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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. 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.
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On July 15, 2020, The Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion awarding damages for a violation of due process rights against a private pipeline company. Bayou Bridge Pipeline, LLC v. Martin Parish and were needed for construction of the pipeline. Acres, More or Less, Located in St. Martin Parish, et al. [1]
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By Robert E. For purposes of the rule, the point of custody transfer is defined as the point where hydrocarbon liquids or natural gas enter a pipeline or any other form of transportation, or the point where hydrocarbon liquids or natural gas enter a natural gas processing plant. Holden and Carlos J. 7412 (n)(4)(A).Section 16, 2012.
Chevron Pipelines Company , et al., Although Lexington Land had these assessments in 2005, it did not file suit until December 2007 following a pipeline rupture on the property. In Lexington Land Development, L.L.C. 2020-0622 (La. 5/25/21), 2021 WL 2102932, —So. In this case, Lexington Land sued Chevron U.S.A., 10/19/10), 48 So.
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. 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.
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The United States and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection alleged that the company impounded streams and discharged dirt, sand, rocks and other materials into streams and wetlands without permits to construct well pads, pipeline stream crossings, surface impoundments, and other structures relating to natural gas extraction.
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Chevron Pipelines Company , et al., Although Lexington Land had these assessments in 2005, it did not file suit until December 2007 following a pipeline rupture on the property. In Lexington Land Development, L.L.C. 2020-0622 (La. 5/25/21), 2021 WL 2102932, —So. In this case, Lexington Land sued Chevron U.S.A., 10/19/10), 48 So.
The leases contained the following royalty provisions: 3. Gross proceeds” (for royalty payment purposes) shall mean the total monies and other consideration accruing to or paid the Lessee or received by Lessee for disposition or sale of all unprocessed gas proceeds, residue gas, gas plant products or other products.
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. It is long past time that the litigation is put on the back burner and state government take back the responsibility it is granted in the Coastal Zone Program.”
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