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.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Though only issued last month and generally effective January 30, 2023, the regulation is already under attack by the attorneys general of 25 states, two oil services companies and an oil and gas advocacy group who have sued to stop the regulation from taking effect. Recently, the U.S.

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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. If (and only if) an express contractual provision requires greater remediation than government standards, a jury may consider and award such “excess remediation” damages.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 28, 2022

Oil and gas related injection wells are considered Class II wells and are regulated by the Underground Injection Control (UIC) program within the Office of Conservation, which has achieved primary enforcement authority under the applicable federal guidelines. 30:1101-1111). Approval of a storage facility is not the creation of a unit.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 21, 2022

The carbon credit market continues to evolve as oil and gas companies face increasingly stringent regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The EPA estimates that there are over 3 million known abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells (AOOG wells) in the United States. million vehicles per year. Well Eligibility.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Tammany Parish Government v. Liskow & Lewis successfully defended Helis Oil & Gas Company, LLC and was able to obtain a ruling striking down the St. 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.

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The Energy Law

JULY 10, 2023

In addition, such parties should be mindful of the unique provisions that are often found in state mineral leases and operating agreements governing royalty payments as they may differ from the provisions found in standard form mineral leases and operating agreements. A copy of the Mineral Board’s agenda can be found here.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

After the sales, three environmental groups sued Interior and BOEM, asserting that the supplemental EIS did not comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) which governs the preparation of EISs. It also acknowledged that a redo of the lease sales would be tainted by the prior publication of the lessee’s valuation of the leases.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 31, 2023

Disappointingly, the sale resulted in a single $5.6 million winning bid for the lease area offshore Louisiana, submitted by the provisional winner, RWE Offshore US Gulf, LLC (RWE). According to results posted online by BOEM, the other two lease areas offshore Texas received no bids. GW per year of production.

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The Energy Law

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In doing so, the court found itself “in accord with the other courts of appeals, which have unanimously found there is no federal jurisdiction where state or local governments have brought state-law actions against energy companies for conduct relating to climate change.” Part II summarizes the jurisdictional analysis in D.C.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 23, 2023

First, Interior issued a Final Rule, which reassigns the responsibilities for certain regulations governing offshore wind from BOEM to BSEE. This reassignment aligns the wind regulatory process more closely with the oil and gas framework in terms of the division of responsibility between the two sub-agencies.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 15, 2020

Since the initiation of climate change litigation several years ago, various state governments and interest groups have filed lawsuits against fossil fuel companies and governing authorities. Below we take a closer look at each category of lawsuits and provide an update on where they stand today. People by James v. Exxon Mobil Corp. ,

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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. Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, SB 86 would add several new clauses and amendments to New Mexico’s Oil and Gas Act.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Producers and governments have shown interest in CCS as it allows for the continued use of fossil fuels while reducing net carbon dioxide emissions. 3] Another reason for producers’ interest in CCS programs is that injection of carbon dioxide underground can serve to release trapped oil. “The 585, 589 (2007). [3]

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

As part of that regulatory authority, the FERC “establishes policies that govern interstate pipeline transportation.” In a unique twist on a common challenge to the deductibility of post-production expenses, plaintiffs in Grayson L.L.C. (Of Of Louisiana), et al. BPX Operating Co., Grayson L.L.C. Grayson L.L.C. (Of Of Louisiana), et al.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 11, 2020

Union Oil Co. 2003) (“the regulations govern the parties’ joint and several liabilities vis-à-vis the Government not amongst themselves”) and Total E&P USA, Inc. Marubeni Oil & Gas (USA), Inc. , Sojitz Energy Venture, Inc. of California , 394 F. 3d 687 (S.D. UNOCAL also reserved a 3% overriding royalty.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 9, 2021

The focus of the meeting is to facilitate coordination among federal, state, local, and tribal governments regarding the wind energy leasing process in the Gulf of Mexico. Issuance of the RFI comes in advance of the first scheduled meeting of the Gulf of Mexico Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force on June 15, 2021.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 9, 2021

The focus of the meeting is to facilitate coordination among federal, state, local, and tribal governments regarding the wind energy leasing process in the Gulf of Mexico. Issuance of the RFI comes in advance of the first scheduled meeting of the Gulf of Mexico Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force on June 15, 2021.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 9, 2021

The focus of the meeting is to facilitate coordination among federal, state, local, and tribal governments regarding the wind energy leasing process in the Gulf of Mexico. Issuance of the RFI comes in advance of the first scheduled meeting of the Gulf of Mexico Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force on June 15, 2021.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 9, 2021

The focus of the meeting is to facilitate coordination among federal, state, local, and tribal governments regarding the wind energy leasing process in the Gulf of Mexico. Issuance of the RFI comes in advance of the first scheduled meeting of the Gulf of Mexico Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force on June 15, 2021.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Over the past year, the U.S. Department of Interior has taken several important steps toward making wind energy development a reality in the Gulf of Mexico. To date, the development of offshore wind in federal waters has largely been limited to the east coast. Those impacts would be considered at a later date once wind energy leases are awarded.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 29, 2021

In 1971 the Texas Supreme Court in Getty Oil Co. 4] The Lyles alleged that solar panels and associated transmission lines on the property impaired their ability to drill for any oil and gas which might lie underneath the surface. [5]. The accommodation doctrine was designed to curtail this harsh result. Jones , 470 S.W.2d 2d 618 (Tex.

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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. Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, SB 86 would add several new clauses and amendments to New Mexico’s Oil and Gas Act.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Producers and governments have shown interest in CCS as it allows for the continued use of fossil fuels while reducing net carbon dioxide emissions. 3] Another reason for producers’ interest in CCS programs is that injection of carbon dioxide underground can serve to release trapped oil. “The 1] [link]. [2] 1] [link]. [2]

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The Energy Law

JULY 18, 2018

While oil and gas company-defendants—and several courts alike—have deemed the applicability of the subsequent purchaser doctrine to mineral leases a settled issue of law, plaintiff-landowners have continued to argue otherwise. In a unanimous opinion issued July 18, 2018 in Grace Ranch, LLC v. BP America Production Company, et al. ,

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

250.1409 (applicable to appeals of penalties assessed to federal offshore oil, gas, and sulphur leases) and § 290.4 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. 250.1403; NTL No.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

Subtitle E amends the FOGRMA of 1982 to repeal royalty overpayment interest for lessees by the federal government and mandates that when royalty adjustments are made resulting in an underpayment by lessee the royalty obligation clock starts when the date the adjustment is taken.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 21, 2021

On April 19, the United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a report (the “Report”) in response to a request from the House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources regarding the oversight and decommissioning of pipelines in federal waters, which are mainly located within the Gulf of Mexico.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 20, 2021

By granting certiorari and hearing oral arguments, the Supreme Court has agreed to review the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision remanding the suit to state court after rejecting the energy companies’ contention that they were acting as federal officers pursuant to historical contracts with the federal government. Calhoun , 516 U.S.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 26, 2019

1] The dispute in Johnson involved a group of unleased mineral owners (“UMOs”) who filed suit against a unit operator for deducting a litany of post-production costs against their share of production proceeds from an oil and gas unit in the Haynesville Shale. [2] Chesapeake Louisiana, LP. [1] 2] The UMOs argued that La. 8] However, La.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 29, 2021

To address competing surface uses, many states have adopted the accommodation doctrine—a legal doctrine that is designed to govern competing uses of land, giving consideration to the needs of the mineral owner to use the surface in a reasonable manner to explore for and produce minerals. In 1971 the Texas Supreme Court in Getty Oil Co.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 29, 2021

To address competing surface uses, many states have adopted the accommodation doctrine—a legal doctrine that is designed to govern competing uses of land, giving consideration to the needs of the mineral owner to use the surface in a reasonable manner to explore for and produce minerals. In 1971 the Texas Supreme Court in Getty Oil Co.

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Drillers

AUGUST 19, 2020

While many citizens were critical of government responses being slow in some countries, overall, reactions were substantial and unprecedented. The process of building a nuclear power station, wind farm, hydroelectric turbine or oil well can take years. When workers are quarantined, self-isolating, or perhaps even sick?

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The Energy Law

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. 1331 because the cities’ claims were “necessarily governed by federal common law.” 1442(a)(1). In City of Oakland et al. 1442(a)(1).

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AWS: Energy (Oil & Gas)

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Governments are strengthening their support for charging infrastructure, and a healthy mix of private and public chargers is emerging. The platform covers all business cases for CPOs and EMSPs (E-Mobility Service Providers), public, private, and home charging. What are the main challenges for EV charging network operators?

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

For example, strategy 9 is to “increase resources for decommissioning legacy oil and gas infrastructure.” 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. Noteworthy actions include: ACTION 5.6

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The Energy Law

JUNE 17, 2019

In a decision that could have far-reaching implications, the United States Supreme Court issued a June 10 opinion holding that California’s wage-and-hour laws do not apply to workers on oil and gas platforms located in open water on the Outer Continental Shelf. The plaintiffs in Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd.

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