The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 12, 2022

million dollars in emergency costs from prior operators of an orphaned well. The Court held that, when the LDNR spends monies from the Oilfield Site Restoration Fund on emergencies, it can only recoup those costs from the well’s operator of record and its working interest owners. who last operated the property. 4/6/22), –So.

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The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2007

By Dana Douglas The Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal recently held that an operator is not responsible for payment of a non-operator’s royalties and overriding royalties before payout. 6/8/07), the operator completed a well that was plugged and abandoned without reaching payout. In Gulf Explorer, LLC v.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 15, 2021

As the number of solar projects continues to grow in Louisiana, a chief concern among Louisiana taxpayers is ensuring that these projects are properly decommissioning upon their abandonment. Solar development is largely in its infancy in Louisiana, with only a handful of projects having been constructed to date.

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Offshore Energies UK

MARCH 5, 2025

Elemental Energies has specialist teams working globally in subsurface, wells and facilities operations. It has an extensive record managing large-scale platform plugging and abandonment (P&A) and subsea well decommissioning. It has also formed a joint venture with Archer for global P&A.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 3, 2022

This program allows for carbon capture and sequestration project operators that operate outside of California to receive state income tax credits if they are engaged in direct air capture or sales of low carbon transportation fuel within the state of California.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 2, 2013

In August 2012, BSEE promulgated a new final rule entitled “Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf–Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf,” to tighten safety measures on the OCS. Initially, BOEMRE implemented the recommendations through an interim final rule. 50856 (Aug.

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 30, 2020

In Cannisnia Plantation , the Louisiana Second Circuit faced the issue of whether a mineral servitude owner conducted good faith operations sufficient to interrupt the prescription of non-use of a mineral servitude. The well was a dry hole, however, and was therefore plugged and abandoned on April 21, 2006.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 15, 2021

As the number of solar projects continues to grow in Louisiana, a chief concern among Louisiana taxpayers is ensuring that these projects are properly decommissioning upon their abandonment. Solar development is largely in its infancy in Louisiana, with only a handful of projects having been constructed to date.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 27, 2020

Coupled with the recent decline in oil and gas prices, many operators are left scrambling in an attempt to navigate unprecedented circumstances. With shutdowns and stay-at-home orders in place and regulatory deadlines looming, Louisiana operators are looking for guidance from regulators on how to proceed.

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Valor

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Read more BP to abandon green energy target and ramp up oil Summary : BP will abandon its plan to expand renewable energy generation 20-fold by 2030, scrapping its target of reaching 50 gigawatts (GW) and maintaining its current 8.2 Read more Contact Valor Today Contact us today if you need help outsourcing your oil and gas operations.

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Rextag

JANUARY 21, 2025

With M&A activity accelerating, companies are securing inventory and refining their operations to meet future demand. shale sector is experiencing a robust wave of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as companies seek to bolster inventory and scale their operations. CONSOLIDATION GAINS MOMENTUM AMID INVENTORY CONCERNS The U.S.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Decommis sioning liability for predecessors: Current regulations – All lessees and owners of operating rights are jointly and severally liable for meeting decommissioning obligations. A party that assigns a record title interest or operating rights remains liable for decommissioning liability.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Earlier this month, Gulf Coast Sequestration (“GCS”), a limited liability company based in Lake Charles, announced its plans to build and operate a carbon capture and sequestration (“CCS”) project that will create a repository 10,000 feet underground for the permanent storage of more than 80 million tons of carbon.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 4, 2007

In the Supreme Court of Texas) Emerald, a subsequent lessee of Exxon, sued Exxon for wrongful conduct “in the development and abandonment of oil and gas wells in the Mary Ellen O’Connor Field.” Exxon failed to act as a reasonably prudent operator in plugging the wells; 3. Corpus Christi Jan. 27, 2005, pet.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Decommis sioning liability for predecessors: Current regulations – All lessees and owners of operating rights are jointly and severally liable for meeting decommissioning obligations. A party that assigns a record title interest or operating rights remains liable for decommissioning liability.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Earlier this month, Gulf Coast Sequestration (“GCS”), a limited liability company based in Lake Charles, announced its plans to build and operate a carbon capture and sequestration (“CCS”) project that will create a repository 10,000 feet underground for the permanent storage of more than 80 million tons of carbon.

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Drillers

AUGUST 19, 2020

The process of planning, safekeeping and operating energy production facilities is a long term process, running into decades. x has stood for Drilling, Logging, Supplying and Abandonment so far!). What happens when no-one can fly internationally? When workers are quarantined, self-isolating, or perhaps even sick?

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

DRD then operated the MEL OLIVER under a time charter to ACL. At the time of the collision, the MEL OLIVER, which was pushing ACL’s barge DM-932 fully laden with oil, was operating without a captain who had effectively abandoned the vessel several days earlier. 2701(32)(A). [2] 2] United States v. 16-31150, p.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

BSEE’s 2024 decommissioning rule would update 30 C.F.R. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is scheduled to be published in December 2024, with public comments expected to close in February 2025.

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Rextag

MARCH 3, 2025

Expanding Oil and Gas Operations BP is doubling down on fossil fuel projects with a focus on: Exploration and Drilling BP will expand operations in key regions, including the Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea, and the Middle East. market, prompting a strategic retreat from the sector.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

2] New Mexico’s 2021 Legislative Session will consider a bill that would significantly change how the state regulates oil and gas operations. Nathan Johnson, respectively, directs the state to create tougher standards for tanks in areas prone to flooding, hurricanes, and similar weather events. [2] Pre-filed and introduced by State Sen.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 20, 2018

Recently, the court applied Doiron in the context of a contract to plug and abandon a series of offshore wells in Crescent Energy Services, L.L.C., and (2) Does the contract provide or do the parties expect that a vessel will play a substantial role in the completion of the contract? Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. [3]

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 23, 2008

Despite the plaintiff’s cooperation, defendants abandoned their plans to effectuate such an agreement and decided to conduct a document by document privilege review. Acknowledging the risk of inadvertent disclosure typically associated with large document productions, defendants initially sought the court’s approval of a “clawback agreement.”

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

New Mexico’s 2021 Legislative Session will consider a bill that would significantly change how the state regulates oil and gas operations. Nathan Johnson, respectively, directs the state to create tougher standards for tanks in areas prone to flooding, hurricanes, and similar weather events. [2]. Pre-filed and introduced by State Sen.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Actions under strategy 9 center around drafting new legislation to increase the plugging of abandoned and orphaned wells. Carbon capture can use a variety of techniques to remove emissions from industrial and power production operations post-combustion. Noteworthy actions include: ACTION 5.6 Noteworthy actions include: ACTION 5.6

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Crude Oil Futures

MARCH 8, 2025

oil operations in Venezuela and tighten sanctions on Iran, the nation with the worlds third-largest oil reserves, over its lack of transparency on nuclear activities. If China abandons relatively cheap Iranian oil, the impact will be badly felt by both China and Iran simultaneously. For instance, he aims to scale back U.S.

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