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Louisiana Third Circuit Affirms that LDNR Can Only Recover Emergency Response Costs Under La. R.S. 30:93(A)(4) from the Operator of Record and its Working Interest Owners

The Energy Law

The Litel case began as a legacy lawsuit, in which Pioneer Natural Resources, Inc. Sandhill never managed to stop the leak, and it abandoned the well in August 2019. Sandhill never managed to stop the leak, and it abandoned the well in August 2019. Lyon Well #1. with stopping the leak.

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Texas Supreme Court Again Addresses Royalty Class Actions

The Energy Law

The Court also addressed the nature of the implied duties in oil and gas leases, whether the ambiguity of the underlying agreement precludes class treatment, and the extent to which class representatives may abandon individualized claims in order to preserve class treatment for common claims. Click here for a copy of the opinion

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COVID-19 PIVOT: Virtual Well On Paper Workshops

Drillers

This is particularly the case since it seems that the oldest-and-wisest are often the first to be released and the last to be re-hired At the same time, many changes happen over generations. Change can happen so slowly that we only see it in hindsight and call it evolution. We can consider Planck’s principle.

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

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.

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

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.