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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

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. This substance can be dangerous to the environment, so operators are required to carefully dispose of it—a costly endeavor.

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BSEE’s Updated Decommissioning Rules Address RUEs and Formalize Predecessor Enforcement Practices

The Energy Law

In the final rule, BSEE amended its regulations to add a new regulatory definition of RUE and to incorporate RUEs, RUE holders, and prior RUE holders throughout the decommissioning regulations located at 30 C.F.R. BSEE’s new regulations focus on Rights-of-Use and Easements (“RUEs”) and predecessor enforcement practices. 250.1700, et seq.

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Louisiana Appeals Court Finds Environmental Justice Is Part of the Louisiana Public Trust Duty

The Energy Law

The court stated, “[W]e find the directives from the Louisiana Supreme Court in Save Ourselves ,… which require consideration of ‘economic, social, and other factors,’ broad enough to include an analysis of environmental justice, as defined by the EPA.” The First Circuit opinion firmly answered this question yes.On What is EJ?

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EPA’s Proposed Rule on Vessel Incidental Discharges Brings VIDA One Step Closer to Full Implementation

The Energy Law

The SNPR presents new data on ballast water management systems and solicits public comments on the standards and definitions applicable to ballast tanks, hulls and associated niche areas, and graywater systems. The SNPR also proposes new equipment standards for “Lakers,” which are vessels that operate exclusively on the Great Lakes.

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Congressional Expansion of CCF Program

The Energy Law

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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Louisiana Senator Proposes Statutory Framework Governing Rights and Obligations of Parties to Renewable Energy Leases

The Energy Law

This definition further includes any lease pursuant to which the primary activity of the lessee is the production of wind, solar, hydroelectric, or geothermal energy. operate the property leased as a reasonably prudent operator for the mutual benefit of himself and his lessor.” compare to La.

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EPA Releases Final Rule Requiring Oil and Gas Sources to Report Emissions of Greenhouse Gases

The Energy Law

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.