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Operational Compliance with the New Safer Seas Act

The Energy Law

The Act includes many changes for the maritime industry, specifically for owners and operators of vessels. The below checklist, current as of March 3, 2023, summarizes the required operational and onboard changes. To receive information from Liskow & Lewis, your information will be kept in a secured contact database.

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Louisiana Legislature to Consider Amendments to Forced Pooling Regime Requiring Operators to Pay Lessors of Nonparticipating Working Interest Owners Directly

The Energy Law

The current proposed bill, however, would require operators to remit all royalty payments directly to the lessors on behalf of nonparticipating working interest owners prior to well payout, i.e., during the recoupment of costs, and the statutorily authorized risk charge.

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Louisiana Third Circuit Affirms that LDNR Can Only Recover Emergency Response Costs Under La. R.S. 30:93(A)(4) from the Operator of Record and its Working Interest Owners

The Energy Law

million dollars in emergency costs from prior operators of an orphaned well. The Court held that, when the LDNR spends monies from the Oilfield Site Restoration Fund on emergencies, it can only recoup those costs from the well’s operator of record and its working interest owners. who last operated the property. 4/6/22), –So.

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Operators May Earn and Sell Carbon Credits for the P&A of Inactive, Shut-in, or Temporarily Abandoned Wells

The Energy Law

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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EnerCom announces initial list of presenting companies for the 30th annual Energy Investment Conference to be held August 17–20, 2025 in Denver, Colorado 

Oil & Gas 360º

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. In addition, the conference live webcast reaches a global audience of virtual attendees.

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Overturning 8 Years of “Palpable Error,” The Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Damages Available to Landowners in Oilfield Legacy Litigation

The Energy Law

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. 3d — (“ LL&E II ”). [1]. Background of Legacy Litigation and LL&E I . LL&E II , at *2. 3d 1038 (“ LL&E I ”) marked a key development.

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Louisiana State Mineral Board to Consider Retaining Third Party Counsel to Pursue Underpayment of Royalty Claims Associated with Natural Gas Production on State Lands and Waterbottoms

The Energy Law

Accordingly, auditing of royalty payments was left to the Mineral Board’s internal accountants, and when an issue arose as to whether royalty payments were made correctly, the Mineral Board’s land personnel and internal counsel would oversee sending demands and pursuing litigation against the State’s mineral lessees and well operators.

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