The Energy Law

MAY 21, 2007

1992), which held JOA exculpatory language limiting operator liability to situations of gross negligence of willful misconduct applicable to all good faith actions undertaken by the operator under the JOA, including performance of its contractual duties. 2006 WL 905345 (D. Marathon Oil Co., 2d 254 (5th Cir. Union Oil Co.,

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American Gas Association

MAY 9, 2025

In December 2024, officials from Ameren Illinois and L&C gathered at the colleges Godfrey campus to celebrate the donation of a retired 2006 Freightliner to the colleges Truck Driver Training program. L&C Board of Trustees President Dwight Werts highlighted the trucks broad training potential.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 30, 2020

In Cannisnia Plantation , the Louisiana Second Circuit faced the issue of whether a mineral servitude owner conducted good faith operations sufficient to interrupt the prescription of non-use of a mineral servitude. A well was spud on March 28, 2006. The mineral servitude owner disagreed with the notice and refused to comply.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 30, 2008

173 IBLA 250 (2008), affirms an MMS denial of a Suspension of Operations (“SOO”) where the lessee submitted an revised exploration plan (“EP”) and permit to drill (“APD”) just days before the lease’s 10-year primary term expired, but was unable to conduct lease activities before the expiration date.

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Producer's Edge

APRIL 30, 2025

Specifically, on May 27, 1976, the original lessors executed an oil and gas lease (“1976 Lease”) covering a 550-acre tract in Milam County, Texas, with a primary term of three years and a secondary term contingent on production or operations continuing without a cessation of more than sixty consecutive days.

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The Energy Law

JULY 25, 2013

The 1987 amendments to the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) added language creating a permitting exemption for uncontaminated runoff from Oil and Gas operations. The regulations clarified that the permitting exemption only applied to oil and gas operational activities; thus, construction activities were not included in CWA §402(l). c)(1)(iii).

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

In Laddex , the lessee of the top lease, Laddex, sued the lessee of the base lease, BP, contending that the prior lease terminated during a period of slow production between August 2005 and November 2006. Both parties filed petitions for review before the Texas Supreme Court. Briefing can be found here. ExxonMobil Corporation v.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 31, 2017

30:29, in 2006 to provide a procedure for ensuring that amounts awarded to remediate environmental damage are actually spent on remediation. The Louisiana Legislature passed “Act 312,” La. In May 2015, a jury found BP was responsible for the damage.

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The Energy Law

DECEMBER 1, 2006

The opinion is available at 2006 WL 3333797 (E.D. 28, 2006).

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Rextag

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Fact: Hesss Guyana operations were so lucrative that some analysts called this deal the crown jewel of 2024. Fact: This was Conocos boldest move since its merger with Burlington Resources in 2006. Fact: NuStars San Antonio headquarters is rumored to remain operational, retaining its Texan roots.

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Rextag

MAY 20, 2025

installed base [of onshore turbines] has exceeded its operational design life, said Charles Coppins, a global wind analyst at the firm. Operators are looking to replace those aging turbines with the latest [ones]. MidAmerican, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, operates 3,500 turbines across 38 wind farms in Iowa alone.

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The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

Tackling this problem, the Louisiana Legislature in 2006 enacted La. LL&E I held that even without a Corbello -like express contractual provision, defendants who operated unreasonably accrued an implied obligation under the Mineral Code to restore property above and beyond regulatory environmental standards. 12-0884 (La.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 4, 2007

Mary Operating Company v. 12/06/06), 2006 La. Mary Operating Company filed a concursus proceeding to determine to determine the proper recipient of royalties from an oil well in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. Thus, the right did not expire after the passage of ten years, but was kept alive by mineral production.

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Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

APRIL 7, 2025

Boiling operations down to the number of steps required for every service line that create an environment of 99.5 Halliburtons people and operations impressed him deeply. Macondo and Later After Baroid, Miller ran Gulf of Mexico operations for Halliburton for a year, which coincided with the Macondo/Deepwater Horizon episode.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2021

In 2006, however, BlueStone acquired the lease and became responsible for paying royalties on production thereunder. produced from said land in all operations which Lessee may conduct hereunder [.]” after deductions), resulting in lower royalty payments for the royalty owners. the use of gas.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2021

In 2006, however, BlueStone acquired the lease and became responsible for paying royalties on production thereunder. produced from said land in all operations which Lessee may conduct hereunder [.]” after deductions), resulting in lower royalty payments for the royalty owners. the use of gas.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2021

In 2006, however, BlueStone acquired the lease and became responsible for paying royalties on production thereunder. produced from said land in all operations which Lessee may conduct hereunder [.]” after deductions), resulting in lower royalty payments for the royalty owners. the use of gas.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 12, 2017

The mineral lessees were required to provide the mortgagee with quarterly and annual financial statements reflecting their financial condition, reserve reports showing projections of further net income from the mortgaged properties, and sales and production reports which included the actual revenue and operating expenses of the wells.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 4, 2007

For a copy of TxOGA’s brief, click on the following link Amicus Curiae Brief of TXOGA – Received: 10/16/2006 . Exxon failed to act as a reasonably prudent operator in plugging the wells; 3. Liskow & Lewis attorney Butch Marseglia submitted an amicus curiae brief on behalf of The Texas Oil & Gas Association. Exxon Corp.,

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The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

Tackling this problem, the Louisiana Legislature in 2006 enacted La. LL&E I held that even without a Corbello -like express contractual provision, defendants who operated unreasonably accrued an implied obligation under the Mineral Code to restore property above and beyond regulatory environmental standards. 12-0884 (La.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Further bad news, the regulation of IARs differs among the states and advisers are wise to have their lawyer or compliance professional review the law relating to registration of solicitors and IAR’s in each state in which the adviser has operations.

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Rextag

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The newly formed company, now known as Expand Energy, operates under the Nasdaq ticker EXE, symbolizing its fresh identity in the energy landscape. 2006 Tom Ward Resigns Ward, who co-founded the company, left Chesapeake in 2006. Chesapeake and Southwesterns $7.4 behind only ExxonMobil, and owned rights to 16 million acres.

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The Energy Law

MAY 3, 2021

The plaintiff, Martha Ellison d/b/a Ellison Lease Operating, alleged that the defendant lessees, Samson Resources Company (“Samson”), COG Operating LLC (“Concho”), drilled and operated a well on her leasehold. See 2021 WL 1432222 (Tex.

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The Energy Law

MAY 3, 2021

The plaintiff, Martha Ellison d/b/a Ellison Lease Operating, alleged that the defendant lessees, Samson Resources Company (“Samson”), COG Operating LLC (“Concho”), drilled and operated a well on her leasehold. See 2021 WL 1432222 (Tex.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 4, 2012

ACT 312 BEFORE THE NEW LEGISLATION Act 312 of the 2006 legislative session was enacted in response to judicial decisions that awarded significant damages for remediation costs with no obligation for landowners to actually use such awards for cleanup work.

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Oil & Gas 360º

MARCH 27, 2025

There were 104 operational nuclear reactors in the U.S. Last year, Holtec International, the private owner of the Palisades Power Plant in Covert, Michigan, announced plans to reopen the facility after it closed in 2022 following 40 years of operation. hopes to refurbish several of its long-neglected power plants.

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