The Energy Law

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Equitable Petroleum Corporation, et al. Helis Oil & Gas Company, LLC, et al. 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.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final Subpart W rule to cover petroleum and natural gas facilities under the agency’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Program. The original Subpart W rule for petroleum and natural gas facilities was proposed in March 2010.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 13, 2017

9, 2017), the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held for the first time that a Responsible Party under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”) has a statutory claim for contribution to recover purely economic damages from a partially liable third party. Following the spill, the U.S.

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Valor

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

February 24, 2025 Edition At Valor, our goal is to keep you informed of the latest news and updates from the oil and gas industry. Oildips on pending Kurdistan supply resumption Summary : Oil prices declined on Monday, extending last weeks losses, as markets anticipated the resumption of crude exports from Iraqs Kurdistan region.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 13, 2020

and European major oil companies are beginning to re-evaluate their business structure and investment strategies in light of the current financial, legal, and social climate. BP, which rebranded itself as “Beyond Petroleum” in 2000, announced in February of this year its plans of becoming a net-zero emissions company by 2050.

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The Energy Law

DECEMBER 11, 2006

In BHP America Petroleum Co. Burton , 549 U.S. — (2006), the Supreme Court resolved a legal issue that has been at the center of federal royalty litigation for twenty years: viz. whether 28 U.S.C. 2415(a), which imposes a 6-year statute of limitations for Government “every action for money damages. The Court held that it does not.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 6, 2017

On April 4, 2017 , a federal district court dismissed a citizen-enforcement action under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act that could have profound impact on fracking suits against the oil and gas industry. For more information about this blog entry or related issues, please contact attorney Philip Dore at pdore@liskow.com.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 26, 2016

The sharp decline in oil prices over the past year and a half has had a significant impact on operators and mineral lessees in Louisiana and in other oil-producing states. In Louisiana, as in most jurisdictions, production of oil or gas must be in “paying quantities” to maintain a mineral lease beyond its primary term. [1]

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The Energy Law

JULY 18, 2018

While oil and gas company-defendants—and several courts alike—have deemed the applicability of the subsequent purchaser doctrine to mineral leases a settled issue of law, plaintiff-landowners have continued to argue otherwise. Goodrich Petroleum Co. In a unanimous opinion issued July 18, 2018 in Grace Ranch, LLC v.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 22, 2021

for alleged damage to its property arising out of Chevron’s and its predecessor’s oil and gas operations in the Sardine Point Field from 1959 through 1991. 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. million purchase price.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 7, 2018

Riceland Petroleum Corp., is a “legacy” lawsuit in which landowners sued Riceland Petroleum Company and BP America Production Company—the current and former operators on a certain tract of plaintiffs’ property. Riceland Petroleum Corp., A copy of the Third Circuit’s Decision in Britt v. can be found here.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 22, 2021

for alleged damage to its property arising out of Chevron’s and its predecessor’s oil and gas operations in the Sardine Point Field from 1959 through 1991. 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. million purchase price.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 22, 2021

for alleged damage to its property arising out of Chevron’s and its predecessor’s oil and gas operations in the Sardine Point Field from 1959 through 1991. 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. million purchase price.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

by Elisabeth Lorio Baer Interior Secretary Ken Salazar informed Congress on September 17, 2009 that he would kill a controversial program, currently in effect, that allows energy companies to pay the government royalties for drilling on public lands in actual oil and gas in lieu of cash. For the full story, see [link]

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The Energy Law

MAY 26, 2016

District Court Judge Dee Drell (Western District, LA) recently denied a motion to alter or amend the Court’s judgment against CITGO Petroleum Corp.– allowing an $81 million judgment against the oil company to stand. CITGO Petroleum Corp., CITGO Petroleum Corp., Charles refinery. In the original judgment , U.S.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 19, 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

JULY 26, 2013

By Greg Johnson and Stephen Wiegand In a July 17, 2013 decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated a $6 million dollar penalty levied under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) against CITGO Petroleum Corporation (“CITGO”) and remanded the matter to the Western District of Louisiana for further consideration.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 2, 2021

This decision is likely to have far-reaching consequences for Louisiana legacy litigation, where courts have seen a recent uptick in claims by landowner-plaintiffs brought under the citizen suit provision of Louisiana Revised Statute 30:16, seeking to have their property remediated due to alleged contamination by historical oil and gas operations.

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The Energy Law

JULY 3, 2017

Equitable Petroleum Corporation, et al. 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. Rozel Operating Co.,

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Parsons”) from 1975 through 1977 when he worked on the initial construction of Marathon Petroleum Company LP’s (“Marathon”) oil refinery in Garyville, Louisiana. 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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Nestoil

JULY 12, 2024

The Nigerian Oil and Gas (NOG) Conference 2024 Panel Discussion – Delivering a Thriving Domestic Gas Market NOG Energy Week themed ‘Showcasing Opportunities, Driving Investment, and Meeting Energy Demand, was held in Abuja from June 30 to July 4, 2024. The session was great as so many positive reviews was gotten.

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IBM: Oil & Gas

JULY 13, 2021

Resource optimization is the key challenge facing oil and gas companies today. AI powers a new way of oil and gas exploration decision making To improve the process, we worked with IBM Research in Brazil to create a GeoScience Advisor that combines the digital with the human. Want to learn more about IBM solutions for Oil and Gas?

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The Energy Law

MAY 5, 2016

Generally, oil and gas production facilities have accounted for volume losses under the concept of “Fuel, Flare & Losses.” However, before the Red Willow production stream reached the sales line, Palm diverted more than twenty percent of the gas to use as lift gas in its own low pressure oil wells. In Red Willow Offshore, LLC v.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 9, 2014

Environmental Protection Agency , the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated EPA’s policy limiting the reach of the Sixth Circuit’s decision in Summit Petroleum Corp. For more on this decision, see our previous blog entry here. For more on the Summit directive, see our previous blog entry here.

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IBM: Oil & Gas

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Between turbulent economic market conditions and the transformation of the global energy landscape, upstream oil and gas organizations face increasing pressure to exploit new finds and enhance recovery from existing fields. In this volatile business climate, data is a key differentiating asset.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

To that end, the EPA has approved the use of short-rotation poplar and willow trees for feedstock in biofuels, the use of cellulosic diesel made from the co-production of cellulosic feedstock and petroleum, and the use of renewable diesel and biodiesel produced from separated food waste.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Marathon Oil Corp , et al., The Fourth Court of Appeals confirmed that a strict causation standard applies to claims seeking relief for injuries of any nature allegedly caused by exposure to or migration of toxic substances from oil and gas operations. Aruba Petroleum Inc., 04-14-00650-CV, 2015 Tex. LEXIS 10364 (Oct.

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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. In 2007, in guidance specifically addressing oil and gas activities, EPA stated that “proximity is the most informative factor in making source determinations.” See Summit Petroleum Corp. See Memorandum from William L. 12, 2007).

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

Phillips Petroleum Co. , The Court also addressed the nature of the implied duties in oil and gas leases, whether the ambiguity of the underlying agreement precludes class treatment, and the extent to which class representatives may abandon individualized claims in order to preserve class treatment for common claims. In Bowden v.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Citgo Petroleum Corp., The water phase (with residual oil) is separated and sent to two equalization tanks, followed by flotation and biological treatment. EPA exercised this authority to issue regulations controlling volatile organic carbon (“VOC”) emissions from oil refinery wastewater treatment systems. Background The U.S.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 2, 2021

This decision is likely to have far-reaching consequences for Louisiana legacy litigation, where courts have seen a recent uptick in claims by landowner-plaintiffs brought under the citizen suit provision of Louisiana Revised Statute 30:16, seeking to have their property remediated due to alleged contamination by historical oil and gas operations.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Parsons”) from 1975 through 1977 when he worked on the initial construction of Marathon Petroleum Company LP’s (“Marathon”) oil refinery in Garyville, Louisiana. 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 24, 2014

Hegar (PDF) that a mineral lessee in a pooled oil and gas unit has the right to use the entire surface of the pooled acreage, regardless of the location of the producing well or whether actual production from beneath the accessed surface can be proven. Key Operating involved the surface rights of a mineral lessee operating in a pooled unit.

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Exprodat

MARCH 3, 2025

The North Sea Transition Authority are the UKs oil, gas and carbon storage regulator, tasked with driving the energy transition in the North Sea. As part of this, the Energy Act 2016 requires each UKCS operator to appoint a named Information and Samples Coordinator (ISC), who is responsible for reporting petroleum-related information to NSTA.

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Exprodat

MARCH 3, 2025

The North Sea Transition Authority are the UKs oil, gas and carbon storage regulator, tasked with driving the energy transition in the North Sea. As part of this, the Energy Act 2016 requires each UKCS operator to appoint a named Information and Samples Coordinator (ISC), who is responsible for reporting petroleum-related information to NSTA.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 29, 2016

In doing so, the Second Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part the lower court’s ruling granting a motion for partial summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs-lessors terminating three mineral leases for failure to produce in paying quantities, and remanded to the district court for further proceedings.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 2, 2009

The Court reached this holding based on the wording of the applicable JOAs, which were both based on the American Association of Petroleum Landmen Model Form Operating Agreement 610-1982. Smith”) was the operator of the Bloomberg oil and gas lease, whose operations were governed by two JOAs. In XTO Energy, Smith Production Inc.

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