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Public Comment Period Extended for GOM Wind Energy Areas and Draft Environmental Assessment

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.

Energy

Energy Energy E&A Education

NRDA Settlement Reached for 2014 Galveston Bay Oil Spill

The Energy Law

DECEMBER 9, 2021

On December 3, 2021, the Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register of a settlement between Federal and State Trustees and Kirby Inland Marine, LP (“Kirby”) to resolve natural resource damages from a 2014 oil release. 68686, and goes through January 3, 2022. Additionally, Kirby paid $4.9

Oil

Oil E&A Education IT

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

The Energy Law

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]

Oil

Oil Offshore Pipeline E&A

New Amendment to Louisiana’s Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide Act Creates Expropriation Rights to Prohibit Drilling through Carbon Capture Storage Reservoirs in Caldwell Parish

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]

Operator

Operator E&A Abandonment Oil

The Western District of Louisiana Holds that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Shipper Must Have Title Policy Creates No Private Right of Action

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.,

Energy

Energy Energy Operator Natural Gas

BOEM Overview of Proposed Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Areas and Draft Environmental Assessment

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.

Offshore

Offshore Energy Energy E&A

A Primer on CCUS Regulation in Louisiana

The Energy Law

MARCH 28, 2022

Oil and gas related injection wells are considered Class II wells and are regulated by the Underground Injection Control (UIC) program within the Office of Conservation, which has achieved primary enforcement authority under the applicable federal guidelines. 1, issue 1, sagetech.org.

Underground Injection Control

Underground Injection Control Operator Exploration and Production Oil

CG&A President Todd Brooker Featured in NAPE Magazine

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! AAPL is the proud managing partner of NAPE Expo, LP.

Petroleum

Petroleum Education Engineer Engineering

Livingston Parish Council Proposes Ordinance Banning Injection and Disposal Wells

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] Liskow & Lewis successfully defended Helis Oil & Gas Company, LLC and was able to obtain a ruling striking down the St. 1] The proposed ordinance can be viewed here: L.P.

Disposal Well

Disposal Well Hydraulic Fracturing Underground Injection Control E&A

United States Fifth Circuit Weighs in on La. R.S. 30:103.1 and 103.2 Notice Requirements

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.

Operator

Operator Oil E&A Gas

United States Court of Appeals Finds BOEM Environmental Impact Statement Deficient, But Declines to Vacate Leases Issued in 2018 Offshore Lease Sales

The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

They alleged that (1) BOEM failed to adequately consider a “no action” alternative, (2) BOEM unreasonably assumed two environmental rules designed to reduce the risk of oil and gas spills would remain in effect, and (3) that BOEM unreasonably assumed that all rules would be effectively enforced. [4] 20-5179, 2022 WL 3722429, at *7 (D.C.

Offshore

Offshore E&A Government Energy

Louisiana Legislature to Consider Amendments to Forced Pooling Regime Requiring Operators to Pay Lessors of Nonparticipating Working Interest Owners Directly

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.

Royalty

Royalty Operator Royalty Interest E&A

Long-Awaited Victory on the Proper Deductibility of Post-Production Costs from Unleased Mineral Owners – The Western District of Louisiana Reverses Course in Johnson v. Chesapeake and Self v. BPX

The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2022

In the original Johnson decision, the district court sent shockwaves across the oil and gas industry in Louisiana by finding that post-production costs were not properly deductible against proceeds owed to unleased mineral owners. Chesapeake.

Operator

Operator Management E&A Gas

The Louisiana Supreme Court Issues New Decision Addressing Scope of Claims for Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress Absent Physical Damage

The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Valero Refining Meraux, LLC , 2022-00469 (La. In Spencer , several residents sued Valero Refining Meraux, LLC (“Valero”) for NIED after an explosion occurred at the nearby Valero oil refinery in Meraux, Louisiana. [2] In Spencer v. 1/27/23), — So.

Refinery

Refinery E&A Casing Education

DOI Regulatory Agenda Includes BSEE Rulemakings on Decommissioning and Bonding for Civil Penalty Appeals

The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

However, on July 7, 2022, in Petro Ventures, Inc. 250.1409 (applicable to appeals of penalties assessed to federal offshore oil, gas, and sulphur leases) and § 290.4 BSEE’s 2024 decommissioning rule would update 30 C.F.R. 2020-48), the IBLA held the current version of 30 C.F.R.

Offshore

Offshore Pipeline E&A Abandonment

Wind Energy Development in the Gulf of Mexico

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. Legal qualification to be an offshore renewables lessee is similar to qualification to hold oil and gas leases.

Energy

Energy Energy Offshore Operator

Renewable Energy Efforts Highlighted in Draft Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Louisiana

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. For example, strategy 9 is to “increase resources for decommissioning legacy oil and gas infrastructure.”

Energy

Energy Energy Gas Offshore

With A New Regulatory Framework On The Horizon, There Is Still Much Uncertainty Concerning The Future Of Offshore Carbon Storage

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. total CO 2 emissions. achieve our carbon reduction goals.

Offshore

Offshore Operator E&A Pipeline

Future Of Federal Offshore Oil And Gas Leasing: Department Of Interior Releases Proposed Five-Year Program For 2023-2028

The Energy Law

JULY 7, 2022

Department of the Interior released its proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) five-year program for offshore oil and gas leasing. The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) requires the Secretary of the Department of the Interior to “prepare and periodically revise and maintain an oil and gas leasing program” (i.e.,

Offshore

Offshore Oil Gas E&A

Louisiana Climate Initiatives Interim Report Highlights Goals for Developing Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The Task Force submitted the Louisiana Climate Initiatives Interim Report, and it will decide what strategies are included in the Final Climate Report due in February 2022. Mining, Oil, and Gas Committee: Examine opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout the mining, extraction, production, and transportation of oil and gas.

Gas

Gas Education Oil E&A

Louisiana Climate Initiatives Interim Report Highlights Goals for Developing Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The Task Force submitted the Louisiana Climate Initiatives Interim Report, and it will decide what strategies are included in the Final Climate Report due in February 2022. Mining, Oil, and Gas Committee: Examine opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout the mining, extraction, production, and transportation of oil and gas.

Gas

Gas Education E&A Manufacturing

Federal Court Enjoins Biden’s Social Cost of Carbon Efforts On the Basis of Negative Impact to Energy Industry and Energy Producing States

The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

On February 11, 2022, the Biden Administration’s climate change agenda sustained a major blow as Judge James D. Judge Cain also noted that using the SCC Estimate in oil and gas lease reviews would “artificially increase the cost estimates of lease sales.”. Conclusion.

Energy

Energy Energy Exploration and Production Royalty

Energy Aggregated

Public Comment Period Extended for GOM Wind Energy Areas and Draft Environmental Assessment

NRDA Settlement Reached for 2014 Galveston Bay Oil Spill

Trending Sources

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

New Amendment to Louisiana’s Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide Act Creates Expropriation Rights to Prohibit Drilling through Carbon Capture Storage Reservoirs in Caldwell Parish

The Western District of Louisiana Holds that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Shipper Must Have Title Policy Creates No Private Right of Action

BOEM Overview of Proposed Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Areas and Draft Environmental Assessment

A Primer on CCUS Regulation in Louisiana

CG&A President Todd Brooker Featured in NAPE Magazine

Livingston Parish Council Proposes Ordinance Banning Injection and Disposal Wells

United States Fifth Circuit Weighs in on La. R.S. 30:103.1 and 103.2 Notice Requirements

United States Court of Appeals Finds BOEM Environmental Impact Statement Deficient, But Declines to Vacate Leases Issued in 2018 Offshore Lease Sales

Louisiana Legislature to Consider Amendments to Forced Pooling Regime Requiring Operators to Pay Lessors of Nonparticipating Working Interest Owners Directly

Long-Awaited Victory on the Proper Deductibility of Post-Production Costs from Unleased Mineral Owners – The Western District of Louisiana Reverses Course in Johnson v. Chesapeake and Self v. BPX

The Louisiana Supreme Court Issues New Decision Addressing Scope of Claims for Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress Absent Physical Damage

DOI Regulatory Agenda Includes BSEE Rulemakings on Decommissioning and Bonding for Civil Penalty Appeals

Wind Energy Development in the Gulf of Mexico

Renewable Energy Efforts Highlighted in Draft Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Louisiana

With A New Regulatory Framework On The Horizon, There Is Still Much Uncertainty Concerning The Future Of Offshore Carbon Storage

Future Of Federal Offshore Oil And Gas Leasing: Department Of Interior Releases Proposed Five-Year Program For 2023-2028

Louisiana Climate Initiatives Interim Report Highlights Goals for Developing Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Louisiana Climate Initiatives Interim Report Highlights Goals for Developing Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Federal Court Enjoins Biden’s Social Cost of Carbon Efforts On the Basis of Negative Impact to Energy Industry and Energy Producing States

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