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

The Energy Law

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.

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Second Circuit Upholds Independent Contractor Status for E & P Company

The Energy Law

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

The Energy Law

In August 2018, dry natural gas production from the Haynesville shale averaged 6.774 billion cubic feet per day, which is the highest daily Haynesville production average since September 2012 when production averaged 6.962 billion cubic feet per day. El Paso E & P Co. , El Paso E & P Co. ,

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

The Energy Law

For more on this decision, see our previous blog entry here. For more on the Summit directive, see our previous blog entry here. Finally, the Court noted that the agency chose not to appeal the Sixth Circuit decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court’s decision is good news for the oil and gas industry.

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Investment Opportunities in the Oil and Gas Sector

Nestoil

For investors, this sector offers diverse opportunities, ranging from upstream exploration to downstream refining and distribution. 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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Strategies for Operators to Stay Ahead in a Hot M&A Market

Enverus

The following blog is distilled from Intelligence Research (EIR) publications and EIRs very own Andrew Dittmars media statements on the Diamondback acquisition. Strategic approaches such as improving capital efficiency, turning towards natural gas, exploring less consolidated basins and leveraging partnerships can provide a path forward.

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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

The question of what is “contiguous or adjacent” has long been vexing for the exploration and production industry. 7412(n)(4)(A), multiple pollutant-emitting activities can be aggregated together and considered a single stationary source only if, among other things, they “are located on one or more contiguous or adjacent properties.”

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