The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In line with the Sackett holding, the final rule removes the “significant nexus standard” for wetlands from the agency regulations and amends the definition of “adjacent.”Prior On September 8, 2023, EPA and the U.S. The final rule revises the agency regulations in light of the U.S.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 25, 2024

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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The Energy Law

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

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The Energy Law

MAY 4, 2023

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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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

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

BSEE’s 2024 decommissioning rule would update 30 C.F.R. BSEE’s 2024 decommissioning rule would update 30 C.F.R. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is scheduled to be published in December 2024, with public comments expected to close in February 2025. 250.1403; NTL No. 2023-N02 (March 24, 2023). However, on July 7, 2022, in Petro Ventures, Inc.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 31, 2020

This case began in 2011 when ETP and Enterprise explored the possibility of partnering to modify and extend, or construct anew, a pipeline to transport oil southbound from Cushing, Oklahoma. The Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion today in Energy Transfer Partners, L.P Enterprise Products Partners, L.P.,

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