The Energy Law

DECEMBER 20, 2023

A federal appeals court has affirmed that a “greenwashing” lawsuit by the District of Columbia against several major energy companies should not be heard in federal court. Exxon ”), at p. Exxon , while the energy companies desired to be in federal court, the District of Columbia desired not to be in federal court. 22-7163 (Dec.

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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. Kicking off the first large Permian deal of 2025, Diamondback Energy acquired part of the assets of Double Eagle IV for $4.1 See additional disclosures here.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 16, 2012

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

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Nestoil

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The oil and gas sector has long been a cornerstone of the global economy, providing energy, raw materials, and substantial economic contributions. Upstream Investments; Exploration and Production (E&P): The upstream sector involves the search for oil and gas reservoirs and the extraction of these resources.

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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.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Although the recent Haynesville production increases are a positive sign for the Louisiana energy industry, the August 2018 daily production average is still below the previous Haynesville peak production average, which was 7.403 billion cubic feet per day in January 2012. El Paso E & P Co. , El Paso E & P Co. ,

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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.”

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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.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 31, 2023

Those limits were last increased in 2018 to $137,659,500 by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [12] 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. 12] The Coast Guard’s final rule can be found here. The SPVA can be viewed here.

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The Energy Law

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., 3] In Crescent , litigation ensued after Crescent’s employee suffered injuries while conducting P&A work on a platform. Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. [3] Delta Well Surveyors. [4]

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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.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 12, 2017

3] Tauren subsequently assigned a 49% interest in the lease to Cubic Energy, Inc. 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. EP Energy E&P Co.,

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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.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 11, 2020

Sojitz Energy Venture, Inc. 2003) (“the regulations govern the parties’ joint and several liabilities vis-à-vis the Government not amongst themselves”) and Total E&P USA, Inc. Union Oil Co. of California , 394 F. 3d 687 (S.D. The only lessee of the Outer Continental Shelf leases at issue in Sojitz was UNOCAL.

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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.”

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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.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2020

Plaintiffs, unleased mineral owners, owned a tract of land adjacent to property leased by Southwestern Energy Production Company. Southwestern Energy Production Company decision or other legal issues relating to hydraulic fracturing and subsurface trespass, please contact Jamie Rhymes, Jeff Lieberman, or Caleb Madere. [1] 3d 1, 4 (Tx.

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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.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 2, 2020

In two companion cases, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided whether a federal district court could properly exercise jurisdiction over climate change suits brought against energy companies by cities and counties in California. In County of San Mateo et al. Chevron Corporation et al., 1442(a)(1).

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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 16, 2012.

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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.”

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 15, 2020

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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The Energy Law

JUNE 25, 2008

The Decision EPA’s final rule implemented an amendment to the Clean Water Act’s definition of "oil and gas exploration and production" that was contained in the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 23, 2016

In the next few days, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish in the Federal Register a Proposed Rule that would result in a significant change on how the agency regulates air emissions from oil and gas operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), in the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Proposed Rule, p.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 29, 2016

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

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The Energy Law

APRIL 5, 2018

Procedural History The case was originally tried in a forty-one day bench trial by Judge John P. Our experienced attorneys are available to assist in all aspects of maritime and energy advice, contracts negotiation, and litigation. These actions were consolidated into the ATHOS I litigation.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 15, 2020

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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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.

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The Energy Law

JULY 7, 2021

TC Energy Corporation stated that it filed a notice of intent with the U.S. The claim will be based on President Biden’s January 2021 revocation of TC Energy’s Keystone XL Pipeline permit. Department of State and TC Energy, but The Energy Law Blog has not yet received a response. 2016 Notice of Intent at p.

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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.

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