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The “ LL&E II ” decision finds that Act 312 charges the court, not the jury, to determine the funding needed to remediate property to government standards. Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., 3d — (“ LL&E II ”). [1]. Background of Legacy Litigation and LL&E I . LL&E II , at *2. 2020-00685 (La.
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District Court for the Western District of Louisiana held that a unit operator may not recover post-production costs from an unleased mineral owner’s share of production proceeds in Allen Johnson, et al. 30:10 governed whether a unit operator may deduct post-production costs against UMO’s share of production proceeds. [3]
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natural disasters, Act of God); and (5) determining compliance with new certification standards for low methane gas, and improving production to satisfy these standards. CAE data will assist in making more informed and educated decisions regarding emissions from oil and gas production.
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In the City of Baltimore’s case, the City asserted several state-law causes of action centered on the alleged misleading promotion, and failure to warn about the dangers of, fossil-fuel products. On May 17, 2021, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in the climate change litigation affecting the fossil fuel industry.
natural disasters, Act of God); and (5) determining compliance with new certification standards for low methane gas, and improving production to satisfy these standards. CAE data will assist in making more informed and educated decisions regarding emissions from oil and gas production.
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2] Nigel Bankes, Jenette Poschwatta & E. 2] Nigel Bankes, Jenette Poschwatta & E. By ratifying the 2015 Paris Agreement, [1] nations across the world made a commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by the year 2030. The latter option is known as carbon capture and sequestration (“CCS”). 1] [link]. [2]
Iowa Production, et al. 30:2025(E). In 2003, the Louisiana Supreme Court rendered its landmark decision in Corbello, et al. Since then, Louisiana courts have seen a steady stream of “legacy litigation” claims being filed. The purpose of the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act is twofold. 30:2025. (c)
TMR Exploration, Inc , 2021 WL 267916, the First Circuit affirmed a district court ruling on summary judgment applying the good faith purchaser defense provision set forth in La. A recent decision from the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal may have lasting effects on good faith purchasers of oil.
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Riverwood Production Company, et al. (“ Riverwood ”), No. According to defendants, the Report shows, for the first time, that plaintiffs allege damages based on World War II-era exploration and production activities that were controlled, directed, and regulated by the federal government. 18-5217, 2019 WL 2271118 (E.D.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it had finalized a voluntary disclosure program for new owners of upstream oil and natural gas exploration and production facilities. On March 29, 2019, the U.S. New owners who acquired facilities in the twelve months before EPA finalized this program are also eligible.
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Gulf Oil Corp. , [1] for determining whether a contract to perform services related to oil & gas exploration on navigable waters is maritime, the Fifth Circuit took up In re Larry Doiron, Incorporated [2] earlier this year in an effort to streamline the test and bring clarity to an area of the law mired in uncertainty.
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law “to the subsoil and seabed of the outer Continental Shelf and to all artificial islands, and all installations and other devices permanently or temporarily attached to the seabed, which may be erected thereon for the purpose of exploring for, developing, or producing resources therefrom.” (343 territorial waters (the “July 15 Ruling”).
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