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Fifth Circuit Rejects EPA’s Overreaching on CAA and MBTA

The Energy Law Blog

Citgo Petroleum Corp., In what may be considered a warning shot to overzealous federal prosecutors looking to obtain criminal convictions under the Clean Air Act (“CAA”) or the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (“MBTA”), the Court of Appeals reversed criminal convictions against Citgo related to violations of both Acts at its Corpus Christi refinery.

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Nigeria Oil Industry Overview

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That was formed in 1977 under the name National Nigeria Petroleum Company. For many, stealing crude oil from the pipelines and processing it at one of the many illegal refineries in the region is a means of earning a living. The government has been fighting the illicit refineries for years.

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