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E&P Leaders Count on IFS to Deliver Market Leadership, Proven Performance, and Reliability in Oil & Gas

IFS: Oil & Gas

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The post E&P Leaders Count on IFS to Deliver Market Leadership, Proven Performance, and Reliability in Oil & Gas appeared first on IFS Blog. It is no secret the last couple of years brought market uncertainty to the global upstream oil and gas industry.

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E&P Oil Upstream Gas

Second Circuit Upholds Independent Contractor Status for E & P Company

The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The issue of whether a company is an independent contractor of an E & P company is frequently litigated in oilfield injury accidents, as the injured worker searches for multiple sources of possible recovery. In McDaniel v R.J.’s s Transportation, LLC , —- So.3d A copy of the Court’s opinion can be found here.

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E&P Operator E&A Oil

Second Circuit Upholds Independent Contractor Status for E & P Company

The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The issue of whether a company is an independent contractor of an E & P company is frequently litigated in oilfield injury accidents, as the injured worker searches for multiple sources of possible recovery. In McDaniel v R.J.’s s Transportation, LLC , —- So.3d A copy of the Court’s opinion can be found here.

E&P

E&P Operator E&A Exploration and Production

Trans Energy Settlement Shows Need for E&P Wetlands Compliance Strategy

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.

E&P

E&P Energy Energy Utilities

Operators May Earn and Sell Carbon Credits for the P&A of Inactive, Shut-in, or Temporarily Abandoned Wells

The Energy Law

JUNE 21, 2022

Operators may now have the potential to sell carbon credits in exchange for the P&A of inactive, shut-in, or temporarily abandoned wells. Although Louisiana is allocating significant funds to P&A orphan wells, there is a lack of financial incentive for operators to address AOOG wells. Accounting and Crediting Period.

Temporarily Abandoned

Temporarily Abandoned Abandonment Operator E&P

2023 Master Plan Brings Updates to Coastal Research and Projects

The Energy Law

JANUARY 27, 2023

By using this blog site you understand and acknowledge that there is no attorney client relationship formed between you and Liskow & Lewis and/or the individual Liskow & Lewis lawyers posting to this site by virtue of your using this site. 2] Draft 2023 Coastal Master Plan, p. 1] [link] ; [link]. [2]

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E&P Basin E&A Education

Air Permitting Update: D.C. Circuit Decision Helps E&P Facilities

The Energy Law

JUNE 9, 2014

For more on this decision, see our previous blog entry here. For more on the Summit directive, see our previous blog entry here.

E&P

E&P Exploration and Production Oil IT

Climate-Related Lawsuits Continue to Return to State Courts: Understanding The Latest Ruling from District of Columbia v. Exxon Mobil Corporation

The Energy Law

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Exxon ”), at p. Part I of this blog covers some basics about state and federal courts, explaining why the jurisdictional question of where a case will be decided is often contested. Part II of this blog discusses why. District of Columbia v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, et al., 22-7163 (Dec. 19, 2023) (“ D.C. Exxon In D.C.

Casing

Casing E&P E&A Government

Air Permitting: Sixth Circuit Vacates Single Stationary Source Aggregation Determination for E&P Facilities Due to EPA’s Unreasonable Interpretation of Adjacent

The Energy Law

AUGUST 16, 2012

By Lesley Foxhall Pietras On August 7, 2012, in a 2-1 decision in Summit Petroleum Corp.

E&P

E&P Exploration and Production Petroleum Gas

“Juries cannot simply pick a number and put it in the blank.” – Texas Supreme Court Remands Case Involving $15 Million Jury Award for Noneconomic Damages Where Award was Unsupported and Arguments to the Jury Unsubstantiated

The Energy Law

JUNE 21, 2023

The Court also cited Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 269(e), which restrains counsel’s argument to the jury by stating that “[c]ounsel shall be required to confine the argument strictly to the evidence and to the arguments of opposing counsel.” The Texas Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the court of appeals and remanded for a new trial.

Casing

Casing IT E&A E&P

Haynesville shale gas production is increasing again; Will Haynesville-related litigation increase again, too?

The Energy Law

OCTOBER 4, 2018

El Paso E & P Co. , El Paso E & P Co. , By using this blog site you understand and acknowledge that there is no attorney client relationship formed between you and Liskow & Lewis and/or the individual Liskow & Lewis lawyers posting to this site by virtue of your using this site. 2d 640, 641-43 (W.D.

Gas

Gas Exploration and Production E&P E&A

Third Circuit Restores Rule B Attachment Based On Breach of Contract Claim Under English Law, Implied Indemnity Claim Not Enough

The Energy Law

JUNE 20, 2023

By using this blog site you understand and acknowledge that there is no attorney-client relationship formed between you and Liskow & Lewis and/or the individual Liskow & Lewis lawyers posting to this site by virtue of your using this site. Factual sufficiency requires application of a heightened pleading standard. Fed.R.Civ.P.

Completion

Completion E&A E&P IT

Strategies for Operators to Stay Ahead in a Hot M&A Market

Enverus

MARCH 10, 2025

The following blog is distilled from Intelligence Research (EIR) publications and EIRs very own Andrew Dittmars media statements on the Diamondback acquisition. Smarter M&A Decisions Start Here In such an active M&A market, getting a handle on the right assets to develop can be a challenge. To learn more, click here. [1]

Operator

Operator Basin Exploration and Production E&A

EPA’s Proposed Rule on Vessel Incidental Discharges Brings VIDA One Step Closer to Full Implementation

The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In particular, the SNPR distinguishes between the “passive” and “active” discharge of biofouling, stating that “[p]assive discharge of biofouling means the discharge of biofouling from a vessel (for example, sloughing) during a period in which the vessel is not undergoing active cleaning activities.”

Management

Management E&P E&A Operator

Investment Opportunities in the Oil and Gas Sector

Nestoil

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Upstream Investments; Exploration and Production (E&P): The upstream sector involves the search for oil and gas reservoirs and the extraction of these resources. Investment opportunities in this area include direct investment in E&P companies, partnerships, and joint ventures.

Oil

Oil Gas Exploration and Production E&P

EPA Seeks Rehearing En Banc of D.C. Circuit Panel Decision on Cross-State Air Pollution Rule

The Energy Law

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Read our previous blog entry on this decision here. Second, the panel concluded that EPA lacked authority to implement the required emissions reductions through Federal Implementation Plans (FIPs), rather than affording the States an initial opportunity to implement the reductions through State Implementation Plans.

E&P

E&P E&A IT

FIFTH CIRCUIT BEGINS TO CLEAN UP ITS JURISPRUDENCE ON HOW TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONTRACT IS (OR IS NOT) MARITIME

The Energy Law

JULY 20, 2018

3] In Crescent , litigation ensued after Crescent’s employee suffered injuries while conducting P&A work on a platform. Turning to the first prong of the Doiron test, the court needed to determine whether P&A work constituted “services to facilitate drilling or production.” Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. [3] 2d 313 (5th Cir.

E&P

E&P IT Exploration and Production Spud-in

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

The Energy Law

JANUARY 31, 2023

By using this blog site you understand and acknowledge that there is no attorney client relationship formed between you and Liskow & Lewis and/or the individual Liskow & Lewis lawyers posting to this site by virtue of your using this site. Specifically, 46 U.S.C §§ 30503-30512 will become §§ 30521-30530, respectively. 13] 46 U.S.C.

Oil

Oil Offshore Pipeline E&A

Act 312: Federal Court Holds That Plaintiff Cannot Pocket “Additional Remediation Damages” Without Express Contractual Provision

The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

1/30/13) (“ LL&E ”), that legacy plaintiffs are entitled to additional remediation damages in two circumstances: (1) if required by an express contractual provision, or (2) if the mineral lessee has acted unreasonably or excessively under the lease. Land and Exploration Co., 3d 1038 (La. It did not.”

E&P

E&P E&A Operator IT

Louisiana Second Circuit Provides Clarity on Production in Paying Quantities and Affirms Lease Cancellation Under Mineral Code Article 140 for Failure to Pay Royalties

The Energy Law

JUNE 12, 2017

The Second Circuit’s decision also addressed issues involving lender liability for damages under the Louisiana Mineral Code, and a detailed discussion of those issues is also located on The Energy Law Blog. As of the posting of this blog entry, the delays for appeal have yet to expire. [2] EP Energy E&P Co.,

Royalty

Royalty E&P Exploration and Production Operator

Fifth Circuit to Hold Oral Argument in Sojitz v. UNOCAL in April 2020

The Energy Law

MARCH 11, 2020

2003) (“the regulations govern the parties’ joint and several liabilities vis-à-vis the Government not amongst themselves”) and Total E&P USA, Inc. 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. Parker Drilling Co. ,

Royalty

Royalty E&P Offshore E&A

Texas Supreme Court Upholds Railroad Commission’s Regulation of Commingled Oil and/or Gas Drilling and Production

The Energy Law

MAY 23, 2007

By Leta Seletzky : In Seagull Energy E & P, Inc. Railroad Comm’n, No. 03-0364, 2007 WL 1299163 (Tex.

Oil

Oil Gas E&P E&A

Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Effect of Collateral Source Rule in Personal Injury Cases

The Energy Law

MAY 10, 2019

The Simmons Court followed this line of jurisprudence and found the “written off” amount under the state workers’ compensation act was a “phantom charge that [p]laintiff has not ever paid nor one he will ever be obligated to pay.” Simmons , 2018-0735, p. Communications include firm news, insights, and events.

Casing

Casing E&P Insurance E&A

Fifth Circuit Rules “Approximate Physical Presence” is Required for General Personal Jurisdiction

The Energy Law

JANUARY 27, 2020

P N K (Lake Charles) L.L.C., By using this blog site you understand and acknowledge that there is no attorney client relationship formed between you and Liskow & Lewis and/or the individual Liskow & Lewis lawyers posting to this site by virtue of your using this site. 18-31060, 2020 WL 288213 (5th Cir. Brown , 564 U.S.

E&P

E&P E&A Casing IT

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Weighs in on Hydraulic Fracturing and Subsurface Trespass

The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2020

6] Briggs , 2020 WL 355911 at p. *5. 10] Briggs , 2020 WL 355911 at p. *7. 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. 5] Id. 6 (quoting Young v. Ethyl Corp. , 2d 771 (8th Cir.1975)).

Hydraulic Fracturing

Hydraulic Fracturing E&P Casing Gas

New Air Standards for Oil & Gas Industry May Force HAP Area Sources into Major Source Status

The Energy Law

AUGUST 20, 2012

By Robert E. See Lesley Foxhall Pietras , Air Permitting: Sixth Circuit Vacates Single Stationary Source Aggregation Determination for E&P Facilities Due to EPA’s Unreasonable Interpretation of Adjacent , The Energy Law Blog, Aug. Holden and Carlos J. 7412 (n)(4)(A).Section 63.761 (definition of “major source”).

Oil

Oil Gas Exploration and Production Natural Gas

U.S. Climate Change Litigation: 2020 Update

The Energy Law

JANUARY 15, 2020

By using this blog site you understand and acknowledge that there is no attorney client relationship formed between you and Liskow & Lewis and/or the individual Liskow & Lewis lawyers posting to this site by virtue of your using this site. ExxonMobil has a culture of disciplined analysis, planning, accounting, and reporting.”

Casing

Casing Government E&A IT

Additional Guidance for Coronavirus-Related Distributions and Loans Under the CARES Act

The Energy Law

JULY 2, 2020

By using this blog site you understand and acknowledge that there is no attorney client relationship formed between you and Liskow & Lewis and/or the individual Liskow & Lewis lawyers posting to this site by virtue of your using this site. Communications include firm news, insights, and events.

E&A

E&A E&P Insurance IT

Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Kicks Climate Change Case Back to State Court

The Energy Law

JUNE 2, 2020

By using this blog site you understand and acknowledge that there is no attorney client relationship formed between you and Liskow & Lewis and/or the individual Liskow & Lewis lawyers posting to this site by virtue of your using this site. Communications include firm news, insights, and events.

Casing

Casing Government Energy Energy

Sea Change: New BOEM Proposed Rule Signals Major Shift in How Air Emissions Would Be Regulated in the OCS

The Energy Law

MARCH 23, 2016

Proposed Rule, p. Proposed Rule, p. 2] For example, for TSP, SO2, NOX and VOC, the emission exemption threshold (E) in tons per year is equal to 33.3 Whether consideration of BACT must be included in this ERM analysis depends on the pollutant and the attainment status.

E&P

E&P Operator Mechanic Exploration and Production

Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

OCTOBER 15, 2020

By using this blog site you understand and acknowledge that there is no attorney client relationship formed between you and Liskow & Lewis and/or the individual Liskow & Lewis lawyers posting to this site by virtue of your using this site. Communications include firm news, insights, and events.

Pipeline

Pipeline Operator E&A Abandonment

Ninth Circuit Vacates EPA Rule Excepting Oil and Gas Construction Discharges from NPDES Permitting

The Energy Law

JUNE 25, 2008

Section 402(l)(2) exempts discharges from oil and gas E&P activities that are composed of flows that “do not come into contact with, any overburden, raw material, intermediate products, finished product, byproduct, or waste products.”

Oil

Oil Gas Exploration and Production E&P

Texas Court of Appeals Rules on Permission Needed for Off-Lease Horizontal Drilling

The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Anadarko E&P Onshore, No. The Fourth Court of Appeals recently held that surface owners control the matrix of the underlying earth; thus, a surface owner can give permission to drill through the subsurface to an adjacent lease. In Lightning Oil Co. 04-14-00903-CV , 2014 Tex. Lexis 8673 (Aug.

Drilling rig

Drilling rig E&P Oil E&A

Production in Paying Quantities: Second Circuit Holds Lower Courts Must Consider All Relevant Factors, Not Just Profit

The Energy Law

MARCH 3, 2016

Since this blog’s post on production in paying quantities on January 26, 2016 , the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal rendered its latest decision on the subject in Middleton v. EP Energy E&P Co., 50,300-CA (La.

Exploration and Production

Exploration and Production Operator E&P Workover

Third Circuit Issues Long-Awaited Ruling in OPA Liability Case

The Energy Law

APRIL 5, 2018

Procedural History The case was originally tried in a forty-one day bench trial by Judge John P. By using this blog site you understand and acknowledge that there is no attorney client relationship formed between you and Liskow & Lewis and/or the individual Liskow & Lewis lawyers posting to this site by virtue of your using this site.

Casing

Casing IT Oil Crude Oil

“Production in Paying Quantities”: Louisiana Appellate Court Decides When and What Should be Considered in Determination

The Energy Law

APRIL 29, 2016

EP Energy E&P Company, L.P., The Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, in Middleton, et al.

Workover

Workover Operator E&P E&A

Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

OCTOBER 15, 2020

By using this blog site you understand and acknowledge that there is no attorney client relationship formed between you and Liskow & Lewis and/or the individual Liskow & Lewis lawyers posting to this site by virtue of your using this site. Communications include firm news, insights, and events.

Pipeline

Pipeline Exploration and Production Operator E&A

Lithium Extraction May Soon Turn Produced Water Into Produced Profits

The Energy Law

MARCH 10, 2023

From the moment your alarm on your cell phone goes off in the morning, to using your battery-powered toothbrush, to reading this blog post on your laptop or tablet, lithium makes it all work. 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.

E&P

E&P E&A Oil Gas

TC Energy’s $15B Claim Against U.S. for Biden’s Revocation of Keystone XL Pipeline Permit

The Energy Law

JULY 7, 2021

Department of State and TC Energy, but The Energy Law Blog has not yet received a response. 2016 Notice of Intent at p. 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. Communications include firm news, insights, and events.

Pipeline

Pipeline E&P E&A Energy

Liskow & Lewis CARES Act Tax Analysis – Part II

The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2020

Bradford and Jeffrey P. The following blog post walks through another round of changes to the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) contained in the CARES Act. 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.

Education

Education E&A E&P Government

E&P Leaders Count on IFS to Deliver Market Leadership, Proven Performance, and Reliability in Oil & Gas

Second Circuit Upholds Independent Contractor Status for E & P Company

Trending Sources

Second Circuit Upholds Independent Contractor Status for E & P Company

Trans Energy Settlement Shows Need for E&P Wetlands Compliance Strategy

Operators May Earn and Sell Carbon Credits for the P&A of Inactive, Shut-in, or Temporarily Abandoned Wells

2023 Master Plan Brings Updates to Coastal Research and Projects

Air Permitting Update: D.C. Circuit Decision Helps E&P Facilities

Climate-Related Lawsuits Continue to Return to State Courts: Understanding The Latest Ruling from District of Columbia v. Exxon Mobil Corporation

Air Permitting: Sixth Circuit Vacates Single Stationary Source Aggregation Determination for E&P Facilities Due to EPA’s Unreasonable Interpretation of Adjacent

“Juries cannot simply pick a number and put it in the blank.” – Texas Supreme Court Remands Case Involving $15 Million Jury Award for Noneconomic Damages Where Award was Unsupported and Arguments to the Jury Unsubstantiated

Haynesville shale gas production is increasing again; Will Haynesville-related litigation increase again, too?

Third Circuit Restores Rule B Attachment Based On Breach of Contract Claim Under English Law, Implied Indemnity Claim Not Enough

Strategies for Operators to Stay Ahead in a Hot M&A Market

EPA’s Proposed Rule on Vessel Incidental Discharges Brings VIDA One Step Closer to Full Implementation

Investment Opportunities in the Oil and Gas Sector

EPA Seeks Rehearing En Banc of D.C. Circuit Panel Decision on Cross-State Air Pollution Rule

FIFTH CIRCUIT BEGINS TO CLEAN UP ITS JURISPRUDENCE ON HOW TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONTRACT IS (OR IS NOT) MARITIME

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

Act 312: Federal Court Holds That Plaintiff Cannot Pocket “Additional Remediation Damages” Without Express Contractual Provision

Louisiana Second Circuit Provides Clarity on Production in Paying Quantities and Affirms Lease Cancellation Under Mineral Code Article 140 for Failure to Pay Royalties

Fifth Circuit to Hold Oral Argument in Sojitz v. UNOCAL in April 2020

Texas Supreme Court Upholds Railroad Commission’s Regulation of Commingled Oil and/or Gas Drilling and Production

Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Effect of Collateral Source Rule in Personal Injury Cases

Fifth Circuit Rules “Approximate Physical Presence” is Required for General Personal Jurisdiction

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Weighs in on Hydraulic Fracturing and Subsurface Trespass

New Air Standards for Oil & Gas Industry May Force HAP Area Sources into Major Source Status

U.S. Climate Change Litigation: 2020 Update

Additional Guidance for Coronavirus-Related Distributions and Loans Under the CARES Act

Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Kicks Climate Change Case Back to State Court

Sea Change: New BOEM Proposed Rule Signals Major Shift in How Air Emissions Would Be Regulated in the OCS

Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

Ninth Circuit Vacates EPA Rule Excepting Oil and Gas Construction Discharges from NPDES Permitting

Texas Court of Appeals Rules on Permission Needed for Off-Lease Horizontal Drilling

Production in Paying Quantities: Second Circuit Holds Lower Courts Must Consider All Relevant Factors, Not Just Profit

Third Circuit Issues Long-Awaited Ruling in OPA Liability Case

“Production in Paying Quantities”: Louisiana Appellate Court Decides When and What Should be Considered in Determination

Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

Lithium Extraction May Soon Turn Produced Water Into Produced Profits

TC Energy’s $15B Claim Against U.S. for Biden’s Revocation of Keystone XL Pipeline Permit

Liskow & Lewis CARES Act Tax Analysis – Part II

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