The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2022

Operators may now have the potential to sell carbon credits in exchange for the P&A of inactive, shut-in, or temporarily abandoned wells. Although Louisiana is allocating significant funds to P&A orphan wells, there is a lack of financial incentive for operators to address AOOG wells. Well Eligibility.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

Privacy Policy: By subscribing to Liskow & Lewis’ E-Communications, you will receive articles and blogs with insight and analysis of legal issues that may impact your industry. The most recent draft is the fourth update since it was first adopted by the Louisiana Legislature in 2007 following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. [1]

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Enverus

MARCH 10, 2025

The following blog is distilled from Intelligence Research (EIR) publications and EIRs very own Andrew Dittmars media statements on the Diamondback acquisition. Diamondback is one of the largest players in the Permian Basin, second only to Exxon Mobil, based on gross operated oil volumes. [1] million per location. [2] million per location. [2]

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Oil & Gas 360º

MARCH 5, 2025

Presentation opportunities are available for E&P, Midstream, OFS, Minerals, and Energy Transition companies Sponsorship opportunities are available for companies seeking to increase their marketplace awareness DENVER March 4, 2025 EnerCom, Inc.

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Nestoil

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Upstream Investments; Exploration and Production (E&P): The upstream sector involves the search for oil and gas reservoirs and the extraction of these resources. Investment opportunities in this area include direct investment in E&P companies, partnerships, and joint ventures.

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The Energy Law Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Exxon ”), at p. A federal appeals court has affirmed that a “greenwashing” lawsuit by the District of Columbia against several major energy companies should not be heard in federal court. Part II summarizes the jurisdictional analysis in D.C. Part I – Fighting About the Forum: State v. Only the court is different. Different jury pool.

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Egypt Oil & Gas

MARCH 12, 2025

Additionally, the two oil and gas leaders reviewed opportunities for Halliburton to enter the field of exploration and production (E&P) through the opportunities available on Egypt Upstream Gateway (EUG). The meeting further discussed leveraging Halliburton’s expertise in developing brownfields.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Further, unsubstantiated arguments to the jury, such as comparisons of mental anguish to the cost of a fighter jet, a work of art, or miles driven by a defendant’s vehicles, are improper and lack a connection to the actual mental anguish claimed. This case arises from a fatal accident on an icy, unlit stretch of highway near Amarillo, Texas.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2018

El Paso E & P Co. , El Paso E & P Co. , Privacy Policy: By subscribing to Liskow & Lewis’ E-Communications, you will receive articles and blogs with insight and analysis of legal issues that may impact your industry. For example, in Alyce Gaines Johnson Special Trust v. 2d 640, 641-43 (W.D.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

1/30/13) (“ LL&E ”), that legacy plaintiffs are entitled to additional remediation damages in two circumstances: (1) if required by an express contractual provision, or (2) if the mineral lessee has acted unreasonably or excessively under the lease. On February 1, 2016, a federal district court issued a ruling in Moore v. Denbury , — F.3d

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

On June 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit analyzed what constitutes a prima facie maritime claim sufficient to support attachment of property under Rule B of the Supplemental Rules of Admiralty of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Property of the defendant within the district is then subject to seizure. Bunge appealed.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 23, 2007

By Leta Seletzky : In Seagull Energy E & P, Inc. Railroad Comm’n, No. 03-0364, 2007 WL 1299163 (Tex. The petitioner also asserted that the Commission’s denial of the permit amounted to an unconstitutional taking of gas in the sand from which the well would produce.

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Scambio Termico

APRIL 1, 2022

P ressure Drop is Lower E fficiency R educed Maintenance F ootprint is Smaller E xpandability C apital Expense T ypes of Plates 1. As the two most common heat exchangers , plate-and-frame and shell-and-tube designs, both have a lot to offer when you want to heat or cool a product during processing. Shell and tube, Fig.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2012

By Lesley Foxhall Pietras On October 5, 2012, EPA filed a petition for en banc rehearing of the D.C. Circuit’s August 21, 2012 panel decision vacating EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). No response may be filed to a petition for an en banc reconsideration unless ordered by the court.

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Vorys Energy

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

TotalEnergies E&P USA, Inc, et al. On February 1, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the lower court’s decision in Zehentbauer Family Land, LP, et al. Moreover, the court observed that, as a consequence, “Plaintiffs’ royalties are based on those gross proceeds paid to the Lessee.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 20, 2018

3] In Crescent , litigation ensued after Crescent’s employee suffered injuries while conducting P&A work on a platform. Turning to the first prong of the Doiron test, the court needed to determine whether P&A work constituted “services to facilitate drilling or production.” Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. [3]

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 12, 2017

On June 2, 2017 the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court’s judgment cancelling a mineral lease under Mineral Code article 140 and provided further clarity on a production in paying quantities analysis under Louisiana Mineral Code article 124. [1] 1] The dispute in Gloria’s Ranch, L.L.C. Tauren Exploration, Inc.

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

On October 18, 2023, the EPA published a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“SNPR”) regarding incidental discharges from vessels, proposing national performance standards under the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (“VIDA”). It also requires the U.S. The USCG will then have two years to develop and finalize corresponding regulations.

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The Energy Law Blog

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 Blog

AUGUST 20, 2012

By Robert E. See Lesley Foxhall Pietras , Air Permitting: Sixth Circuit Vacates Single Stationary Source Aggregation Determination for E&P Facilities Due to EPA’s Unreasonable Interpretation of Adjacent , The Energy Law Blog, Aug. Holden and Carlos J. 7412 (n)(4)(A).Section 7412(n)(4) (emphasis added); see also 40 C.F.R.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 11, 2020

2003) (“the regulations govern the parties’ joint and several liabilities vis-à-vis the Government not amongst themselves”) and Total E&P USA, Inc. Sojitz Energy Venture, Inc. Union Oil Co. of California , 394 F. 3d 687 (S.D. UNOCAL assigned operating rights in the leases to ATP, who later assigned 20% of those rights to Sojitz.

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Aresco

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Upstream: Activities: Upstream refers to the exploration and production (E&P) phase of the oil and gas industry. Downstream is the refining and processing phase, where crude oil is transformed into refined products and chemicals. It also includes the distribution and sale of these products to consumers.

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Drillers

AUGUST 19, 2020

Once we go back to the new normal we expect that each E&P company will decide which is the most suitable for their needs, in-person or virtual? Drastic actions were taken to protect people, but then our attention started to move to the global economy, as quarantines, lockdowns, travel restrictions took effect.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 10, 2019

The Simmons Court followed this line of jurisprudence and found the “written off” amount under the state workers’ compensation act was a “phantom charge that [p]laintiff has not ever paid nor one he will ever be obligated to pay.” Simmons , 2018-0735, p. Cornerstone Investments, LLC, et al. 2018-CC-0735 (La. Simmons at 3-4.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Anadarko E&P Onshore, No. The Fourth Court of Appeals recently held that surface owners control the matrix of the underlying earth; thus, a surface owner can give permission to drill through the subsurface to an adjacent lease. In Lightning Oil Co. 04-14-00903-CV , 2014 Tex. Lexis 8673 (Aug. Lexis 8673 (Aug.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 27, 2020

P N K (Lake Charles) L.L.C., Can targeted advertising establish general jurisdiction over a foreign corporation? The Fifth Circuit had not addressed this issue until Frank v. 18-31060, 2020 WL 288213 (5th Cir. But in so doing, the court may have announced a new jurisdictional test with significant ramifications for future cases.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 25, 2008

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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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 23, 2016

In the next few days, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish in the Federal Register a Proposed Rule that would result in a significant change on how the agency regulates air emissions from oil and gas operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), in the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico (GOM). 1334(a)(8). 550.303(d).

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Rextag

MARCH 11, 2025

Operator Oil (MMBBL) Gas (BCF) Hilcorp 78 MMBBL 438 BCF EOG 164 MMBBL 134 BCF OXY (Occidental) 185 MMBBL 107 BCF Expand Energy 0.018 MMBBL 266 BCF ConocoPhillips 156 MMBBL 109 BCF ExxonMobil 123 MMBBL 139 BCF Chevron 145 MMBBL 115 BCF Devon 121 MMBBL 99 BCF Pioneer 128 MMBBL 84 BCF EQT 0.39 BOE output dropped 2.6%

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 3, 2016

EP Energy E&P Co., Since this blog’s post on production in paying quantities on January 26, 2016 , the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal rendered its latest decision on the subject in Middleton v. 50,300-CA (La. for the 41-month period. over the 41 months, an average of $70.87 Lea Exploration Co., 2d 716 (La.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 31, 2020

In January of this year, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania tackled an issue that has been confronted by few other courts—whether the rule of capture precludes a claim for subsurface trespass due to hydraulic fracturing. [1] 2] Both the trial court and the appellate court awarded damages to the plaintiffs for the gas drained.

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 29, 2016

EP Energy E&P Company, L.P., EP Energy E&P Company, L.P., The Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, in Middleton, et al. The lower court thus granted the plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment, and ordered that the leases terminated by their own terms during this 41-month period.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 2, 2020

For more information on these CARES Act topics see our prior newsletter here. 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.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 15, 2020

Below we take a closer look at each category of lawsuits and provide an update on where they stand today. The states of New York and Massachusetts, through their Attorney General, each filed a suit against Exxon Mobil Corporation asserting investor fraud related claims. In the New York litigation, ExxonMobil successfully defended itself last month.

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Producer's Edge

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Anadarko E&P Onshore, LLC , 520 S.W.3d The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a case that could substantially clarify, or even fundamentally reshape, the characterization and ownership of underground storage rights in Texas. The case was Myers-Woodward v. Underground Services Markham. West , 508 S.W.2d

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) recently issued a proposed rule on Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention (“Proposed Rule”), which was published in the Federal Register on October 16, 2020 and is now open for public comment.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

Amidst historically low oil prices and economic shutdowns, fossil fuel companies continue to defend against lawsuits brought by state and local governments claiming climate-change related damages. 1442(a)(1). In City of Oakland et al. 1442(a)(1). 1442(a)(1).

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