The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

By Matthew Simone After seven months of discussion and postponement, Caddo Parish Commissioners approved new regulations affecting oil and gas operations. Second, oil and gas operations may not use public water supplies unless permitted by state or parish approval. These regulations involve three directives.

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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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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.

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The Energy Law

JULY 25, 2013

Holden EPA’s most recent NPDES regulations for stormwater permitting of oil and gas facilities were vacated by the Ninth Circuit in 2008 and new regulations have not been promulgated. The 1987 amendments to the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) added language creating a permitting exemption for uncontaminated runoff from Oil and Gas operations.

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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

JANUARY 6, 2009

By Sarah Steward-Lindsey On November 21, 2008, the Supreme Court of Texas decided that a mineral owner’s participation in a validly pooled unit did not cease simply because the lease of that interest terminated.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 28, 2008

10-06-00236-CV, 2008 WL 90444 (Tex. 9, 2008), the issue presented was whether the preferential right in a Joint Operating Agreement was triggered when working interests subject to the JOA were to be sold along with other interests not subject to the agreement. By Jana Grauberger and Anna Knull In Navasota Resources, L.P.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

08-233, 2008 WL 5158887 (La. Mineral, surface, and subsurface leases on the various properties have been granted to seven separate entities for oil and gas operations on the property. Hilcorp Energy Corp., The case was then transferred to Vermillion Parish, Louisiana pursuant to exceptions filed by the defendants for improper venue.

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The Energy Law

MAY 20, 2009

2008-0541 (La. Bernard, and the plaintiffs alleged personal injury and property damages from emissions of petrochemical facilities operated by the defendants over a fourteen-year period. By Jessica Gladney In Thomas v. Mobil Oil Corp., The proposed class consisted of approximately 7,000 claimants from Algiers and St.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Furthermore, the company announced a strained operating condition warning, which was cancelled on September 3. – Transco Gas Pipeline Corporation released a notice on September 4 regarding firm backhaul transportation service for winter 2007-2008. The service period will be from October 1, 2007, through April 30, 2008.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 12, 2008

06-31238, 2008 WL 588745 (5th Cir. 2008), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s decision to dismiss a qui tam action brought under the Federal Claims Act (FCA). He alleged that the defendants then received the benefit of continuing operations under a federal contract, the federal oil and gas lease.

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The Energy Law

JULY 10, 2008

By Clare Bienvenu Pursuant to Act 547, passed by the Louisiana Legislature in the 2008 Regular Session and recently signed into law by the Governor, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) may now require Louisiana facilities exempt from air permitting requirements to maintain records showing that the actual or potential emissions (..)

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SmartBrief

JUNE 3, 2025

This responsible framework builds employee trust and mitigates legal risk, ensuring that AI-driven processes enhance operations without compromising confidentiality. Following the 2008 financial crisis, cloud computing turned capital-intensive server rooms into on-demand services, creating lasting cost advantages.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

per MMBtu, unless lease royalties were renegotiated with the Secretary , imposes Conservation of Resources Fee on nonproducing lease acreage of $3.75

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SmartBrief

MAY 9, 2025

Today, it operates a bakery and sells meat and eggs as well as fresh seasonal produce at about 14 farmers markets per week. While demand for local food surged during the pandemic and the supply chain glitches that followed, Bruno sees a pattern that stretches back further than that to the 2008 debut of the film Food Inc.

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Iraq Business News: Oil & Gas

APRIL 3, 2025

The Khor Mor plant operated by the companies provides the fuel for around 75% of the KRI's electricity generation, enabling affordable power for more than 6 million Iraqis in the KRI and other governorates of Iraq. billion, the operations have created more than 20,000 direct and indirect jobs in the region.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Decommis sioning liability for predecessors: Current regulations – All lessees and owners of operating rights are jointly and severally liable for meeting decommissioning obligations. A party that assigns a record title interest or operating rights remains liable for decommissioning liability. This first of such NTLs, NTL No.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 23, 2008

2d __, 2008 WL 2221841 (D.Md. In Victor Stanley, Inc. CreativePipe , Inc. , __ F.Supp.2d

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

If a TEG dehydration unit meets the exemption criteria, the owner/operator must maintain records of the applicable throughput or emissions determinations. The owner/operator must submit an initial notification to the delegated state agency and the EPA. prior to January 3, 2007), initial notification is due by January 3, 2008.

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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. Here is the Baroid connection, from 2008-2010. At the end of 2012 he became chief operating officer, then president in 2014, and CEO in 2017.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Decommis sioning liability for predecessors: Current regulations – All lessees and owners of operating rights are jointly and severally liable for meeting decommissioning obligations. A party that assigns a record title interest or operating rights remains liable for decommissioning liability. This first of such NTLs, NTL No.

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SmartBrief

MARCH 19, 2025

New Chair Paul Atkins served as SEC Commissioner from 2002 to 2008 and was known for advocating for market efficiencies and reducing regulatory burden, along with applying principal-based guidelines. SmartBrief: How may SEC leadership changes affect advisors? Michelle L.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2020

The first is a 2008 Texas Supreme Court decision in which the court framed the issue as “whether subsurface hydraulic fracturing of a natural gas well that extends into another’s property is a trespass for which the value of gas drained as a result may be recovered as damages.” [2] 1] Briggs v. Garza Energy Trust, 268 S.W.3d

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Factual Background In July of 2008, nearly 300,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Mississippi River in New Orleans when a tugboat towing an oil-filled barge veered across the river into the path of an ocean-going tanker. DRD then operated the MEL OLIVER under a time charter to ACL. 2701(32)(A). [2] 2] United States v.

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The Energy Law

DECEMBER 16, 2015

The dispute arose out of the drilling and operation of two wells drilled in 1999. The second, the “Hayes Lumber well”, produced the lower zone in the Nodosaria formation until 2007 when the operators ran into sanding problems. Hayes Fund for the First United Methodist Church of Welsh, LLC v. Kerr-McGee Rocky Mt., 2014-C-2592, 2015 La.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 10, 2011

Further, the responsible party for a vessel is any person owning or operating the vessel. OPA, however, also provides a responsible party with a complete defense to liability in the following circumstance: A responsible party is not liable.if 2703(a)(3).

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The Energy Law

MARCH 17, 2020

250.1750, which provides that a pipeline may be decommissioned in place if it “does not constitutes a hazard (obstruction) to navigation and commercial fishing operations, unduly interfere with other uses of the OCS, or have adverse environmental effects.” 250.1754. that, if left in place, would hinder other users of the OCS.”

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AWS: Energy (Oil & Gas)

JANUARY 15, 2025

Building upon a web platform initially created by volunteers in 2008, the organization allowed producers to track their solar production data in near real-time and benchmark their performance against nearby installations. Operating as a non-profit association added another layer of complexity to the challenge.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 4, 2019

As part of this agreement, the new owner will be required to ensure its newly-acquired vapor control systems are: (1) designed to handle maximum and minimum system pressures based on production, and (2) operated and maintained in a manner that prevents excess emissions. 44991 (Aug.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 30, 2015

Kachina”) operates a natural gas gathering system, as well as a gas pipeline. Procedural History In 2008, Lillis contracted to sell his gas directly to Davis, and constructed his own pipeline to the Davis Plant. Factual Background Kachina Pipeline Company, Inc. emphasis by Court).

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Producer's Edge

MAY 19, 2025

May 16, 2025), the Texas Supreme Court resolved two significant issues affecting mineral owners and surface owners: (1) who owns the empty caverns created by salt mining operations, and (2) how to calculate royalty payments on produced salt. Swift Energy Operating, LLC, 622 S.W.3d Underground Services Markham, LLC, No. 3d 39, 49 (Tex.

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McKinsey

JULY 23, 2025

We integrated data science across our entire value chain to optimize our operations. ” If one were facing a life-saving surgery, the risk of not undergoing the procedure outweighs the discomfort of the operation itself. As competition began emerging from technology and data-centric companies, it created a real sense of urgency.

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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. The parties signed the stipulation in August and September 2008, and it was subsequently recorded in the county records.

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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. The parties signed the stipulation in August and September 2008, and it was subsequently recorded in the county records.

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McKinsey

JULY 24, 2025

Often, new owners change the operating model of both the divested business and the parent company because large companies frequently impose mismatched operational requirements on diverse business units. Breaking up the business units can help both entities develop a fit-for-purpose operating model.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 1, 2008

Stephens Martin Paving, LP , 2008 WL 400397, *1 (Tex. 2008), addressed the issue of whether Texas public policy prohibits a “liability insurance provider from indemnifying an award for punitive damages imposed on its insured because of gross negligence.”

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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. 2008 McClendons Major Sell-Off During the economic downturn, McClendon sold much of his Chesapeake stock, raising concerns about the companys future and his leadership. and globally.

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