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The Smackover Formation: Unveiling the Lithium Potential

The Energy Law

New advancements in chemical and mechanical extraction techniques have made it possible to separate lithium from brine much more quickly and with lower ecological impact. To receive information from Liskow & Lewis, your information will be kept in a secured contact database.

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EPA and Army Corps Release New WOTUS Rule

The Energy Law

With a decrease in federal jurisdiction, the demand for wetlands mitigation credits and thus mitigation banking may also decline, and as a result one of the mechanisms for achieving the U.S. To receive information from Liskow & Lewis, your information will be kept in a secured contact database.

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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

However, there was no mechanism to ensure that a penny of the $33 million awarded in Corbello would be spent on clean-up. To receive information from Liskow & Lewis, your information will be kept in a secured contact database. Tackling this problem, the Louisiana Legislature in 2006 enacted La. 30:29, known as Act 312.

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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

All carbon crediting mechanisms require additionality­—methane reductions are additional if the mitigating project would not have happened without the incentive of the carbon credits. To receive information from Liskow & Lewis, your information will be kept in a secured contact database. Additionality.

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Department of Interior Takes Steps to Update Offshore Wind Regulatory Scheme

The Energy Law

BOEM seeks comments on whether these bidding methods are effective mechanisms of advancing priorities such as promoting workforce development and supply chain enhancement, consistent with the goals of OCSLA. To receive information from Liskow & Lewis, your information will be kept in a secured contact database.

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Offshore Companies Face Surge in BSEE Enforcement Actions and Penalties

The Energy Law

For more information on the mechanics of BSEE enforcement actions and the process for challenging INCs and civil penalties, see Stephen W. Moreover, in July 2016, BSEE increased the maximum daily penalty rate from $40,000 to $42,017. [2] Wiegand, “INCs, Civil Penalties, and the Appeals Process,” 2016 NO. 1 RMMLF-INST PAPER NO.

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Streamlining U.S. EPA Subpart W Greenhouse Gas Reporting with AWS and Sustainability Insights Framework

AWS: Energy (Oil & Gas)

These companies must have governance structures in place with cross-functional teams comprised of subject matter experts, data analysts, and compliance professionals to thoroughly vet the information before it is filed with the EPA. Facility: This table contains information about each facility, info such as location, name address, and status.