The Energy Law

JUNE 2, 2020

Amidst historically low oil prices and economic shutdowns, fossil fuel companies continue to defend against lawsuits brought by state and local governments claiming climate-change related damages. The two federal district court judges handling the eight cases reached different conclusions on Plaintiffs’ remand motions. BP PLC et al.

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Scambio Termico

JUNE 8, 2022

The cost of cleaning a heat exchanger is small compared to the cost of lost production should a heat exchanger require an unscheduled shutdown. FLUID VELOCITY In most cases, fouling decreases at higher fluid velocities because increasing flow velocity increases the fluid shear stress which causes more removal of deposits.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 27, 2020

With shutdowns and stay-at-home orders in place and regulatory deadlines looming, Louisiana operators are looking for guidance from regulators on how to proceed. However, Conservation stated that does have the authority to grant extensions and deferments on a case-by-case basis and currently utilizes this authority.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 1, 2021

Employment Agreements Employment agreements are a type of executory contract that can be rejected in a bankruptcy case (subject to the business judgment of the trustee or debtor-in-possession). Companies that are undergoing bankruptcy must carefully assess their options to determine the right action in their particular case.

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Drillers

MARCH 31, 2021

Let us digest some general information on abandonment types and phases. Temporary abandonment could be due to various reasons such as an extended shutdown, waiting on a workover, waiting on field development, re-development, etc. Preparing to land the stack What Abandonment Types are There?

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The Energy Law

MARCH 1, 2021

Employment agreements are a type of executory contract that can be rejected in a bankruptcy case (subject to the business judgment of the trustee or debtor-in-possession). If an employer rejects a noncompetition agreement, then it may not be able to enforce the terms of an agreement that it rejected (in this case the noncompete).

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