The Energy Law

JUNE 2, 2020

In two companion cases, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided whether a federal district court could properly exercise jurisdiction over climate change suits brought against energy companies by cities and counties in California. In City of Oakland et al. BP PLC et al. 1442(a)(1).

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The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

See 13-19-00036-CV, 2020 WL 6164467, at *12 (Tex. 22, 2020, pet. Now the case is before the Texas Supreme Court, with a recently submitted amicus brief containing the argument that could turn the tides back in the lessees’ favor. Sheppard, et. Corpus Christi Oct. The lessors won in the trial court; the court of appeals affirmed.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 2, 2020

In May 2018, oil and gas industry defendants removed a docket of 42 cases alleging violations of Louisiana’s coastal zone management laws to federal court in the Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana (“CZM cases”). Defendants removed Auster (and 11 other Western District CZM cases) based on federal officer jurisdiction (28 U.S.C.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 29, 2023

of Review , 2020-0200 (La. 10/20/2020), 341 So. 1] In doing so, the Third Circuit affirmed the constitutional and statutory authority of the Tax Commission to correct assessment that, as in this case, did not properly reflect the fair market value of the pipeline system. Jefferson Davis Parish Bd.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 19, 2020

On October 6, 2020, the Louisiana Supreme Court granted a writ application filed by UNOCAL in State of Louisiana, et al. Additionally, a motion to recuse was filed to remove Justice Crain from the case. Urging review, UNOCAL claimed that the decision at issue is likely to have a sweeping impact on pending and future Act 312 cases.

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Energy Central

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

In a case brought by the Sierra Club and other environmental groups, a federal court in Maryland has seriously unsettled oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico, ruling that a 2020 decision by the National Marine Fisheries Service violates the Endangered Species Act. District Court for the District of Maryland Aug.19

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The Energy Law

MAY 3, 2023

District Court for the Southern District of Florida in October of 2020. Under this doctrine, “a court may decline to exercise its jurisdiction and dismiss a case that is otherwise properly before it so that the case can be adjudicated in another forum.” The case is Noble House, L.L.C. 22-20281, 2023 WL 3168603 (5th Cir.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

On October 26, 2020, the U.S. For example, the borrower must advise whether after March 13, 2020, the borrower was ordered by a state or local authority to shut down or alter its business due to Covid-19. In November of 2020, the taxpayer applied to the lender for forgiveness of the loan.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 20, 2021

This case is one of a number of cases brought by states, cities, and other municipalities against energy companies alleging that the companies contributed to climate change. Climate Change Litigation: 2020 Update, January 15, 2020 ; (2) Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S.

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The Energy Law

MAY 4, 2023

What started in 2020 as a proposed joint rulemaking between the DOI’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) was recently finalized as a stand-alone BSEE rule addressing decommissioning. BSEE’s final rule can be found at 88 Fed. 23569 (April 18, 2023).

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Energy Refuge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

As of January 1st 2020, it has been illegal to manufacture or import R22 into the US. There are numerous reasons to suspect that this is the case, but it’s good to have these suspicions confirmed by science. R22 used to be the standard for air conditioners and heat pumps. Going Green Is Good for Business.

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The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

2020-00685 (La. In the landmark oilfield remediation case Corbello v. After the LL&E I decision, the case went to trial in 2015. The error was LL&E I’s holding that in cases without an express contractual restoration provision, “excess remediation damages were allowed under Act 312.” State of Louisiana v.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

On October 26, 2020, the U.S. For example, the borrower must advise whether after March 13, 2020, the borrower was ordered by a state or local authority to shut down or alter its business due to Covid-19. In November of 2020, the taxpayer applied to the lender for forgiveness of the loan.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 20, 2021

This case is one of a number of cases brought by states, cities, and other municipalities against energy companies alleging that the companies contributed to climate change. Climate Change Litigation: 2020 Update, January 15, 2020 ; (2) Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

On September 11, 2020, Judge Feldman of the Eastern District of Louisiana denied the plaintiffs’ motion to order the Clerk of Court to mail a remand order in Plaquemines v. The procedural background involves Judge Feldman’s remand of the case and stay of the remand order pending appeal. The case is The Parish of Plaquemines v.

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Oil & Gas 360º

MARCH 19, 2025

The magnitude of the imbalance forced grid operator PJM and local utility Dominion Energy to scale back output from power plants to protect grid infrastructure and avoid a worst-case scenario of cascading power outages across the region. “At some level it becomes too large to withstand unless more grid resources are added.”

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

First, the Louisiana Supreme Court on November 4, 2020 denied the Louisiana Department of Revenue’s writ application in Smith International, Inc. Second, the Louisiana legislature amended the Louisiana tax penalty regime in Acts 2020, No.

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McKinsey

JUNE 20, 2025

Nicholas Bloom, an economics professor at Stanford University, and his research collaborators published a paper in 2020 that examined the real R&D expenditures of semiconductor companies and equipment manufacturers and estimated that their annual research effort rose by a factor of 18 between 1971 and 2014. 5 Nicholas Bloom et al.,

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

3d 550, a three-judge panel of the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal held on August 14, 2020, that seaman status under the Jones Act may apply to an injured welder on a jack-up oil rig adjacent to an inland pier. Both plaintiffs were seaman under the nature test, and the panel could not distinguish Sanchez’s case.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

3d 550, a three-judge panel of the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal held on August 14, 2020, that seaman status under the Jones Act may apply to an injured welder on a jack-up oil rig adjacent to an inland pier. Both plaintiffs were seaman under the nature test, and the panel could not distinguish Sanchez’s case.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2020

1] Prior to the Pennsylvania ruling, there were two seminal cases that have addressed the issue and reached conflicting results. The court found that an actionable trespass claim requires an injury and that the only claimed injury in this case—drainage of gas from beneath the plaintiff’s property—was barred by the rule of capture. [3]

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 4, 2023

In 2019 and 2020, the property’s surface owners transferred all of their water rights to Cactus, including the right to any water produced from oil and gas wells. That being the case, Justice Palafox did not believe the regulations had any role in determining the ownership of produced water.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The district court dismissed their case under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). The district court dismissed their case under Rule 12(b)(6). 2] Here, this was not the case. 13, 2020), the plaintiff was not in the danger zone when he witnesses a ship allision. 20, 2010 , 452 F. 3d 455, 463 (E.D.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

On July 15, 2020, The Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion awarding damages for a violation of due process rights against a private pipeline company. In their brief, the Defendants cite the following quote from the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit case of Archbold-Garrett v. 7/15/20), 2020 WL 4001135, *2 n.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

On September 11, 2020, Judge Feldman of the Eastern District of Louisiana denied the plaintiffs’ motion to order the Clerk of Court to mail a remand order in Plaquemines v. The procedural background involves Judge Feldman’s remand of the case and stay of the remand order pending appeal. The case is The Parish of Plaquemines v.

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Vorys Energy

MARCH 24, 2022

2022-Ohio-901 , a consolidation of two cases previously decided by the Seventh District Court of Appeals, followed in the footsteps laid before it in its earlier decision in Gerrity v. 3d 694, 2020-Ohio-6705. The Court’s decision in Fonzi v. Brown , Slip Opinion No. Chervenak , 162 Ohio St.3d

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

First, the Louisiana Supreme Court on November 4, 2020 denied the Louisiana Department of Revenue’s writ application in Smith International, Inc. Second, the Louisiana legislature amended the Louisiana tax penalty regime in Acts 2020, No.

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Drillers

AUGUST 19, 2020

After starting in October and November 2019 The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world in the first few months of 2020. The criteria will depend on each use case. The Day: Thursday 11th June 2020 The Time: 11.00 Youll also learn how to avoid the pitfalls too!

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The district court dismissed their case under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). The district court dismissed their case under Rule 12(b)(6). 2] Here, this was not the case. 13, 2020), the plaintiff was not in the danger zone when he witnesses a ship allision. 20, 2010 , 452 F. 3d 455, 463 (E.D.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

On July 15, 2020, The Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion awarding damages for a violation of due process rights against a private pipeline company. In their brief, the Defendants cite the following quote from the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit case of Archbold-Garrett v. 7/15/20), 2020 WL 4001135, *2 n.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The Louisiana Supreme Court addressed the role of the Louisiana Tax Commission in its decision in the case of D90 Energy, LLC v. 2020-C000200. Jefferson Davis Parish Board of Review , No. The appellate courts had reached inconsistent conclusions on the relative roles of the assessors and the Tax Commission.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The Louisiana Supreme Court addressed the role of the Louisiana Tax Commission in its decision in the case of D90 Energy, LLC v. 2020-C000200. Jefferson Davis Parish Board of Review , No. The appellate courts had reached inconsistent conclusions on the relative roles of the assessors and the Tax Commission.

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The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

2020-00685 (La. In the landmark oilfield remediation case Corbello v. After the LL&E I decision, the case went to trial in 2015. The error was LL&E I’s holding that in cases without an express contractual restoration provision, “excess remediation damages were allowed under Act 312.” State of Louisiana v.

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Producer's Edge

JANUARY 13, 2025

In 2020, the Texas Supreme Court released its opinion in Piranha Partners v. Citation - The Latest Twist The Texas Supreme Court revisited the issue of harmonizing an assignment’s broad body and descriptive exhibits in the recent case, Occidental Permian, Ltd. Citation 2002 Inv. LLC , 689 S.W.3d 3d 899 (Tex.

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Producer's Edge

DECEMBER 9, 2024

2020) and Posse Energy, Ltd. As is usually the case with contract interpretation, clarity and specificity are paramount. —El Paso 2022, pet. The court of appeals’ analysis centered on the interpretation of two seemingly contradictory precedents found in Piranha Partners v. Neuhoff, 596 S.W.3d 3d 740 (Tex.2020)

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Novi

MAY 31, 2024

We ran a scenario analysis that ranged from ~$140MM up to ~$415MM with a median case of $260MM, relatively close to the actual closing price of $264.5MM. As a result, we came in relatively low on the valuation. Source: Novi Insight Engine. Mcf range.

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Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

JUNE 2, 2025

One case before the Texas Supreme Court was argued on March 18: Cactus Water Services, LLC, v COG Operating, LLC. And the crux of the case, in the courts words: Years after executing the mineral leases with COG, the surface owners executed Produced Water Lease Agreements with Cactus. Phelan is CEO of U.S.

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