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Fifth Circuit Rejects Disgorgement of Profits Claim for Pipeline Trespass

The Energy Law Blog

Fifth Circuit held that a landowner is not entitled to a pipeline company’s profits as a consequence of a portion of a pipeline being located partially outside of a servitude. On the case’s second trip to the Fifth Circuit, the court focused upon the theories of recovery articulated by the Plaintiffs.

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Fifth Circuit Rejects Disgorgement of Profits Claim for Pipeline Trespass

The Energy Law Blog

Fifth Circuit held that a landowner is not entitled to a pipeline company’s profits as a consequence of a portion of a pipeline being located partially outside of a servitude. On the case’s second trip to the Fifth Circuit, the court focused upon the theories of recovery articulated by the Plaintiffs.

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Louisiana Third Circuit Affirms Authority of Tax Commission to Correct Pipeline Property Tax Assessments

The Energy Law Blog

In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel of the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed the authority of the Louisiana Tax Commission to correct property tax assessments of pipelines when a local assessor uses values that are too high or do not reflect fair market value. In Enerfin Field Services v. 22-740 (La.

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Corporate Protection Pipeline: Court Denies Economic Damages Based on Robins Dry Dock

The Energy Law Blog

Claimants sought damages for alleged pipeline damage caused by the SEACOR POWER as well as economic damages from deferred oil production. This case required a complex analysis of Robins Dry Dock due to separate entities, under claimants’ parent company, owning the pipeline, and leasing the wells and platforms.

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RNG Coalition Appoints Lyon to Advisory Board

NGT News

The RNG Coalition has appointed Lynn Lyon, vice president of strategic marketing at Hexagon to both their Consumer Access & Outreach and Education & Research Advisory Boards.

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Federal Agency Recommends Updated Regulations for Pipeline Monitoring, Decommissioning, and Abandonment

The Energy Law Blog

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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All or Nothing: Regulators Strictly Define Pipeline Abandonment

The Energy Law Blog

On August 16th, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) issued an advisory bulletin to clarify the regulatory requirements that may vary depending on the operational status of a pipeline under 49 C.F.R. These pipelines may still contain hazardous materials. Parts 192 and 195 (2016).