The Energy Law

JUNE 7, 2017

applied a broad definition of the intent required of a plaintiff under the Louisiana Environmental Whistleblower Act. On June 1, 2017, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Borcik v. Crosby Tugs, L.L.C. Corsby Tugs, L.L.C. , 15-30435, 2017 WL 2374115 (5 th Cir. June 1, 2017).

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Energy Central

JULY 17, 2024

Wyoming has narrowed its definitions for who can bid on state oil and gas lease parcels, disqualifying parties that intend to conserve the land rather than produce the mineral resources.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 4, 2023

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. COG Operating, LLC , No.

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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

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

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

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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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. 250.1700, et seq. BSEE added a new paragraph (c) to 30 C.F.R.

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Vorys Energy

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The court further found that even if the lease had not been held by those unit operations, it was maintained into the secondary term by certain incidental off-lease operations and the lease’s broad definition of operations (which included all work preparatory, incident or related to the actual drilling, testing, or completing of a well).

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 25, 2024

While current industry and agency practice generally incorporate EJ analyses into the permitting process, the court’s decision cements the need for environmental justice analyses to satisfy the Public Trust Doctrine and provides a more definite avenue for challenging permits based on EJ. What is EJ? What analysis is required?

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 20, 2012

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

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The below table highlights the main differences between OPA 90 and the CLC: ISSUE OPA 90 CLC 92 Liable Parties Owner, operator, bareboat charterer, or a third party whose sole action caused the oil spill. Violation of a federal safety, construction, operation regulation; or 3. Gross negligence or willful misconduct; 2. Failure to a.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 3, 2023

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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Producer's Edge

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Saltwater disposal wells rarely fail, but when they do, a complex web of legal issues can arise, such as potential regulatory matters, and potential claims for surface or subsurface damages, among other related operational concerns. Operating LLC , No. Operating LLC , No. In this case, Lee v. Memorial Prod. 29, 2024, no pet.),

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The Energy Law

JUNE 30, 2023

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), However, the most recent version of the bill seems to answer these concerns.

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The Energy Law

JULY 25, 2013

The 1987 amendments to the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) added language creating a permitting exemption for uncontaminated runoff from Oil and Gas operations. These three conditions became in essence EPA’s definition of “contaminated stormwater” for purposes of the Act. CWA §402(l)(2). 40 CFR §122.26(c)(1)(iii). c)(1)(iii). 40 CFR §122.26(c)(1)(iii).

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Coolfire Core

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Distributed field service teams need operational support. Many industries are operational meaning they function around immediate, physical actions, and are based in coordinated activity much more than the typical office-bound enterprise. Workstream collaboration tools offer a powerful, integrated digital solution.

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Novi

AUGUST 7, 2024

These trends, showing rising production with tighter spacing, stem from operator decision making to downspace and increase completion intensity in higher quality rock. Other spacing definitions, such as total wells in radius or average neighbor distance can be used, but these are the 2 interwell features we chose for this particular model.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Citgo’s Corpus Christi refinery operates a wastewater treatment system that sends all oily wastewater to several Corrugated Plate Interceptor (“CPI”) separators. Under NSPS Subpart QQQ, refinery operators are required to put roofs on “oil-water separators.” Citgo appealed the convictions.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 16, 2012

In Summit , the court concluded that the regulatory term “adjacent” is unambiguous and implies only physical proximity, citing the dictionary definition of “adjacent,” the term’s etymological history, and caselaw. See Memorandum from Gina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator, EPA, to Regional Administrators I-X (Sept. See Summit Petroleum Corp.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

If a TEG dehydration unit meets the exemption criteria, the owner/operator must maintain records of the applicable throughput or emissions determinations. The regulatory definitions of an Urbanized Area (UA) and an Urbanized Cluster (UC) are taken from the Census 2000 definitions. or higher.

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Producer's Edge

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This case presents two critical questions: Who owns subsurface caverns created by salt mining operations, and How should in-kind royalties be calculated for salt production? That’s the very definition of sale.” Part I: The Battle Over Subsurface Storage Rights A.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 21, 2016

Thus, the Court found the exemption applicable to non-manufacturing activities that otherwise meet the definition of “processing” or “fabrication.” Nevertheless, the Court did adopt the Comptroller’s definition of “processing” as found in 34 Tex.

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Rextag

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

AI plays a crucial role here: AI-Enhanced Methane Monitoring: Landfill operators can detect methane leaks in real-time by connecting gas wells with AI-powered systems. With over 1,100 municipal landfills emitting an estimated 3.7 million metric tons of methane in 2021 alone, tackling these emissions is essential. Nearly 1,000 U.S.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Further bad news, the regulation of IARs differs among the states and advisers are wise to have their lawyer or compliance professional review the law relating to registration of solicitors and IAR’s in each state in which the adviser has operations. Most states include a similar definition.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 31, 2023

3] When the source of the discharge is a vessel, the “responsible party” is the owner, operator, or demise charterer of that vessel. [4] 19] Notably, crewboats ostensibly fall within this definition. First, the Coast Guard announced [1] increases to the liability limits in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”). [2]

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AWS: Energy (Oil & Gas)

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Introduction Oil and Gas companies operate in a complex global environment that requires them to balance energy demand with a lower carbon footprint. Activity data is data from daily operations that contribute to carbon emissions. In this section we dive deeper into each block called out in the architecture.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

In XOG Operating, LLC v. Field Rule 2 for the Allison-Britt Field provided that, for purposes of a production allowable assignment, the maximum area of a “prescribed proration unit” was 320 acres, and that any unit containing less than 320 acres was, by definition, a “fractional proration unit.”

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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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CG&A

DECEMBER 12, 2020

The report could involve only one well, or possibly tens of thousands of wells spread out in numerous productive basins targeting different reservoirs and involving various operators. Any proper reserve report should describe the entity, the purpose for the report and detail any complexities so the reader can be fully informed.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 8, 2018

It’s great to see so many folks taking advantage of cruises out of New Orleans, which definitely provides them with a two-in-one vacation. Smith, gave an Interesting Speech OMSA is the national trade organization based in Louisiana for offshore service and supply vessel operators.

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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

MARCH 30, 2017

In Petro-Chem Operating Co., 1] In the case, an operator initiated a concursus action seeking to resolve ownership interest in minerals underlying property on which it was operating. By definition, a clerical error is an error in writing or copying a document. Flat River Farms, L.L.C. , Flat River Farms, L.L.C. ,

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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.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

The Louisiana One-Call Statute requires persons planning to “excavate” to give at least forty-eight hours’ notice, allowing operators of nearby underground facilities time to mark their assets. The Plains Pipeline decision is a concerning one for companies that operate submerged or buried pipelines.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 10, 2017

Also included is a joint operating agreement (“JOA”) to govern the drilling and operation of additional development wells in a formation once a working interest in that formation has been earned in accordance with the provisions of the EJDA. Protect “Operatorship” of the formations underlying the Leases.

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Novi

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In part 2 , we discussed the model variables and definition of spacing neighbors. By accounting for geology and completion strategies, the causal model helps operators make better-informed decisions, optimizing well performance and reducing risks in field development.

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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.

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