The Energy Law

MAY 9, 2022

For a complete description of the proposals’ background, other key provisions, timing, and filing framework, see [link]. [1] The proposals expand the universe of what must be disclosed as well as the information required within each category of disclosures. 2] SEC Press Release, Statement from SEC Chair Gary Gensler, [link]. [3]

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The Energy Law

MAY 5, 2023

MRC Permian Company , — S.W.3d 21-0461, 2023 WL 3028100 (Tex. 2023), the Texas Supreme Court held that the lessee could not invoke a force majeure clause to save its oil and gas leases when it inadvertently scheduled its operations to begin after the requisite deadline. The actual deadline, however, was May 21, 2017.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 31, 2023

Once all post-auction reviews are complete to BOEM’s satisfaction, it will issue three unsigned copies of the lease to RWE. Execution of an offshore wind lease does not, in and of itself, allow a lessee to develop offshore wind energy projects. Disappointingly, the sale resulted in a single $5.6

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In the EPA’s 2020 proposed regulations, Lakers are subcategorized and completely exempted from the VGP’s numeric standard but required to implement certain BMPs. It also requires the U.S. Coast Guard (“USCG”) to develop corresponding regulations to enforce compliance with the EPA’s standards.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Most American maritime and environmental attorneys and vessel owners are familiar with OPA 90 and oil spill liability in the United States. But what happens when a vessel spills oil in the territorial waters of another country? The CLC addresses civil liability for maritime oil spills. Report a spill 2. Cooperate in response 3. Failure to a.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 23, 2023

This effectively requires completion of not only geophysical surveys, but also geotechnical surveys, including in situ boring and sampling at foundation locations, prior to COP submission. First, Interior issued a Final Rule, which reassigns the responsibilities for certain regulations governing offshore wind from BOEM to BSEE.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 21, 2023

Liskow will share regular updates throughout the Louisiana Legislative Session about CCS legislation on this blog and our website. The Blog/Web Site should not be used as a substitute for legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state regarding a particular matter.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 21, 2023

Liskow will share regular updates throughout the Louisiana Legislative Session about CCS legislation on this blog and our website. The Blog/Web Site should not be used as a substitute for legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state regarding a particular matter.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 9, 2023

The 2023 Louisiana Regular Session has ended. HB 571 by Speaker Schexnayder was the only one of the nine CCS bills filed in the House to pass. HB 571 provided a balanced approach between providing additional protections for local governments and communities while permitting the CCS industry in Louisiana to move forward.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 9, 2023

The 2023 Louisiana Regular Session has ended. HB 571 by Speaker Schexnayder was the only one of the nine CCS bills filed in the House to pass. HB 571 provided a balanced approach between providing additional protections for local governments and communities while permitting the CCS industry in Louisiana to move forward.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 21, 2021

Class VI regulations were published in the Louisiana Register on January 20, 2021, and it is expected that the EPA will complete its review of the package and public comments by the third quarter of this year. A Class VI Underground Injection Control permit is required prior to drilling and operating a Class VI well for CCUS operations.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 20, 2012

The rule aims to reduce levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released during well completion. It requires that owners or operators of hydraulically fractured and refractured natural gas wells notify EPA by e-mail no later than two days before completion work begins.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 3, 2024

The environmental studies are expected to be completed sometime in 2025, and the terminal’s estimated opening will be in 2028. The Port of New Orleans has been awarded a $73.8 million federal grant to support the initial construction of its Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) project in St. Bernard Parish. Bernard Parish by 2050.

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The Energy Law

MAY 1, 2017

If a Notice of Contract has not been filed, subcontractors and suppliers have a sixty-day period to file a lien, which begins running on the date of substantial completion, the owner’s abandonment of the work, or the filing of a Notice of Termination. This can occur on any project involving any physical change to real property in Louisiana.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Once completed, the GCS facility is expected to be the largest CCS project in the United States and one of the largest in the world, according to its press release. Once completed, the GCS facility is expected to be the largest CCS project in the United States and one of the largest in the world, according to its press release.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 9, 2012

By Megan Spencer In our December 20, 2011 E-Newsletter , we reported on the status of: (1) EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule; and (2) the EPA Inspector General’s report, “EPA Must Improve Oversight of State Enforcement.” Click here for the complete ruling (PDF ). (2) Click here for the complete ruling (PDF).

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The Energy Law

APRIL 4, 2019

That scope will then drive the schedule for completing the audits and corrective action, which will be set forth in the customized audit agreement between the new owner and EPA. The Blog/Web Site should not be used as a substitute for legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state regarding a particular matter.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 16, 2019

Fingerprint cards can be obtained from local law enforcement offices and submitted along with a completed Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information Form, and a completed and notarized Authority to Obtain Information from Outside Sources form. 51:703(D)(5).

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The Energy Law

JULY 20, 2018

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? After some thirty years of wrestling with the cumbersome six-part test set forth in Davis & Sons, Inc. Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. [3]

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Consider whether a dismissal would create complete diversity. When is a case removable to federal court? The general rule is that removability is determined at the time a case is filed. The textbook example is the voluntary dismissal of a non-diverse defendant who settled with the plaintiff. So how far does this ruling go?

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) the identities of their beneficial owners and applicants. 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

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

When the review team gets to the point when the results are no longer relevant, the review has been completed. Duty of Competence Attorneys under ABA Model Rule 1.1 bear a duty to provide competent representation to their clients. See ABA Model Rue 1.1, TAR is not a one-size-fits-all model.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

The Trans Energy settlement shows that exploration and production (E&P) companies need a rigorous compliance strategy for wetlands permit requirements. See our previous blog entry on the proposed rule redefining the “waters of the United States” covered by the Clean Water Act. Trans Energy, Inc. , 14-117 (N.D.W.Va.),

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Once completed, the GCS facility is expected to be the largest CCS project in the United States and one of the largest in the world, according to its press release. Once completed, the GCS facility is expected to be the largest CCS project in the United States and one of the largest in the world, according to its press release.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 17, 2020

In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of denials of applications to decommission offshore pipelines in place in a departure from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s (“BSEE”) longstanding practices. And rarely, if ever, will the order identify a specific project involving the use of the SSRA at issue.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 2, 2020

Amidst historically low oil prices and economic shutdowns, fossil fuel companies continue to defend against lawsuits brought by state and local governments claiming climate-change related damages. 1442(a)(1). In City of Oakland et al. 1442(a)(1). 1442(a)(1).

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 17, 2020

However, you should amend the Brochure Supplement, as well as the other ADV Sections, when it becomes materially inaccurate (some items in the ADV, such as changes in assets under management, do not require interim amendments). Form CRS is part of Form ADV (ADV Part 3). In addition, Form CRS must be posted prominently on the firm’s website.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

One factor the CBP proposes to use in evaluating whether an item constitutes vessel equipment is whether the item “is returned to and departs with the vessel after an operation is completed, and is not left behind on the seabed”. The CBP now proposes to modify its historical interpretation of merchandise and transportation.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 13, 2019

We will address Regulation BI and Form CRS in a later blog post after we have had time to digest completely the four releases. The June 5 Releases Today we focus on the new SEC interpretative release on the fiduciary duties of investment advisers and provide a brief summary of its contents (“ The Fiduciary Duty Release ”). [1]

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The Energy Law

MARCH 8, 2021

The Bankruptcy Code recognizes this and places a priority on employee wages and benefits that were earned prior to the filing of a bankruptcy proceeding. Contributions to an employee’s benefit plan that were owed within 180 days of the company filing for bankruptcy, up to $13,650, are given a fifth level priority in any bankruptcy proceeding.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 30, 2020

He pointed to owners having a cement truck waiting to fill the well as soon as drilling was completed as objective evidence of such an intent. He pointed to owners having a cement truck waiting to fill the well as soon as drilling was completed as objective evidence of such an intent. A well was spud on March 28, 2006.

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Exprodat

MARCH 3, 2025

Adding the where piece greatly improves the databases completeness and usefulness, with applications for fishing safety at sea (see FishSAFE , and this example from California ), decommissioning, repurposing and reuse. Embedding digitalisation and making data open and available is one initiative to drive this. What do you need to submit?

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Exprodat

MARCH 3, 2025

Adding the where piece greatly improves the databases completeness and usefulness, with applications for fishing safety at sea (see FishSAFE , and this example from California ), decommissioning, repurposing and reuse. Embedding digitalisation and making data open and available is one initiative to drive this. What do you need to submit?

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) the identities of their beneficial owners and applicants. 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

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

When the review team gets to the point when the results are no longer relevant, the review has been completed. Attorneys under ABA Model Rule 1.1 bear a duty to provide competent representation to their clients. See ABA Model Rue 1.1, The specific facts and evidence of each case will dictate the appropriate method of review.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2020

In January of this year, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania tackled an issue that has been confronted by few other courts—whether the rule of capture precludes a claim for subsurface trespass due to hydraulic fracturing. [1] 2] Both the trial court and the appellate court awarded damages to the plaintiffs for the gas drained.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 5, 2017

That provides that the local law of the securities intermediary as specified in Section 8.110(e) governs that question. Commencing April 1, 2017, those lenders and their counsel may also have to consult the Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of Securities Held with an Intermediary (the “Convention”). [1]

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