The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A “ministerial duty” is one in which the public officer has no discretion, which the Court also described as “a simple, definite duty, arising under conditions admitted or proved to exist, and imposed by law.” State of Louisiana through the Department of Natural Resources , 22-0625 (La. 1/1/23), So.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 31, 2020

The Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion today in Energy Transfer Partners, L.P The parties executed three agreements, which collectively provided that no binding and enforceable obligations would be imposed on the parties until a definite agreement was reached and approved by both companies’ boards of directors.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 30, 2023

The bill ties the definition of “foreign adversaries” to 15 CFR 7.4(a), As of June 7, 2023, a bill aiming to prohibit entities controlled by “foreign adversaries” from buying, leasing, or otherwise acquiring immovable property in the state has passed both the Louisiana House and Senate and is now awaiting the Governor’s approval.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 28, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules that amend the definitions of “accredited investor” and “qualified institutional buyer” which are central to classifying investors that may participate in private offerings and investments under federal securities laws. Yesterday the U.S.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Today, the United States Supreme Court granted a Petition for Certiorari filed by energy companies in Baltimore’s climate change lawsuit. 1447(d) limited its review of the district court’s remand order to only those grounds which were based on the energy companies acting under the authority of a federal officer.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 20, 2012

By Robert E. One important change is how the new definition of “associated equipment” modifies the aggregation rule for Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP), which in turn modifies the applicability of the “major source” definition for oilfield operations, in particular as it applies to oil and gas wells, tanks and glycol dehydrators. . §

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The Energy Law

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Specifically, Section 3544 of the Act expands the definition of “Qualified Agreement Vessels” to include all vessels engaged in the foreign or domestic trade of the United States. Several years ago, the definition of Qualified Agreement Vessels was expanded to include the short sea transportation trade.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 14, 2021

As discussed in a previous Energy Law Blog post , the CTA was adopted as part of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act and requires that certain business entities disclose to FinCEN the identities of their beneficial owners and applicants. The ANPRM seeks to better develop these definitions for the final regulations.

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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. EPA did include language that explicitly limits the basin-level definition to the GHG Reporting Rule.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 31, 2023

Those limits were last increased in 2018 to $137,659,500 by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [12] 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.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Most American maritime and environmental attorneys and vessel owners are familiar with OPA 90 and oil spill liability in the United States. But what happens when a vessel spills oil in the territorial waters of another country? The CLC addresses civil liability for maritime oil spills. Report a spill 2. Cooperate in response 3. Failure to a.

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The Energy Law

JULY 25, 2013

Moreno and Robert E. To understand the stormwater permit requirements for oil and gas activities, you need to review not only the regulations that remain in force, but also the Clean Water Act as amended by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. By Carlos J. CWA §402(l)(2). EPA subsequently issued regulations implementing this exemption.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The DOI’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) is slated to make further revisions to its decommissioning regulations, following other decommissioning amendments made last year as previously reported on The Energy Law Blog. BSEE’s 2024 decommissioning rule would update 30 C.F.R. 250.1403; NTL No. 2023-N02 (March 24, 2023).

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Today, the United States Supreme Court granted a Petition for Certiorari filed by energy companies in Baltimore’s climate change lawsuit. 1447(d) limited its review of the district court’s remand order to only those grounds which were based on the energy companies acting under the authority of a federal officer.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 14, 2021

As discussed in a previous Energy Law Blog post , the CTA was adopted as part of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act and requires that certain business entities disclose to FinCEN the identities of their beneficial owners and applicants. The ANPRM seeks comment on five groups of questions: Definitions (questions #1-9).

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The Energy Law

JULY 30, 2021

The new definitions section codified at La. 393 of the 2021 Regular Session , Louisiana’s nondiscrimination law protecting “pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions” in employment (La. 23:341–42), was amended to include a requirement that employers provide reasonable accommodations for pregnant employees. Modifying work schedules.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 2, 2024

According to the Fifth Circuit, however, the Sackett decision “cleared the air” by significantly tightening the definition of regulated wetlands. EPA decision redefining waters of the United States (“WOTUS”) to end a ten-year conflict between the U.S. In Lewis v. United States , Case No. United States , Case No.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 25, 2008

The new definition of “oil and gas exploration and production” includes “construction activities,” which brings oil and gas construction activities within the CWA § 402(l)(2) exemption from NPDES permitting. 06-73217 (9th Cir. As for large construction activities, they previously required NPDES permits (prior to June 12, 2006).

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Most states include a similar definition. However, the SEC and most courts have limited this exemption to providing information on broad classes of assets and the referral to a particular advisor would be outside of this definition. For many investment advisers, CPAs are a big source of referrals.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The preliminary definition of a “reporting company” includes corporations, limited liability companies, and other similar entities that are created by filing a document with the secretary of state (or an equivalent office) of any state, or are formed under foreign law and are registered to do business in the United States in a like manner.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 27, 2020

Today, countries worldwide are responding to a pandemic of respiratory disease spreading from person-to-person caused by a novel coronavirus. The disease has been named “coronavirus disease 2019” (abbreviated “COVID-19”). Does this pandemic and resultant disruption constitute a force majeure event under Louisiana and Texas law?

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The Energy Law

JULY 2, 2020

Expanded Definition of Qualified Individual IRS Notice 2020-50 expands the CARES Act definition of a qualified individual who is eligible for CRDs, loans, and loan payment suspension. For more information on these CARES Act topics see our prior newsletter here.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The trial court did not file a written judgment, instead it issued oral reasons in which it found there was a “dearth of evidence (sic) from anyone who can definitively place him working, you know, at the facility during that time window.” Lamorak Ins. 20-0424 (La. In 2018, Charles Steib (“Mr. Plaintiffs appealed.

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Producer's Edge

JANUARY 20, 2025

Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. ("Pioneer"), a natural gas producer operating in the Permian Basin, entered into a firm contract with MIECO, L.L.C. ("MIECO"), an energy trading firm. This recent case [ MIECO, L.L.C. Pioneer Nat. ” Section 11.3:

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The preliminary definition of a “reporting company” includes corporations, limited liability companies, and other similar entities that are created by filing a document with the secretary of state (or an equivalent office) of any state, or are formed under foreign law and are registered to do business in the United States in a like manner.

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The Energy Law

MAY 26, 2023

The Fifth Circuit agreed with the lower court that state statutes and case law characterize SRA-L as an arm of the state; but caveated that the factor was restricted and “given the inconsistent descriptions in the same statutes and the lack of a more-definite characterization in either statute or case law.” [7] Tarrant County , 798 F.2d

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The Energy Law

APRIL 28, 2020

Hawaii Wildlife Fund, et al. where the Court held that, in limited circumstances, a party discharging pollutants into groundwater that ultimately end up in navigable waters will need a permit under the Clean Water Act. 33 U.S.C. §§ 1311(a), 1362(12)(A); see also 33 U.S.C. 1342 (NPDES provisions). 1342 (NPDES provisions).

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The Energy Law

JULY 6, 2007

By Robert E. a)(7), the definition of "waters of the United States," and the property owners objected. Holden and Monica Derbes Gibson The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. United States , 126 S. 2208 (2006). Click here to view the guidance.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The trial court did not file a written judgment, instead it issued oral reasons in which it found there was a “dearth of evidence (sic) from anyone who can definitively place him working, you know, at the facility during that time window.” Lamorak Ins. 20-0424 (La. In 2018, Charles Steib (“Mr. Plaintiffs appealed.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 25, 2019

The TCJA changed this definition so that certain amounts spent by an EO on qualified transportation fringe benefits ( e.g. employee parking) are treated as UBTI. New Tax on Employee Parking EOs pay federal income taxes on their UBTI at a 21% rate. If so, the EO’s costs up to $260 per month per employee will be subject to the new tax.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 5, 2017

1] While lenders involved in cross-border transactions will definitely need to factor the Convention into their thinking, a lender that believes it is only involved in U.S. That provides that the local law of the securities intermediary as specified in Section 8.110(e) governs that question.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 30, 2017

Flat River Farms, L.L.C. , the Louisiana Second Circuit addressed issues affecting the creation and preservation of mineral servitudes and payment of court costs in a concursus action. [1] 1] In the case, an operator initiated a concursus action seeking to resolve ownership interest in minerals underlying property on which it was operating.

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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. The transaction is expected to close before May 30, 2025. Strong Credit Profile: Exceptional balance sheet with initial leverage of 0.9

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The main updates that EPA has included in the draft Guidance include updating several key definitions and concepts so that they align with the terms used in Executive Order 14096. “EJ EJ Concerns.” Cumulative Impacts and Climate Change. Evaluating the underlying heterogeneity (i.e., That determination is “ultimately a policy judgment.”

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The Energy Law

JUNE 14, 2023

It also directed the Council on Environmental Quality to issue new guidance on how agencies should implement the expanded definition of EJ and updated agency directives contained in the order, including evaluating updated EJ considerations during NEPA review of federal actions. Communications include firm news, insights, and events.

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The Energy Law

MAY 2, 2023

The Executive Order 14096 definition adds Tribal affiliation and disability to the list of EJ indicators, explicitly provides for protection from disproportionate and adverse human health and environmental effects, and states that those effects include those from climate change, as well as cumulative impacts.

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The Energy Law

MAY 4, 2021

Privacy Policy: By subscribing to Liskow & Lewis’ E-Communications, you will receive articles and blogs with insight and analysis of legal issues that may impact your industry. In his speech at the Capitol, the president said, “Wall Street didn’t build this country. The middle class built this country.

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