The Energy Law

JUNE 8, 2007

The Eastern District of Louisiana recently held that insurance claims for damage to a Gulf of Mexico production facility will not support federal court jurisdiction under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Accordingly, the district court remanded the case of LLOG Exploration Co. 1349(B)(1). 1349(B)(1).

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 26, 2016

Mineral lessees may be particularly concerned with whether recent production levels have maintained their leases beyond their primary terms. 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] Lea Exploration Co. , JLH Enters. ,

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The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., In the landmark oilfield remediation case Corbello v. Iowa Production , landowners sued oil and gas companies for breach of a mineral lease. Iowa Production , landowners sued oil and gas companies for breach of a mineral lease. Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., 2020-00685 (La.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 31, 2020

Enterprise Products Partners, L.P., 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 jury agreed, awarding more than $500 million to ETP.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 18, 2015

Like the final season of ABC’s hit series Lost , the Texas Supreme Court’s opinion in Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. The 5-4 decision, authored by Justice Hecht, is the latest in a series of cases from high courts across the country addressing the sharing of “post-production costs” between royalty owners and oil and gas lessees.

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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. Specifically, courts must consider all relevant factors, not just profit, when determining whether production is in paying quantities. 50,300-CA (La.

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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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The Energy Law

APRIL 19, 2021

The Eagle II case is the second case that arose between TRO-X, L.P. (“TRO-X”) In Eagle II , TRO-X alleged that Eagle failed to pay TRO-X its share of income generated from production on the equitable interests. The Texas Supreme Court recently released its anticipated opinion in Eagle Oil & Gas Co. TRO-X, L.P. ,

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The Energy Law

MAY 18, 2021

. § 1447(d), a provision that specifically authorizes interlocutory appeal of an order remanding a case removed pursuant to the federal officer removal statute. The energy companies removed Baltimore’s case to federal court asserting several bases for federal court jurisdiction, one of which was federal officer jurisdiction.

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Novi

JULY 19, 2024

The highlights and links to the papers are here: Enhancing Production Efficiency: The Impact of Precision Targeting in the Midland Basin We highlighted the production and economic effects of the landing zone and the benefits of landing wells in the top half of the Lower Spraberry Shale or high in the Jo Mill.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 19, 2021

The Eagle II case is the second case that arose between TRO-X, L.P. (“TRO-X”) In Eagle II , TRO-X alleged that Eagle failed to pay TRO-X its share of income generated from production on the equitable interests. The Texas Supreme Court recently released its anticipated opinion in Eagle Oil & Gas Co. TRO-X, L.P. ,

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Producer's Edge

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Texas Business Courts will potentially impact a wide range of cases, from high-value contract disputes to intricate corporate governance issues. What potential pros and cons may arise from submitting a case to the new Business Courts? How might existing agreements and future contracts be affected by this new forum?

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AWS: Energy (Oil & Gas)

JANUARY 6, 2025

Overview The combination of AWS generative AI, S&P Global Enterprise Data Management (EDM) for Energy, and Esri ArcGIS tools orchestrates a harmonious symphony in subsurface exploration workflows within the energy sector. The EDM for Energy workflow also supports data exploration and analysis capabilities.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 12, 2017

On June 2, 2017 the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court’s judgment cancelling a mineral lease under Mineral Code article 140 and provided further clarity on a production in paying quantities analysis under Louisiana Mineral Code article 124. [1] Tauren Exploration, Inc. Tauren Exploration, Inc.

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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.” In a recent case, the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal held that processors must also account for gas volume diverted to gas lift operations. In Red Willow Offshore, LLC v. Statewide Order No.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 20, 2012

112(n)(4), establishes a non-aggregation standard for exploration and production facilities, specifying that HAP emissions from oil and gas wells and compressor stations should not be aggregated for major source determinations. Background Section 112(n)(4) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7412 (n)(4)(A).Section 7412 (n)(4)(A).Section

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Aresco

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

These costs are directly related to the actual drilling operations and typically represent a significant portion of the overall expenses in oil and gas exploration and production. Casing: The steel or concrete pipe used to line the wellbore to prevent it from collapsing and to isolate different geologic formations.

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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.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 8, 2020

With the prevalence of cases involving royalty disputes in Texas, the state’s Supreme Court has never hesitated to address these issues. One aspect of royalties that gets a significant amount of attention from Texas royalty owners is post-production costs. Heritage Res., NationsBank , 939 S.W.2d 2d 118, 120-21 (Tex. 2d at 120-21.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

As it “is impossible to transfer rights to an assignee under an expired mineral lease,” in a case where oil, gas and mineral leases had expired prior to plaintiff’s acquisition of the property, the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal in Litel Explorations, L.L.C. Aegis Development Company, L.L.C., 7/18/18), 252 So.3d 49,569 (La.

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Aresco

AUGUST 13, 2024

government offers a variety of tax incentives aimed at encouraging domestic energy production. When combined with the potential for significant returns and portfolio diversification, the tax benefits create a compelling case for Florida investors to consider oil and gas drilling projects as part of their investment strategy.

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Drillers

MARCH 24, 2020

Recently, the Nigerian government demanded more than $60 billion in back royalties under a production sharing agreement with the supermajors operating in the country. History of oil in Nigeria Oil was first discovered in Nigeria in the mid-1950s after decades of fruitless exploration. How did this happen? Exxon comes next: the U.S.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 20, 2021

This case is one of a number of cases brought by states, cities, and other municipalities against energy companies alleging that the companies contributed to climate change. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Kicks Climate Change Case Back to State Court, June 2, 2020 ; and (3) U.S.

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The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., In the landmark oilfield remediation case Corbello v. Iowa Production , landowners sued oil and gas companies for breach of a mineral lease. Iowa Production , landowners sued oil and gas companies for breach of a mineral lease. Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., 2020-00685 (La.

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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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The Energy Law

JULY 3, 2008

First, the Court held that the provisions of Act 312 are “called into play when any litigation or pleading making a judicial demand arising from or alleging environmental damage is filed” and the litigation involves “contamination resulting from activities associated with oilfield sites and exploration and production sites.”

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AWS: Energy (Oil & Gas)

JANUARY 6, 2025

Seismic data is crucial for exploration and production activities in the oil and gas sector, because it provides valuable insights into the subsurface geological structures and potential hydrocarbon reservoirs. The TGS Imaging AnyWare processing software manages the ML models from testing to production by using its HPC environment.

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Orient Energy Review

MARCH 22, 2023

Carbon credits are an important lever to optimize the affordability of our products. This partnership with ENGIE Energy Access and GEMS happens at a time when a number of global initiatives are exploring ways of strengthening the integrity of the voluntary carbon market, as well as its liquidity.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

The Trans Energy settlement shows that exploration and production (E&P) companies need a rigorous compliance strategy for wetlands permit requirements. According to the Justice Department, the violations affected 13,000 linear feet of stream and more than an acre of wetlands. See 77 Fed. 10184 (Feb.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

As it “is impossible to transfer rights to an assignee under an expired mineral lease,” in a case where oil, gas and mineral leases had expired prior to plaintiff’s acquisition of the property, the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal in Litel Explorations, L.L.C. Aegis Development Company, L.L.C., 7/18/18), 252 So.3d 49,569 (La.

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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

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

The Violation In March 2012, BSEE conducted an inspection of ATP’s floating production platform facility, known as the ATP Innovator, while it was moored to the sea floor about 45 nautical miles offshore of southeastern Louisiana (about 125 miles south of New Orleans) and engaged in the production of oil and natural gas.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 29, 2021

QEP Energy Company , the Western District of Louisiana rejected, for the second time in this case, Plaintiffs’ claims seeking a disgorgement of QEP’s profits. This case was handled by Paul Adkins of Liskow’s Baton Rouge office. Accordingly, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of QEP as to all of Plaintiffs’ claims.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 29, 2014

The reorganization gave BSEE regulatory authority (PDF) over safety and environmental affairs for OCS exploration and production activities. In all but the most egregious cases, the typical civil enforcement action has in the past been resolved with the correction of the noncompliance and the payment of any required civil penalty.

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The Energy Law

MAY 3, 2021

The tables turned again at the Texas Supreme Court, which ultimately held that the boundary stipulation was valid and that the defendants conclusively established their ratification defense, but the case is still ongoing. The case then proceeded to trial on Concho’s counterclaims. Factual and Procedural Background.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 10, 2017

In these cases, when designing the drilling and earning transaction, consider packaging one or more conventional formations with an unconventional shale formation to create a designated “earning zone”. Structure the earning provisions of the EJDA to incentivize the drilling of Earning Wells.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 9, 2014

The EPA had argued that an operationally interdependent relationship (in the Summit case, spanning a 43-square mile area) was enough to find that pollutant-emitting activities were “adjacent.” For more on the Summit directive, see our previous blog entry here. An industry group brought suit in the D.C. See 40 C.F.R. Supreme Court.

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