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. On its face, such a sweeping ban on the acquisition of immovable property by foreign corporations in Louisiana could have the potential to negatively affect the state’s future in oil and gas industry.

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The Energy Law

MAY 22, 2023

The rising demand for lithium, combined with Federal tax credits for lithium production, has intensified lithium exploration efforts. Formed during the Jurassic period, this geological formation has been tapped for oil and gas, as well as brine for production of bromine, since the 1950s.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 26, 2019

District Court for the Western District of Louisiana held that a unit operator may not recover post-production costs from an unleased mineral owner’s share of production proceeds in Allen Johnson, et al. 30:10 governed whether a unit operator may deduct post-production costs against UMO’s share of production proceeds. [3]

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Egypt Oil & Gas

MARCH 12, 2025

Badawi held a meeting with Jeff Miller, the CEO of Halliburton, where they discussed ways to improve collaboration in well drilling and the application of modern technology to enhance production efficiency. The post Badawi Seeks Fostering Bilateral Cooperation during CERAWeek 2025 first appeared on Egypt Oil & Gas.

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Aresco

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Upstream Midstream Downstream are terms commonly used in the oil and gas industry to describe different stages of the production and distribution process. Each sector has distinct activities and focuses on specific aspects of the overall oil and gas supply chain. What is oil and gas upstream midstream downstream?

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 20, 2012

By Robert E. Moreno On August 16, 2012, EPA published a new rule that revises the NESHAP Subpart HH standards for the oil and gas industry. Holden and Carlos J. The Final Rule wassigned on April 17, 2012, but publication in the Federal Register did not occur until August 16, 2012, making the rule effective on October 15, 2012.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 2, 2019

On Friday, March 29, 2019, the City of New Orleans filed a lawsuit in Civil District Court against eleven oil and gas companies seeking damages for alleged harm to Louisiana’s coastal wetlands. The City’s allegations mirror those levied in recent years by the parishes of Plaquemines, Jefferson, and St.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 21, 2021

Following through with President Biden’s campaign promise to halt oil and gas drilling on federal lands, on January 20, 2021, the Acting Secretary of the U.S. The Order, however, does not limit oil and gas operations under valid leases, so previously approved activities and operations can continue. The Order can be found at [link].

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The Energy Law

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

MARCH 28, 2022

Like traditional exploration and development, CCUS projects require the operator to secure both the necessary private property rights from landowners as well as regulatory approval from the appropriate administrative agency in order to proceed. Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) projects involve various legal issues.

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The Energy Law

JULY 25, 2013

Moreno and Robert E. Holden EPA’s most recent NPDES regulations for stormwater permitting of oil and gas facilities were vacated by the Ninth Circuit in 2008 and new regulations have not been promulgated. Thus, under the 2006 regulations, stormwater from Oil &Gas sites that only contained sediment was always exempt from permitting.

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The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

The “ LL&E II ” decision finds that Act 312 charges the court, not the jury, to determine the funding needed to remediate property to government standards. Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., 3d — (“ LL&E II ”). [1]. Background of Legacy Litigation and LL&E I . LL&E II , at *2. 2020-00685 (La.

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The Energy Law

MAY 4, 2023

RUE grants are authorizations from BOEM to use a portion of the seabed not encompassed by the holder’s lease to construct, modify, or maintain platforms, artificial islands, facilities, installations, and other devices that support exploration, development, or production of oil and gas or other energy resources from another lease.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Governor Edwards’ Climate Initiatives Task Force, charged with making recommendations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions originating in Louisiana, recently took another step towards that goal. This document contains proposed strategies and specific actions across several priority areas to be considered in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 17, 2019

In a victory for the oil and gas industry, the Third Circuit rendered a decision rejecting attempts by the Louisiana Department of Revenue to impose severance taxes on crude oil production based on index pricing. Communications include firm news, insights, and events.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 19, 2021

The Texas Supreme Court recently released its anticipated opinion in Eagle Oil & Gas Co. TRO-X”) and Eagle Oil & Gas Co. Eagle”) regarding their agreement to jointly acquire and sell oil and gas leases. In the first, Eagle Oil & Gas Co. TRO-X, L.P. , 18-0983, 2021 WL 1045723, at *1 (Tex. TRO-X, L.P. ,

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Several major oil and gas producers around the world are working with the Rocky Mountain Institute to develop a digital platform to assist in tracking and reducing emissions. natural disasters, Act of God); and (5) determining compliance with new certification standards for low methane gas, and improving production to satisfy these standards.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 19, 2021

The Texas Supreme Court recently released its anticipated opinion in Eagle Oil & Gas Co. TRO-X”) and Eagle Oil & Gas Co. Eagle”) regarding their agreement to jointly acquire and sell oil and gas leases. In the first, Eagle Oil & Gas Co. TRO-X, L.P. , 18-0983, 2021 WL 1045723, at *1 (Tex. TRO-X, L.P. ,

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The Energy Law

APRIL 4, 2019

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it had finalized a voluntary disclosure program for new owners of upstream oil and natural gas exploration and production facilities. EPA has said that this new program for upstream oil and gas facilities “is separate from” and “does not change” those preexisting audit policies.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Delaware Basin Resources LLC , 08-20-00060-CV, the Court of Appeals for the Eighth District of Texas (El Paso) recently held oral argument on the proper construction of the word “and” used in a Delaware Basin oil and gas lease. All of the provisions. and Section 2.” DBR further argued that the leases’ reference to “said land.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

requiring the oil and gas company to pay $3 million in civil penalties and to spend approximately $13 million to restore 15 sites in West Virginia that had been developed without dredge and fill permits. On the other hand, the legal commentary has virtually ignored the importance of Nationwide Permits (NWPs) 12 and 39 to E&P activities.

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The Energy Law

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] Tauren Exploration, Inc. Tauren Exploration, Inc.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 12, 2022

In Litel Explorations, LLC v. and Gary Production Company were named as prior operators of the G.A. The Lyon Well was leaking in 2018, which prompted the LDNR to task the current operator (Sandhill Production, Inc.) Aegis Development Co., LLC , 21-0741 (La. 4/6/22), –So. 30:80 et seq. who last operated the property.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

As it “is impossible to transfer rights to an assignee under an expired mineral lease,” in a case where oil, gas and mineral leases had expired prior to plaintiff’s acquisition of the property, the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal in Litel Explorations, L.L.C. Aegis Development Company, L.L.C., 17-1144 (La. 7/18/18), 252 So.3d

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Several major oil and gas producers around the world are working with the Rocky Mountain Institute to develop a digital platform to assist in tracking and reducing emissions. natural disasters, Act of God); and (5) determining compliance with new certification standards for low methane gas, and improving production to satisfy these standards.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 8, 2020

BlueStone primes the Court to resolve a Texas appellate court split regarding whether a lease provision requiring royalties to be paid based on “gross” profits or value received from the sale of oil and gas production nullifies an “at the well” valuation point elsewhere in a lease. Heritage Res., NationsBank , 939 S.W.2d

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The issue of whether a company is an independent contractor of an E & P company is frequently litigated in oilfield injury accidents, as the injured worker searches for multiple sources of possible recovery. In McDaniel v R.J.’s s Transportation, LLC , —- So.3d In McDaniel v R.J.’s s Transportation, LLC , —- So.3d

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 28, 2021

With topics ranging from offshore oil and gas moratoriums to restrictions on natural gas flaring and venting, the following is an overview of notable energy legislation to be heard in state legislatures this year. Ron Reynolds, make up a two-fold strategy to limit natural gas flaring and venting in the state. [1]

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 5, 2020

By ratifying the 2015 Paris Agreement, [1] nations across the world made a commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by the year 2030. Carbon dioxide is one of the primary greenhouse gases found in the Earth’s atmosphere, accounting for 76% of global greenhouse gas emissions according to published reports.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

As it “is impossible to transfer rights to an assignee under an expired mineral lease,” in a case where oil, gas and mineral leases had expired prior to plaintiff’s acquisition of the property, the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal in Litel Explorations, L.L.C. Aegis Development Company, L.L.C., 17-1144 (La. 7/18/18), 252 So.3d

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

Title I addresses the existing moratoria, future OCS access, exploration, production and royalty questions. House of Representatives passed Speaker Pelosi’s Energy Bill, H.R. 6899, titled “Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act.”

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The Energy Law

MARCH 29, 2021

QEP was the lessee of a mineral lease covering Plaintiffs’ property, but because it wanted to transport off-site gas across their property, QEP also obtained a pipeline servitude across Plaintiffs’ land. The gas extracted from the wells is not a “fruit” under Louisiana law. A copy of the district court’s opinion can be found here.

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The Energy Law

MAY 18, 2021

In the City of Baltimore’s case, the City asserted several state-law causes of action centered on the alleged misleading promotion, and failure to warn about the dangers of, fossil-fuel products. On May 17, 2021, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in the climate change litigation affecting the fossil fuel industry.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Over seven years later, New 90 and another plaintiff-landowner sued various oil and gas companies for contamination to the property based on historical exploration and production activities dating back to the 1940s. 10/4/21), 2021 WL 4548529, —So.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 28, 2021

Iowa Production, et al. Legacy litigation claims generally concern alleged contamination arising from historic oil and gas operations under theories of both breach of contract and tort. 30:2025(E). In 2003, the Louisiana Supreme Court rendered its landmark decision in Corbello, et al. 30:2025. (c)

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The Energy Law

MAY 3, 2021

Bringing to mind the infamous Hatfield-McCoy family feud, Concho Resources, Inc. Ellison is a classic boundary dispute between a leasehold owner and neighboring lessees with allegations of fraud and more than $1 million at stake. See 2021 WL 1432222 (Tex. What ensued was a long legal battle with an ironic outcome.

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The Energy Law

JULY 20, 2018

Gulf Oil Corp. , [1] for determining whether a contract to perform services related to oil & gas exploration on navigable waters is maritime, the Fifth Circuit took up In re Larry Doiron, Incorporated [2] earlier this year in an effort to streamline the test and bring clarity to an area of the law mired in uncertainty.

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