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Pipeline Right of Way

The Energy Law

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. plaintiff, owner of an undivided interest in property across which Defendant Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. (“TGP”) TGP”) held a pipeline “easement” or “right of way” obtained in an expropriation proceeding, appealed from the district court’s dismissal of her claims against TGP as time barred by prescription.

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Can PGP Qualify for Condemnation Authority?

Producer's Edge

The issue in this case, Right-Way Sand Co. Pipelines LLC , No. filed) was whether South Texas Pipelines LLC (“STX”), a subsidiary of Enterprise Products Partners L.P., filed) was whether South Texas Pipelines LLC (“STX”), a subsidiary of Enterprise Products Partners L.P., 30, 2024, pet.

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EPA and Army Corps Release New WOTUS Rule

The Energy Law

In line with the Sackett holding, the final rule removes the “significant nexus standard” for wetlands from the agency regulations and amends the definition of “adjacent.”Prior The agencies have not indicated whether projects addressed under prior WOTUS definitions will be affected or may be revisited.

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BSEE’s Updated Decommissioning Rules Address RUEs and Formalize Predecessor Enforcement Practices

The Energy Law

In the final rule, BSEE amended its regulations to add a new regulatory definition of RUE and to incorporate RUEs, RUE holders, and prior RUE holders throughout the decommissioning regulations located at 30 C.F.R. 250.1700, et seq. BSEE added a new paragraph (c) to 30 C.F.R. BSEE’s final rule can be found at 88 Fed. 23569 (April 18, 2023).

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

The Energy Law

10] While the rule does not specify whether the new limits apply retroactively to oil spills that occur before the effective date, case law indicates that the change will be prospective only. [11] 19] Notably, crewboats ostensibly fall within this definition. unless the fire resulted from the design or neglect of the owner.” [20]

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U.S. Fifth Circuit Limits Vessels’ Obligations Under Louisiana One-Call Reporting

The Energy Law

Plains Pipeline, L.P. 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. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.,

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Texas Supreme Court Decides Energy Transfer Partners v. Enterprise Products

The Energy Law

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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