The Energy Law

MARCH 26, 2019

District Court for the Western District of Louisiana held that a unit operator may not recover post-production costs from an unleased mineral owner’s share of production proceeds in Allen Johnson, et al. 30:10 governed whether a unit operator may deduct post-production costs against UMO’s share of production proceeds. [3]

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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 allows greater remediation than government standards, a jury may consider and award such “excess remediation” damages.

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Navigate Power

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Article at a glance Blockchain helps buy and sell renewable energy directly between users. It makes energy trading more transparent and secure. The technology improves data management across energy industries. As society increases its focus on going green, businesses are exploring their options for renewable energy.

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Navigate Power

JANUARY 22, 2025

Article at a glance Combined utility and energy bill audits identify billing errors and optimize consumption. The audits streamline operations and enhance productivity through better equipment and energy plans. Managing energy expenses is critical for businesses of all sizes. What Are Utility And Energy Bill Audits?

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Egypt Oil & Gas

MARCH 6, 2025

During the meeting, the Minister discussed to implement investment incentive programs in the oil and gas sector during the last eight months since the government was assigned , which clearly contributed to achieving positive indicators to accelerate drilling operations and production in many projects in cooperation with investment partners.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Some of the actions are related to development of renewable energy in Louisiana, whereas others aim to manage emissions. Other strategies focus on switching to low carbon fuels and developing the infrastructure to support renewable energy in Louisiana. Noteworthy actions include: ACTION 5.6 Noteworthy actions include: ACTION 5.6

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The Energy Law

MARCH 30, 2010

In early 2010, the Louisiana Office of Conservation published in the Louisiana Register a Notice of Intent to amend Statewide Order 29-B, the regulation governing the storage, treatment, and disposal of exploration and production waste at oilfield sites.

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Rextag

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The International Energy Agency (IEA), once regarded as the gold standard for energy forecasting, now faces significant criticism for its 2024 World Energy Outlook (WEO). Mills, Executive Director of the National Center for Energy Analytics, and Neil Atkinson, Special Advisor , the IEAs peak oil demand forecast is deeply flawed.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

House of Representatives passed Speaker Pelosi’s Energy Bill, H.R. 6899, titled “Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act.” Title I addresses the existing moratoria, future OCS access, exploration, production and royalty questions.

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IBM: Oil & Gas

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Between turbulent economic market conditions and the transformation of the global energy landscape, upstream oil and gas organizations face increasing pressure to exploit new finds and enhance recovery from existing fields. This helps fast track innovation , reduce costs and accelerate the agility of the energy ecosystem.

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AWS: Energy (Oil & Gas)

JANUARY 6, 2025

Overview The combination of AWS generative AI, S&P Global Enterprise Data Management (EDM) for Energy, and Esri ArcGIS tools orchestrates a harmonious symphony in subsurface exploration workflows within the energy sector. The conceptual architecture of the EDI on AWS for the OSDU Platform is shown in the following figure.

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Aresco

AUGUST 13, 2024

This trend reflects a broader shift in investment strategies as investors seek to diversify their portfolios, hedge against market risks, and capitalize on the potential high returns offered by the energy sector. government offers a variety of tax incentives aimed at encouraging domestic energy production.

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Reporting Oil and Gas

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Jinapor emphasized that the government’s decision to acquire crude oil without relying on dollars through this innovative approach had significantly curtailed the depreciation of the Ghana Cedi, playing a crucial role in bolstering the national economy. Additionally, petrol prices decreased from GHS23 per litre to GHS12 per litre.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 28, 2021

Several pieces of energy-industry legislation are teed up for debate as state legislatures reconvene for their first sessions of 2021. For a comprehensive list of energy legislation to be heard in upcoming state legislative sessions, see: [link]. [1] Massachusetts lawmakers recently re-filed a historic climate bill ( S. 1] [link]. [2]

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The Energy Law

MARCH 28, 2022

Like traditional exploration and development, CCUS projects require the operator to secure both the necessary private property rights from landowners as well as regulatory approval from the appropriate administrative agency in order to proceed. Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) projects involve various legal issues.

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Navigate Power

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Embracing renewable energy sources like solar power is a great way to become an environmentally friendly business. Thankfully, the business energy consultants at Navigate Power know that solar is a long-term energy investment capable of saving businesses money in multiple ways. All of the panels connect, forming a grid.

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The Energy Law

MAY 18, 2021

Although the Court addressed this issue arising out of the City of Baltimore’s lawsuit against several energy companies, the decision likely will have impacts in the more than 20 pending climate-related cases. The energy companies appealed the district court’s remand order to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

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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

JUNE 30, 2023

Additionally, concerns about a potential “chilling effect” on the state’s real estate industry have been raised, along with likely complications associated with the task of identifying whether every entity buying or leasing property in the state is sufficiently tied to an adversarial government to fall under the purview of this bill.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 8, 2020

BlueStone primes the Court to resolve a Texas appellate court split regarding whether a lease provision requiring royalties to be paid based on “gross” profits or value received from the sale of oil and gas production nullifies an “at the well” valuation point elsewhere in a lease. Crude Energy, LLC , 573 S.W.3d 2d at 120-21.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Chesapeake Exploration Limited Partnership , XOG sought an interpretation of the retained acreage clause contained in an assignment to Chesapeake of XOG’s lease interests in four oil and gas leases collectively covering 1,625 acres. In XOG Operating, LLC v.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 20, 2021

Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the climate change lawsuit filed by the City of Baltimore in 2018 against energy companies. This case is one of a number of cases brought by states, cities, and other municipalities against energy companies alleging that the companies contributed to climate change.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 18, 2015

Like the final season of ABC’s hit series Lost , the Texas Supreme Court’s opinion in Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. The 5-4 decision, authored by Justice Hecht, is the latest in a series of cases from high courts across the country addressing the sharing of “post-production costs” between royalty owners and oil and gas lessees.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Today, the United States Supreme Court granted a Petition for Certiorari filed by energy companies in Baltimore’s climate change lawsuit. 1447(d) limited its review of the district court’s remand order to only those grounds which were based on the energy companies acting under the authority of a federal officer.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

The Violation In March 2012, BSEE conducted an inspection of ATP’s floating production platform facility, known as the ATP Innovator, while it was moored to the sea floor about 45 nautical miles offshore of southeastern Louisiana (about 125 miles south of New Orleans) and engaged in the production of oil and natural gas. 955 F.Supp.2d

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The Energy Law

APRIL 2, 2019

Introducing its lawsuit with statements that “New Orleans is imperiled” and its “people are in danger,” the City contends that the defendants’ failure to maintain access canals, spoil banks, and earthen pits created in the course of exploration and production has destroyed the coastal zone.

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Producer's Edge

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Texas Business Courts will potentially impact a wide range of cases, from high-value contract disputes to intricate corporate governance issues. Their limited jurisdiction, set forth in Texas Government Code Sec. For in-house counsel in the oil and gas industry, this development warrants close attention and careful consideration.

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Rextag

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Still, market watchers see the move as part of a larger trend: investors pushing traditional energy companies to maximize immediate shareholder returns rather than spending heavily on lower-carbon initiatives that may take years to pay off. Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) : Archaea Energy started up nine new RNG plants in the U.S.,

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 2, 2020

Riverwood Production Company, et al. (“ Riverwood ”), No. According to defendants, the Report shows, for the first time, that plaintiffs allege damages based on World War II-era exploration and production activities that were controlled, directed, and regulated by the federal government. 18-5217, 2019 WL 2271118 (E.D.

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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. The demand for energy is growing, and the expectations to lower the carbon footprint are increasing,” says Barbara Burger, president of Chevron’s venture-capital arm. [3]

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 10, 2017

Also included is a joint operating agreement (“JOA”) to govern the drilling and operation of additional development wells in a formation once a working interest in that formation has been earned in accordance with the provisions of the EJDA. Take into account lease maintenance requirements.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 12, 2017

Tauren Exploration, Inc. , 19] Although the Second Circuit found solidary liability in this instance, it is important to note that the Court stated that the case at issue was “highly fact-intensive and should not be construed as governing other cases that may follow unless the same facts exist.” [20] Tauren Exploration, Inc.,

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 29, 2014

Background In 2010, in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Department of Interior renamed the Minerals Management Service (MMS) the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE).

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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. million acres in Alberta.

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Oil Gas Leads

MARCH 13, 2025

One such transaction involves Scout Energy Management LLC , which has acquired multiple production facilities from ConocoPhillips in Pecos and Reeves counties, Texas. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) oversees these permits to ensure that production activities adhere to state and federal environmental regulations.

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Egypt Oil & Gas

MARCH 13, 2025

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi participated as a keynote speaker at the Energy and Economy in Africa forum, chaired by US Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright. The post Badawi Shares Insights Regarding Energy, Economy in Africa Forum first appeared on Egypt Oil & Gas.

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Rextag

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Over the past two years, 2023 and 2024, production levels have soared, investment strategies have shifted, and new regulatory frameworks have emerged. How will new policies impact production and investment strategies? 2023 Production: ~6.0 2024 Production: 6.3 MMBbl/d production increase in 2024. MMBbl/d , a 0.3

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