The Energy Law

APRIL 21, 2021

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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Energy Central

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The United States’ energy system is in a period of increasingly rapid transition, bringing with it exciting opportunities as well as daunting challenges, from incentivizing emerging renewable energy sources like community solar and offshore wind generation to regulating breakthrough technologies such as hydrogen, carbon capture pipelines and (..)

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Energy Central

JULY 27, 2023

The Baltic Sea Hydrogen Collector project has been reassessed and currently consists of two parallel, large-scale pipelines stretching from Mariehamn along Bornholm to Lubmin in Germany. This indicates great potential for offshore wind development in the Nordic-Baltic region. ??

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 31, 2023

11] The Coast Guard is not responsible for adjusting OPA limits for offshore facilities (other than deepwater ports). 11] The Coast Guard is not responsible for adjusting OPA limits for offshore facilities (other than deepwater ports). Offshore facilities have unlimited liability for removal costs. [13] 138.230). [10]

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Offshore Energies UK

MARCH 4, 2025

Supply chain companies keen to meet key decision makers to discuss business opportunities in the offshore energy sector can now book one-to-one appointments at OEUKs Share Fair at P&J Live in Aberdeen on March 19. Bill Cattanach, NSTA Head of Supply Chain, said: The one-to-one sessions are a real win-win for buyer and supplier alike.

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Egypt Oil & Gas

MARCH 13, 2025

Then, it will be transported through a 600 km pipeline straight to the refinery, ultimately preventing around 300,000 tpa of CO2 emissions from the site starting in 2030. We are looking forward to further developing our partnership with RWE, our partner in several offshore wind projects in Germany and the Netherlands.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Department of the Interior (“DOI”) recently published its semi-annual regulatory agenda, which includes two new planned rulemakings affecting federal offshore leases. 250.1409 (applicable to appeals of penalties assessed to federal offshore oil, gas, and sulphur leases) and § 290.4 9598 (Feb. 86285 (Dec.

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Exprodat

MARCH 3, 2025

Section 34 of this act requires pipeline and infrastructure data to be reported. Essentially, this is the kit which sits on the seabed, undersea and at surface – be it pipelines, cables, SSIVs, platforms. Pipeline points – spools, valves, etc. Subsea points – wellheads, manifolds, etc. Where to go next?

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Exprodat

MARCH 3, 2025

Section 34 of this act requires pipeline and infrastructure data to be reported. Essentially, this is the kit which sits on the seabed, undersea and at surface – be it pipelines, cables, SSIVs, platforms. Pipeline points – spools, valves, etc. Subsea points – wellheads, manifolds, etc. Where to go next?

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Pro-Gas Services

JANUARY 17, 2025

This self-contained system is specifically engineered to process raw natural gas, removing impurities and liquids to ensure it meets stringent quality standards for pipeline transportation or further processing. These impurities can corrode pipelines, damage processing equipment, and even pose safety and environmental risks.

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Aresco

OCTOBER 25, 2023

This includes both onshore and offshore activities. Key Processes: Transportation via pipelines, rail, trucks, or ships; storage in tanks or other facilities; and marketing for wholesale distribution. Assets: Midstream assets include pipelines, storage tanks, terminals, and transportation infrastructure.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Plains Pipeline, L.P. The cutter head punctured a pipeline owned by Plains Pipeline that carried product for Phillips 66. Here, Phillips had argued that it had the exclusive right to the entire capacity of the pipeline and that it was “almost totally responsible” for expenses associated with the pipeline.

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Drillers

MARCH 24, 2020

Pipeline vandalism, militant attacks on infrastructure, protests and lawsuits are among the issues that have plagued Nigerias oil industry for years. company has a 40-60 joint venture with the NNPC, which is the majority shareholder, and stakes in several offshore fields, including several deepwater blocks that have yet to be developed.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 21, 2021

The Order, however, does not limit oil and gas operations under valid leases, so previously approved activities and operations can continue. The Order, however, does not limit oil and gas operations under valid leases, so previously approved activities and operations can continue. The Order can be found at [link].

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Oil Review Middle East

MARCH 11, 2025

Over 340 successful applications onshore and offshore have been reported, with an overall success rate of 94%. Hunting sees the Middle East as a key area of growth, given the tender activity across the region, according to its 2024 Results statement.

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The Energy Law

MAY 4, 2023

When BSEE issues an order to predecessors, it requires them to monitor, maintain, and decommission all wells, pipelines, and facilities to minimize safety hazards, environmental harm, and interference with navigation or other uses of the OCS. 250.1700, et seq. .

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Army Corps of Engineers published a final rule narrowing the scope of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA) such that certain wetlands are removed from federal jurisdiction. The final rule revises the agency regulations in light of the U.S. Supreme Court holding in its recent landmark decision, Sackett v.

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The Energy Law

JULY 15, 2016

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released its long awaited new Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL) updating the procedures and criteria used to determine when and if additional supplemental financial assurance is required for an Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease, pipeline right-of-way, or right-of-use and easement. 2016-N01.

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Rextag

DECEMBER 23, 2024

billion Date: October 13, 2024 This deal expanded Sunocos midstream operations by adding NuStars 3,500 miles of pipelines and 60 million barrels of storage capacity across North America. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas! This deal boosted Exxons daily output by over 700,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d).

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Oil Gas Leads

MARCH 10, 2025

Offshore drilling activity increased , with the rig count rising by one to 14. March 10, 2025 The U.S. oil and gas industry saw a slight dip in drilling activity last week, as Baker Hughes reported a one-rig decline , bringing the total national rig count to 592.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This action proposes strategic collaboration across Louisiana state agencies and the federal government, transmission planning agencies, energy regulators, and the private sector, to take additional steps to advance development of offshore wind power generation. (Associated Submitted Action Proposals: n/a).

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Valor

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

onshore wind farms and spinning off offshore wind assets. onshore wind farms and spinning off offshore wind assets. It is part of a broader buildout, including two new pipelines and a 319-acre tank farm. Meanwhile, global supply concerns persist as the U.S. GW capacity. The companys profits fell to $8.2 billion in 2024 from $13.4

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

Further, this section directs FERC with the Secretaries of Energy, Transportation and Interior to “facilitate the.the construction of pipelines necessary to transport oil and natural gas through NPRA to existing transportation of processing infrastructure on the North Slope of Alaska.”

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 21, 2021

The Order, however, does not limit oil and gas operations under valid leases, so previously approved activities and operations can continue. The Order, however, does not limit oil and gas operations under valid leases, so previously approved activities and operations can continue. The Order can be found at [link].

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The proposed regulations define “predecessor” as “a prior lessee or owner of operating rights, or a prior holder of a right-of-use and easement grant [RUE], or a pipeline right-of-way grant [ROW], that is liable for accrued obligations on that lease or grant.”

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 19, 2020

After the incident, two of the offshore platforms connected by pipeline to the platform where the work was performed had to be shut down. In Pacific Operators Offshore, LLP v. That platform, however, was part of a larger gas gathering system connected to others located on the Outer Continental Shelf (“OCS”). 207, 222 (2012).

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In the meantime, more questions than answers remain regarding the regulatory framework for offshore CCS. One issue is the method Interior will use to authorize offshore CCS – by lease, easement, or right-of-way (or some combination thereof).

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Coolfire Core

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Companies have already begun to take advantage of this ability to manage operations across a range of hard-to-access and low-connectivity environments, like offshore rigs and cargo ships. At every level, companies must have accurate insight into their operations in order to make proactive and cost-effective decisions.

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The Energy Law

DECEMBER 28, 2012

United States Dep’t of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, GUIDANCE TO OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF OFFSHORE FACILITIES SEAWARD OF THE COAST LINE CONCERNING REGIONAL OIL SPILL RESPONSE PLANS, NTL No. 2012-N06 (2012), [hereinafter NTL 2012-N06]. at 28-29 (emphasis added).

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The proposed regulations define “predecessor” as “a prior lessee or owner of operating rights, or a prior holder of a right-of-use and easement grant [RUE], or a pipeline right-of-way grant [ROW], that is liable for accrued obligations on that lease or grant.”

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Rextag

OCTOBER 31, 2024

decline in revenue, CNOOCs strong output, especially from offshore China and the Payara project in Guyana, helped keep profits on a high note. Adjusted profits rose by 15.6%, thanks to increased natural gas liquid volumes flowing through its extensive pipeline network. billion, its lowest in nearly four years. billion share buyback.

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Drillers

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

At offshore fields, water is abundantly available and at onshore fields drillers often use the water that comes out of the well along with the oil instead of disposing of it. The beginning of the 20 th century in the United States was marked by what historians call the Texas oil boom. Its other name was the Gusher Age.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Historically, the CBP (and its predecessor, the United States Customs Service) held that pipeline related equipment carried on a vessel and which was used in the activity in which the vessel was engaged ( i.e., used “on or from” the vessel) constituted “vessel equipment” rather than “merchandise”. The saga of the U.S.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 1, 2016

In fact, last year, the Corps adopted a new rule modifying the definition of the scope of waters covered by the Clean Water Act. The rule is currently stayed, however, pending resolution of claims that it is arbitrary and capricious. 33 CFR § 328.3(a)(3) a)(3) (2012). Furthermore, section 404 permits under the Clean Water Act are very expensive.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

On November 11, 2016, the EPA published a proposed rule designed to update its Renewable Fuel Standards Program and support the growth of renewable fuel use. These new regulations will be aligned with those already in place for single-facility production. (2) For more specific information please contact Elizabeth Wheeler or Jackie Hickman.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 10, 2020

Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently took action against a maritime employer for allegedly retaliating against a seaman who cooperated with the Coast Guard in connection with its investigation of a maritime casualty. On October 20, 2017, Bouchard Transportation’s ATB BUSTER BOUCHARD/B.

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The Energy Law

JULY 2, 2021

Last week, the Louisiana Governor’s Office hosted Louisiana Wind Week 2021 to assess Louisiana’s future in offshore wind energy development. The first-day session focused on Federal and State administration priorities and regulatory overviews of offshore wind leasing.

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