The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

On September 2, 2016, the Texas Supreme Court agreed to review three oil and gas cases involving issues pertinent to the industry and land and mineral owners. is another top-lease case from the Amarillo Court of Appeals. BP America Production Company v. Red Deer Resources, LLC In BP America Production Company v. Laddex, Ltd.

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Energy Central

AUGUST 9, 2024

Let’s end the week with another cool story – in this case about “cool-paint.” Check out the presentation to see what progress they’ve made and if successful, what benefits may be derived. ” Nissan has been working on a new automotive paint it hopes can benefit climate change.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

In two companion cases, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided whether a federal district court could properly exercise jurisdiction over climate change suits brought against energy companies by cities and counties in California. In City of Oakland et al. BP PLC et al. 1442(a)(1).

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Plaintiffs opposed the motion and submitted, in part, excerpts from the depositions of Mr. Steib’s co-workers and six individuals deposed in unrelated asbestos cases that Plaintiffs argued established Mr. Steib’s exposure. Marathon later joined Parsons’s motion. at 12 (emphasis added). This article addresses Plaintiffs’ substantive arguments.

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Energy Central

JANUARY 22, 2025

This presents an historical challenge to the utility industry. On the other, it could cause an increased use of fossil fuels and worst case: Much is being written about the unprecedented power demands AI data centers will require. The question many are raising is AI’s impact on climate change.

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Energy Central

JUNE 13, 2023

Our continuing mission is to curate an engaging programme featuring visionary keynote presentations, real-life case studies and interactive forums delivered by compelling speakers and expert moderators. To achieve this vision we choose our collaborators.

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Energy Central

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Forecasting Low-Carbon Hydrogen Market Characteristics in Ontario to 2050 This report presents a detailed description of a scenario for hydrogen production and use in Ontario that is rooted in conservative assumptions about market constraints and growth potentials, and draws on currently available data and commercial product information.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2017

Justiss”) entered into a turnkey drilling contract to drill a deep oil well using intermediate casing purchased from Oil Country Tubular Co. The casing pipe was API certified to a particular pressure and one of the Defendants’ owners represented to Justiss that the pipe was fit for its intended use. Justiss Oil Company, Inc.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 1, 2021

Now the case is before the Texas Supreme Court, with a recently submitted amicus brief containing the argument that could turn the tides back in the lessees’ favor. The amicus brief sheds light on the same inherent conflict concerning the location of the valuation point present in the court of appeals’ interpretation of the lease in Sheppard.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Additionally, a motion to recuse was filed to remove Justice Crain from the case. Justice Crain had been previously removed from a case involving the Talbot, Carmouche, and Marcello law firm; however, in this case, the Louisiana Supreme Court denied Plaintiff’s request, allowing Justice Crain to consider the writ application.

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 19, 2017

Indeed, the court analyzed several recent decisions from Louisiana’s First , Second , and Third Circuits, each of which concluded that the subsequent purchaser doctrine applies in cases involving mineral leases. These decisions uniformly held that, under the reasoning of Eagle Pipe & Supply, Inc. Amerada Hess Corp.

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 5, 2018

Procedural History The case was originally tried in a forty-one day bench trial by Judge John P. Further, the court noted the unique risks presented by single-hulled vessels like the ATHOS I, which are no longer permitted in U.S. This raises a dire warning to defendants in cases involving subrogated claims.

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Energy Central

JANUARY 17, 2023

Hire a presentation followed by an exchange of ideas considering your case.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 10, 2019

The trial court granted the defendants’ motion and ruled that the only evidence to be presented to the jury was that of amounts actually paid under the fee schedule. The court of appeal denied the plaintiff’s writ in a 2-1 decision.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 23, 2007

One interesting fact she presented is that, based on the amount of oil and gas reserve holdings, 14 of the top 20 upstream oil and gas companies in the world are national oil companies or newly privatized national oil companies. To learn more about this project and to view the actual case studies, see the attached link.

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The Energy Law Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2015

The Louisiana Supreme Court recently issued a decision in a downhole damages case, reversing the Third Circuit’s misguided application of the manifest error standard of review. The case itself necessitated extremely nuanced and technical testimony regarding the geology and geophysics of the formations. Kerr-McGee Rocky Mt., 3d 996 (La.

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

One of the Facility Defendants removed the case to federal court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction, arguing that complete diversity existed between all properly joined defendants and the Plaintiffs. 1] The Court found that remand was necessary in the case at issue because of the uncertainty of whether discretionary immunity under La.

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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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Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

MARCH 6, 2025

Presentations of PowerPoints are adequate, but sometimes PowerPoints need tweaking as well. If you are excited about your presentation, it has a better chance of retention with the intended audience. Ask if they noticed freshness in the presentation. Safety meetings and tests need to have a certain degree of challenge.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 15, 2020

The Supreme Court of New York (New York’s court of first impression) found that the Attorney General “failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that ExxonMobil violated [New York state law] in connection with its public disclosures concerning how ExxonMobil accounted for past, present and future climate change risks.”

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2023

17, 2023), in which it re-affirmed the axiomatic principle that a text retains the same meaning in the present day as when it was drafted. In support of that notion, the Court cited the 1957 Texas Supreme Court case Garrett v. The Texas Supreme Court recently released its opinion in Van Dyke v. Navigators Grp. , Dils Co. ,

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

the issue presented was whether damages for loss of a lease opportunity were too speculative to survive summary judgment. The case involved a claim for misappropriation of trade secrets, in this case seismic data. By April Rolen-Ogden In Mayne & Mertz, Inc. Excalibur, et al. ,

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 26, 2013

The case relates to a 2006 oil spill which occurred at CITGO’s Lake Charles, Louisiana, refinery. The District Court determined that quantifying the economic benefit to CITGO was almost impossible given the conflicting evidence presented. This opinion from the Fifth Circuit is likely to have wide-ranging effects on CWA penalty cases.

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Yokogawa

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The operators, the maintenance crews, the warehouses, the project teams, the drilling towers, the well intervention teams, are all there and, in most cases, in harsh conditions. During the last few months, in most cases, we were not able to see our customers, partners, suppliers, our boss or frequent coworkers face to face.

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The Energy Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2008

by April Rolen-Ogden This case involved a suit by an unleased landowner against an oil and gas unit operator seeking unpaid production proceeds. It is significant to note that the operator was not represented by counsel at trial, which may explain the ultimate outcome in this case.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 1, 2021

In the landmark oilfield remediation case Corbello v. After the LL&E I decision, the case went to trial in 2015. The error was LL&E I’s holding that in cases without an express contractual restoration provision, “excess remediation damages were allowed under Act 312.” Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., 2020-00685 (La.

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The Energy Law Blog

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. 21] These efforts usually fail, but occasionally—as in the case of MORRO CASTLE and now CONCEPTION—they succeed, even if only partially.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Riverwood to state court, unpersuaded that he “may or must exercise simultaneous jurisdiction by acting on a matter presented to the Fifth Circuit for decision in a case where appellate proceedings are not final but, instead, remain active.” The case is The Parish of Plaquemines v. Riverwood Production Co. , 18-5217 (E.D.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Had the Court of Appeals granted the writ, the district court’s decision would have been reversed and the upcoming test-case trial would have been stopped for lack of jurisdiction and venue. While the Court ultimately denied the writ, it did so in a way that advanced the defendants’ case. In re: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. ,

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

As was the case in 2012, this proposed amendment would also extend this direct payment requirement to any overriding royalty interests burdening the nonparticipating owner’s lease. In turn, the nonparticipating owner is responsible for its own lease burdens.

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

The remedies provided for failure to pay or provide reasonable grounds for nonpayment largely mimic the damages provisions of the Mineral Code, with the notable exception that the bill does not include the Mineral Code’s express aversion to dissolution of the lease in a case involving a failure to pay royalties.

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Novi

JULY 19, 2024

Novi Labs Papers Novi authored and presented 5 papers throughout the week, plus an alternate paper. Where this is not the case, and operators have some drainage in the Jo Mill its more logical to land a well in the top half of the Lower Spraberry and avoid the depleted reservoir below it.

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Producer's Edge

DECEMBER 3, 2024

This article discusses a couple more cases in 2024. In each of these cases, one side successfully argued that the Van Dyke presumption applied, and the other side unsuccessfully argued that it was rebutted. Many anticipate that double-fraction cases will continue to steadily flow through Texas courts for the foreseeable future.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2009

By Marie Carlisle On May 28, 2009, the Fifth Circuit decided In the Matter of: Lease Oil Antitrust Litigation, case no. 08-40230, reversing the District Court’s denial of the State of Texas’ motion to intervene in a matter concerning unclaimed settlement money from the oil antitrust action.

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Crude Oil Futures

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The departure of Angola from the alliance is a case in point. As for Saudi Arabia, the current break-even price is higher than the oil price of crude at present. That, however, is not the end of the story. it is well in excess of the quota, indeed. As of 13:45 GMT, the prices of WTI and Brent, meanwhile were at $68.99 respectively.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The distributor argued that the inclusion of its request for injunctive relief brought the case under the carve-out in the arbitration provision. This is now the second time this case has been before the Supreme Court on issues of arbitrability. It also rejected the “wholly groundless” exception altogether. 3d 1010 (2d Cir.

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The Energy Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2007

Further, the real “cause of action” for res judicata purposes in both the Tract 87 litigation and the instant case was the immovable known as the 1938 BLD Lease, not any single tract of land contained therein. The court observed that the 1938 BLD Lease’s validity had been recognized by courts since 1943.

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