2022, both state and federal governments have taken steps toward offshore wind energy development off the coast of Louisiana. On February 1, the Climate Initiatives Task Force submitted the Louisiana Climate Action Plan to Governor Edwards.

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The Energy Law

MAY 9, 2022

The period for public comment is open 30 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register or May 20, 2022, whichever period is longer, with the SEC aiming to finalize the rule by the end of 2022. For a complete description of the proposals’ background, other key provisions, timing, and filing framework, see [link]. [1]

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The Energy Law

JULY 6, 2023

The District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana preliminarily enjoined the enforcement of the Final Rule in Louisiana inshore waters until February 1, 2022, finding the state could sue in its quasi-sovereign capacity with its interest in and ownership of marine resources.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The Livingston Parish proposed ordinance is scheduled for a public hearing at an upcoming parish council meeting on September 8, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. [1] Tammany zoning ordinance prohibiting hydraulic fracturing was preempted under State law. [4] 5] The Livingston Parish proposed ordinance is likely to face legal challenges if passed.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 28, 2022

It is currently anticipated that primacy for Louisiana will be granted in late 2022 or early 2023. Article original published in the Society of Applied Geoscientists and Engineers Magazine, the SAGE MAGE, March 2022, vol. In the meantime, the Environmental Protection Agency remains the primary enforcement authority for Class VI wells.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

20-5179, 2022 WL 3722429, at *7 (D.C. 30, 2022) (quoting Allied-Signal, Inc. The appellate court reversed the grant of summary judgment in part, and remanded for further agency consideration, but declined to vacate the supplemental EIS, the records of decision announcing the sales, or the leases issued through the sales. [10].

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 11, 2022

On Friday, January 7, 2022, the Louisiana Supreme Court unanimously upheld a COVID-19 vaccine mandate program that the state’s largest private healthcare system implemented for its employees. Hayes, et al. University Health Shreveport , 21-01601 (La.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 31, 2023

maritime law experienced two significant changes on December 23, 2022—one pertaining to liability for oil pollution, the other concerning small passenger vessels. After significant changes, the SPVA was signed into law on December 23, 2022, as part of the nearly 2000-page James M. 23, 2022) (to be codified at 33 C.F.R.

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CG&A

JANUARY 25, 2022

CG&A President Todd Brooker is featured in the current January 2022 issue of NAPE Magazine. NAPE magazine is packed with news-you-can-use that informs, educates and helps busy decision-makers make deals happen. CG&A President Todd Brooker featured in NAPE Magazine! Tie: Alabama Crimson Tide and Texas Longhorns (football).

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

21-30523, 2022 WL 9862487 (5th Cir. 17, 2022) (hereinafter “ D & J Invs. Baker Hughes a G E Co., plaintiffs, forty-eight landowners of property located near the facility, brought a state court action for claims of property damage from groundwater and soil contamination caused by the facility’s improper waste disposal processes.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 4, 2023

While 30:10 was amended during the 2022 legislative session, the amendment preserved the limited obligation of remitting the royalty and overriding royalty burdens to the nonparticipating owner for the benefit of the royalty and overriding royalty owners.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

On August 30, 2022, the Texas Railroad Commission approved proposed regulations relating to Class VI wells utilized for injecting and sequestering carbon dioxide in geologic formations.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 29, 2022

Pursuant to FERC’s Notice of Petition for Rulemaking, any person who wishes to submit comments on this Petition must do so by September 20, 2022. [1] 1] [link]. [2] 2] Jurisdiction is established by The Natural Gas Act, specifically 15 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.). [3] 3] 15 U.S.C. 717b(a), (e). [4] 4] Shell U.S.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Coast Guard published Policy Letter 23-05 which provides the first actual guidance for vessel owners and operators on the expectations for the surveillance equipment that they are required to install and maintain under the Safer Seas Act, which became law in December 2022 as part of the James M.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 22, 2023

On April 14, 2022, in the wake of the Garamendi Amendment, the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. “coastwise points” must be performed by “coastwise vessels” that are built in the U.S., documented under U.S. law, and wholly owned by a U.S.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2022

Today, on March 31, 2022, the Western District of Louisiana reversed that ruling and applied the same rationale to a pending motion for partial dismissal in one of the putative class actions, Self v.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 25, 2024

In September 2022, the district court vacated the facility’s air permits finding, among other reasons, that the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) had not done a proper analysis under the Louisiana Public Trust Doctrine. Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality , 2023-CA-0578.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Valero Refining Meraux, LLC , 2022-00469 (La. On January 27, 2023, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued a ruling involving claims for negligent infliction of emotional distress (“NIED”) absent physical damage. In Spencer v. 1/27/23), — So.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 17, 2022

11, 2022), provides further guidance on what must be contained in correspondence from parties making demand on an operator under La. Many of these decisions involve whether a party complied with the strict notice requirements contained in the statutes. Kelly Land Company, L.L.C. Aethon Energy Operating, L.L.C. , 4th 369 (5th Cir.

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The Energy Law

DECEMBER 9, 2021

68686, and goes through January 3, 2022. The 30-day public comment period began on December 3, 2021, when notice of the settlement was published in the Federal Register, 86 Fed. A copy of the consent decree is available for review on the Department of Justice’s website: [link].

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

However, on July 7, 2022, in Petro Ventures, Inc. The agency intended the bonding requirement to be a jurisdictional precondition for maintaining a civil penalty appeal with the DOI’s Interior Board of Land Appeals (“IBLA”). 2020-48), the IBLA held the current version of 30 C.F.R.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In early 2022, BOEM announced its intention to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluating the environmental impacts of issuing wind leases within the Call Area. BOEM issued the Draft EA in July 2022.

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The Energy Law

DECEMBER 21, 2022

On December 16, 2022, Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2023 which contains a material expansion of the United States Maritime Administration’s Capital Construction Fund Program. Earnings on deposit in a CCF account also grow tax free.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 5, 2024

On December 29, 2023, the USCG issued Maritime Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) 13-2023, Change 1 , an updated version of MSIB 13-23, that now includes a Frequently Asked Questions section addressing compliance with the Safer Seas Act that was passed in December of 2022. This deadline is December 23, 2024.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The two bureaus stated their focus for fiscal year (FY) 2022 would be on the development of regulations to address the IIJA requirement; accordingly, both BOEM and BSEE have budgeted funds for FY 2023 to develop such a framework. This presents a significant opportunity for the Gulf of Mexico to be in a leading role in helping the U.S.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 14, 2021

FinCEN has until January 1, 2022, to implement the regulations regarding reporting requirements, although FinCEN is also using this ANPRM to solicit comments on the implementation of the related database maintenance use and disclosure provisions.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

After additional rounds of feedback from the Task Force and the public, some actions may be added, deleted, or revised prior to the release of the draft Climate Action Plan later this year and the Final Report in February 2022. The Draft Portfolio contains 29 strategies, with various amounts of specific actions to carry out each strategy.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Reporting will not begin until the Treasury adopts regulations, which the Act mandates must be done by January 1, 2022. FinCEN will use these disclosures to create a national database to combat terrorism and money-laundering schemes which have used business entities to hide the identity of their owners.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 14, 2021

FinCEN has until January 1, 2022, to implement the regulations regarding reporting requirements, although FinCEN is also using this ANPRM to solicit comments on the implementation of the related database maintenance use and disclosure provisions.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Reporting will not begin until the Treasury adopts regulations, which the Act mandates must be done by January 1, 2022. FinCEN will use these disclosures to create a national database to combat terrorism and money-laundering schemes which have used business entities to hide the identity of their owners.

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