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. Plaintiff was injured when he was exposed to a hydrochloric acid spill at a Comstock well site during fracking operations.

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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. Plaintiff was injured when he was exposed to a hydrochloric acid spill at a Comstock well site during fracking operations.

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Rextag

MARCH 11, 2025

This report analyzes upstream oil and gas production trends over the last three years, based on data from Rextag Energy DataLink. OXY (Occidental) is the top oil producer , while Expand Energy is a strong gas producer despite minimal oil output. EQT is notable for its gas-heavy production profile. in 2024.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 9, 2014

In Summit , the Sixth Circuit concluded that EPA’s interpretation of the term “adjacent” in the context of source aggregation under the Clean Air Act’s Title V and NSR permitting was unreasonable in its application to geographically dispersed oil and gas facilities. For more on this decision, see our previous blog entry here.

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Nestoil

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The oil and gas sector has long been a cornerstone of the global economy, providing energy, raw materials, and substantial economic contributions. Upstream Investments; Exploration and Production (E&P): The upstream sector involves the search for oil and gas reservoirs and the extraction of these resources.

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The Energy Law

DECEMBER 20, 2023

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. Exxon ”), at p. Exxon , while the energy companies desired to be in federal court, the District of Columbia desired not to be in federal court. 22-7163 (Dec.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 16, 2012

Specifically at issue was EPA’s finding that the plant and the wells were “adjacent” based on their operationally interdependent relationship. When making single stationary source determinations without the protection of the non-aggregation provision in Section 112 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C.

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The Energy Law

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. Land and Exploration Co., 3d 1038 (La. at § M(1) (emphasis added). It did not.”

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The Energy Law

JUNE 12, 2017

3] Tauren subsequently assigned a 49% interest in the lease to Cubic Energy, Inc. 4] In 2007, Fossil Operating, Inc. Fossil”), with whom Tauren contracted to conduct operations on the property, drilled and completed wells on the leased property in Sections 9, 10, and 16. [5] 5] Chesapeake Operating, Inc.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The VIDA tasks the EPA with developing national standards of performance for discharges incidental to the normal operation of primarily commercial vessels that are over seventy-nine feet in length. The SNPR also proposes new equipment standards for “Lakers,” which are vessels that operate exclusively on the Great Lakes.

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The Energy Law

JULY 20, 2018

Recently, the court applied Doiron in the context of a contract to plug and abandon a series of offshore wells in Crescent Energy Services, L.L.C., 3] In Crescent , litigation ensued after Crescent’s employee suffered injuries while conducting P&A work on a platform. Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. [3] Delta Well Surveyors. [4]

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The Energy Law

MARCH 11, 2020

Last year, in another dispute over who should bear the cost of decommissioning offshore facilities, the Southern District of Texas held that a former sub-assignee of offshore operating rights was entitled to equitable subrogation from the record title owner and initial assignor. Sojitz Energy Venture, Inc. Union Oil Co. 3d 687 (S.D.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 3, 2016

EP Energy E&P Co., The court further instructed that the fact finder must consider: “all matters which would influence a reasonable and prudent operator. Firstly, the decision reaffirms that extraordinary, nonrecurring expenses are not operating expenses. 50,300-CA (La. during the 41-month period.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 31, 2023

3] When the source of the discharge is a vessel, the “responsible party” is the owner, operator, or demise charterer of that vessel. [4] Those limits were last increased in 2018 to $137,659,500 by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [12] 4] OPA liability is capped, however, subject to certain exceptions. [5] 13] 46 U.S.C.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 29, 2016

EP Energy E&P Company, L.P., The Second Circuit next turned to defendants’ second argument: the lower court erred in finding the unitized well failed to produce in paying quantities as the evidence demonstrated that a reasonably prudent operator would have continued production.

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The Energy Law

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). Proposed Rule, p.

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Drillers

AUGUST 19, 2020

Necessities include food, shelter and energy. The process of planning, safekeeping and operating energy production facilities is a long term process, running into decades. At the same time, keeping current energy production safe and securing future supplies are utterly essential. Building homes take longer.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 20, 2012

By Robert E. One important change is how the new definition of “associated equipment” modifies the aggregation rule for Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP), which in turn modifies the applicability of the “major source” definition for oilfield operations, in particular as it applies to oil and gas wells, tanks and glycol dehydrators.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2020

Plaintiffs, unleased mineral owners, owned a tract of land adjacent to property leased by Southwestern Energy Production Company. Southwestern operated several wells on the leased tract, several of which were hydraulically fractured. Southwestern Energy Production Company, 2020 WL 355911 (Pa. Garza Energy Trust, 268 S.W.3d

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The Energy Law

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

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Anadarko E&P Onshore, No. It is common for operators to drill multiple horizontal wells from one drill pad. 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. Lexis 8673 (Aug.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 2, 2020

In two companion cases, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided whether a federal district court could properly exercise jurisdiction over climate change suits brought against energy companies by cities and counties in California. In County of San Mateo et al. Chevron Corporation et al., 1442(a)(1).

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Oil & Gas 360º

MARCH 10, 2025

(Oil & Gas 360) Publisher’s Note: CanCambria Energy will be presenting at the 30th Anniversary of EnerCom Denver-The Energy Investment Conference at the Westin Denver Downtown on August 17-20, 2025. Mr. Toby Pierce will be joining the Board of CanCambria as a Non-Executive Director.

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The Energy Law

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

JANUARY 27, 2020

P N K (Lake Charles) L.L.C., 2] Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. 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 Fifth Circuit had not addressed this issue until Frank v. 915 (2011). [3]

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 15, 2020

Lawsuits against fossil fuel companies: Investor Fraud Lawsuits: The first category of climate change litigation alleges that oil and gas companies defrauded investors by falsely stating that the company had fully considered the risks of climate change regulation and had factored those risks into its business operations.

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The Energy Law

JULY 2, 2020

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. A member of the individual’s household is someone who shares the individual’s principal residence. Communications include firm news, insights, and events.

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Oil & Gas 360º

MARCH 10, 2025

(Oil & Gas 360) Publisher’s Note: Whitecap Resources will be presenting at the 30th Anniversary EnerCom Denver-The Energy Investment Conference at the Westin Denver Downtown on August 17-20, 2025. The transaction is expected to close before May 30, 2025. per share, representing a 67% increase in base dividend for Veren shareholders.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 10, 2023

4] As it becomes faster and more efficient to extract lithium from lower-concentration oilfield brines, oil and gas operators will find themselves increasingly capable of entering the booming lithium marketplace in the next few years. 45X(c)(6)(P). [3] 30D(e)(1). [4] Communications include firm news, insights, and events.

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Aresco

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Direct investments in crude oil and natural gas generally involve purchasing interests in exploration and production (E&P) companies, owning working interests in oil and gas wells, or investing in partnerships that develop and operate oil fields. Tax Advantages: The U.S. Due diligence is critical to success in this space.

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Oil & Gas 360º

MARCH 12, 2025

energy industry, executives said this week, as they lauded his promise to cut regulations and support fossil fuels. Trump has made energy dominance a pillar of his administration, declaring a national energy emergency on his first day of office and pulling the U.S. citing the Trump administration’s pro-energy policies.

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