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Viaro Energy strengthens North Sea portfolio through acquisition of Deltic Energy

Oilfield Technology

Viaro also plans to progress the nearby Blackadder exploration prospect, which is geologically analogous to Selene and well-positioned near existing Viaro infrastructure. If successful, Blackadder has the potential to add to near-term production and extend the life of surrounding host facilities.

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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

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. Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., 3d — (“ LL&E II ”). [1]. Background of Legacy Litigation and LL&E I . LL&E II , at *2. 2020-00685 (La.

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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

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. Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., 3d — (“ LL&E II ”). [1]. Background of Legacy Litigation and LL&E I . LL&E II , at *2. 2020-00685 (La.

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Ninth Circuit Vacates EPA Rule Excepting Oil and Gas Construction Discharges from NPDES Permitting

The Energy Law

The new definition of “oil and gas exploration and production” includes “construction activities,” which brings oil and gas construction activities within the CWA § 402(l)(2) exemption from NPDES permitting. 06-73217 (9th Cir.

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You Cannot Just Read the Regulations to Understand Stormwater Permitting for Oil and Gas Activities!

The Energy Law

Moreno and Robert E. Thus, under the 2006 regulations, stormwater from Oil &Gas sites that only contained sediment was always exempt from permitting. The 2006 regulations were judicially challenged and eventually vacated. By Carlos J. CWA §402(l)(2). EPA subsequently issued regulations implementing this exemption.

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Texas Supreme Court Update: Boundary Dispute Between Leasehold Owner and Lessees of Adjacent Tract

The Energy Law

Nearly a hundred years later, in 2006, the mineral estate of the northwest tract was owned by the Richey family and was leased to Mr. Ellison d/b/a Ellison Lease Operating, whereas the mineral estate of the southeast tract was owned by the Farmar family and was leased to Samson. See 2021 WL 1432222 (Tex.