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Oil Spill Liability: OPA 90 v. the IMO’S CLC

The Energy Law

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.

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Latest Version of Louisiana Property Protection Bill Grants an Exception to Oil and Gas Investment By Companies Controlled By Countries Deemed a “Foreign Adversary”

The Energy Law

However, HB 537 provides an exception for those “adversary” entities who have already been conducting oil and gas operations in the state. The bill ties the definition of “foreign adversaries” to 15 CFR 7.4(a), The bill ties the definition of “foreign adversaries” to 15 CFR 7.4(a), Sponsored by Rep.

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One Man’s Waste is Another Man’s Treasure: Texas Appellate Court Holds that Produced Water Belongs to Mineral Owners

The Energy Law

Those leases granted COG the exclusive right to produce “oil and gas” or “oil, gas and other hydrocarbons.” Produced water—a substance traditionally considered to be a useless byproduct of fracing—has recently become a valuable product that can be treated and sold to operators for drilling. But more than minerals are released.

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New Air Standards for Oil & Gas Industry May Force HAP Area Sources into Major Source Status

The Energy Law

By Robert E. Moreno On August 16, 2012, EPA published a new rule that revises the NESHAP Subpart HH standards for the oil and gas industry. 63.761 (definition of “major source”). . 63.761 (definition of “major source”). . 63.761 (definition of “major source”). Holden and Carlos J. 7412 (n)(4)(A).Section

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Ninth Circuit Vacates EPA Rule Excepting Oil and Gas Construction Discharges from NPDES Permitting

The Energy Law

By Claire Bienvenu On May 23, 2008, the Ninth Circuit vacated EPA’s rule exempting discharges of sediment resulting from oil and gas construction activities from National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements. 06-73217 (9th Cir.

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You Cannot Just Read the Regulations to Understand Stormwater Permitting for Oil and Gas Activities!

The Energy Law

Moreno and Robert E. Holden EPA’s most recent NPDES regulations for stormwater permitting of oil and gas facilities were vacated by the Ninth Circuit in 2008 and new regulations have not been promulgated. These three conditions became in essence EPA’s definition of “contaminated stormwater” for purposes of the Act. By Carlos J.

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

The Energy Law

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. First, the Coast Guard announced [1] increases to the liability limits in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”). [2]

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