The Energy Law

AUGUST 20, 2012

Moreno On August 16, 2012, EPA published a new rule that revises the NESHAP Subpart HH standards for the oil and gas industry. 63.761 (definition of “major source”). . 63.761 (definition of “major source”). The new rule contains many changes and new requirements for the industry. 7412 (n)(4)(A).Section 7412 (n)(4)(A).Section

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The Energy Law

JUNE 21, 2016

On June 17, 2016, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that an oil and gas producer (“Southwest”) was not entitled to a statutory exemption from sales taxes on its purchases of casing, tubing and pumps used in the production of oil and gas (the “Equipment”). At issue in Southwest Royalties, Inc.

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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. Steib’s co-workers and six individuals deposed in unrelated asbestos cases that Plaintiffs argued established Mr. Steib’s exposure.

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The Energy Law

JULY 25, 2013

Holden EPA’s most recent NPDES regulations for stormwater permitting of oil and gas facilities were vacated by the Ninth Circuit in 2008 and new regulations have not been promulgated. The 1987 amendments to the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) added language creating a permitting exemption for uncontaminated runoff from Oil and Gas operations.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 31, 2023

A Regulatory Increase to the Limits of Liability for Oil Pollution and an Amendment Exempting Small Passenger Vessels from the Limitation of Liability Act Present New Challenges for Vessel Owners U.S. First, the Coast Guard announced [1] increases to the liability limits in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”). [2]

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

One of the more controversial requirements in the proposed rule, the “basin-level” definition of an onshore production facility, remains largely unchanged in the final rule. In that case, the emissions from the individual wells would be aggregated and treated as one “facility” for reporting purposes.

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The Energy Law

MAY 4, 2023

RUE grants are authorizations from BOEM to use a portion of the seabed not encompassed by the holder’s lease to construct, modify, or maintain platforms, artificial islands, facilities, installations, and other devices that support exploration, development, or production of oil and gas or other energy resources from another lease.

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Producer's Edge

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a case that could substantially clarify, or even fundamentally reshape, the characterization and ownership of underground storage rights in Texas. The case was Myers-Woodward v. The case remains pending before the Texas Supreme Court on petition for review.

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Producer's Edge

DECEMBER 30, 2024

A recent SWD failure case dives into critical questions of proximate cause and explores whether the reasonable prudent operator defense may shield against surface damage claims. In this case, Lee v. Investigation revealed that there was severe degradation of the well’s tubing and casing. Memorial Prod. Operating LLC , No.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

The water phase (with residual oil) is separated and sent to two equalization tanks, followed by flotation and biological treatment. The district court found Citgo guilty of two counts of knowingly operating two tanks as oil-water separators without CAA emission controls, and three counts of “taking” migratory birds in violation of the MBTA.

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CG&A

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Warning This article and series is specifically targeted for anyone involved or interested in oil and gas reserves reporting guidelines, methods, issues, calculations and pitfalls. The rest of the reserve report (report letter, table of contents, individual well analysis, reserve definitions, etc) all serve to support the summary cash flow.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 3, 2023

This definition further includes any lease pursuant to which the primary activity of the lessee is the production of wind, solar, hydroelectric, or geothermal energy. 141 (providing that dissolution of a mineral lease is not a favored remedy and should only be granted in cases where “the remedy of damages is inadequate to do justice.”).

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Novi

AUGUST 7, 2024

Other spacing definitions, such as total wells in radius or average neighbor distance can be used, but these are the 2 interwell features we chose for this particular model. Definition of stagger and lateral neighbor distances. C) Distance to 2nd closest stagger neighbor and 1-year cumulative oil production per lateral foot.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 31, 2020

a case previously featured on the Blog. This case began in 2011 when ETP and Enterprise explored the possibility of partnering to modify and extend, or construct anew, a pipeline to transport oil southbound from Cushing, Oklahoma. The Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion today in Energy Transfer Partners, L.P

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AWS: Energy (Oil & Gas)

JANUARY 6, 2025

In this case study, we illustrate how the enterprise data can be unlocked and analyzed not only by technical audiences, but also by the audiences that might not have a deep technical background. AWS provides a robust and scalable cloud infrastructure that can handle the massive amounts of data generated by oil and gas operations.

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Producer's Edge

JANUARY 20, 2025

This recent case [ MIECO, L.L.C. With these common strings, this case could have implications (small or large) for other similar pending disputes across the state. In the MEICO court’s view, that case “counsels strongly” against reading the word “prevent” to mean “make impossible.”

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 2, 2020

climate change litigation, as these cases continue to grow in number. Moreover, in addition to climate change litigation, the Supreme Court’s review could have a significant impact on Louisiana’s coastal erosion litigation, where energy companies have asserted similar arguments when removing those 42 cases.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 10, 2017

Many oil and gas properties have (a) unconventional shale formations that may be exploited with horizontal wells and hydraulic fracturing and (b) conventional formations that may be exploited with traditional vertical wells. Lease Parties generally are interested in maximizing the number of wells drilled on their oil and gas properties.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Chesapeake Exploration Limited Partnership , XOG sought an interpretation of the retained acreage clause contained in an assignment to Chesapeake of XOG’s lease interests in four oil and gas leases collectively covering 1,625 acres. In this case, Chesapeake had chosen not to designate a full proration unit (i.e.,

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CG&A

MAY 21, 2022

Warning This article and series is specifically targeted for anyone involved or interested in oil and gas reserves reporting guidelines, methods, issues, calculations and pitfalls. Sometimes this is the case, but not always.And have there been enough 2.0 Proceed at your own risk! mile, to 1.5 mile, to 2.0

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The Energy Law

MARCH 27, 2020

In all cases, the inquiry is likely to be fact-specific. A counter-example is Continental Oil Co. One 1842 breach-of-contract case involving a yellow fever epidemic is instructive. Importantly, changes in economic conditions alone do not render performance impracticable unless the above definition is met.

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The Energy Law

JULY 6, 2015

to provide insurance” to Endeavor, there is no dispute that the company meets the definition of “Insured” under Basic’s excess policies and is therefore covered by those policies. provide additional insured coverage with limits of “at least $5 million”), it is conceivable that a different ultimate outcome may have been reached in the case.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Noting that “[t]he Louisiana Supreme Court has never interpreted the One-Call Statute’s definition of ‘excavation’” and, the panel made what it termed an “ Erie guess” holding that a vessel that anchors without first placing a One-Call does not violate the One-Call Statute. Both rationales compelled a ruling in favor of the dredge.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 30, 2017

1] In the case, an operator initiated a concursus action seeking to resolve ownership interest in minerals underlying property on which it was operating. By definition, a clerical error is an error in writing or copying a document. Flat River Farms, L.L.C. , which governs notarial acts of correction: A. (1) However, art.

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Oil and Gas Investments

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Which means that if you can produce potash locallywhich by definition means MUCH LOWER transport costswell, you should make A LOT of money. And its going to get worse, as logistics – transportation costs have become a big burden for foreign potash producers. That is just what Brazil Potash plans to do.

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Oil & Gas 360º

MARCH 10, 2025

(Oil & Gas 360) Publisher’s Note: Whitecap Resources will be presenting at the 30th Anniversary EnerCom Denver-The Energy Investment Conference at the Westin Denver Downtown on August 17-20, 2025. Under the terms of the Agreement, Veren shareholders will receive 1.05 common shares of Whitecap for each Veren common share held.

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Producer's Edge

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Purchase and sale transactions often progress through several stages of instruments, like layers of an onion, before they reach the final definitive purchase agreement, and perhaps even more layers before they reach the final assignment and post-closing items. A recent case on this topic is Pappas Harris Capital, LLC v.

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Oil and Gas Investments

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

After all, Trump clearly has beef with countries not paying their fair share in military spend.Canada, Mexico, NATO countries, maybe even Central and South America, could qualify under his definition of “getting a free ride” on US protection. This would likely be negative for the USD.

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