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

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. 250.1700, et seq. BSEE added a new paragraph (c) to 30 C.F.R.

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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. Louisiana Land & Exploration Co., A detailed summary of the Third Circuit’s decision can be found here.

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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

JULY 1, 2021

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. 2020-00685 (La. 3d — (“ LL&E II ”). [1]. Background of Legacy Litigation and LL&E I . In the landmark oilfield remediation case Corbello v.

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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. Now, the penalties imposed by Acts 2015, No. In addition, the late payment penalty in La.

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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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The Energy Law

AUGUST 4, 2023

Produced water—a substance traditionally considered to be a useless byproduct of fracing—has recently become a valuable product that can be treated and sold to operators for drilling. As background, many areas in Texas contain shale formations that are dense and have poor permeability. But more than minerals are released.

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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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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. E), they did not search the public records of the county where the holder was said to have resided.

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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. Once we go back to the new normal we expect that each E&P company will decide which is the most suitable for their needs, in-person or virtual? The criteria will depend on each use case.

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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. Now, the penalties imposed by Acts 2015, No. In addition, the late payment penalty in La.

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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. Smart Fabricators of Texas, LLC , 970 F.3d Sanchez was never an Enterprise employee or a member of the rig’s crew.

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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. Smart Fabricators of Texas, LLC , 970 F.3d Sanchez was never an Enterprise employee or a member of the rig’s crew.

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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 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. In In re Deepwater Horizon , No. See Barker v.

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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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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

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. Bayou Bridge Pipeline, LLC v. Acres, More or Less, Located in St. Martin Parish, et al. [1] Martin Parish, et al. [1] James, Louisiana. One landowner had an interest of.0000994

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Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

JUNE 2, 2025

The advantage for minerals firms is that they have no investment in equipment or drilling costs, as do E&Ps. The challenge is that they must still do geological research on formations, and then predict where the E&P is planning to drill. Click here to listen to the Audio verison of this story!

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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. Louisiana property is assessed by the assessor for the parish where the property is located.

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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. Louisiana property is assessed by the assessor for the parish where the property is located.

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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 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. In In re Deepwater Horizon , No. See Barker v.

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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. Bayou Bridge Pipeline, LLC v. Acres, More or Less, Located in St. Martin Parish, et al. [1] Martin Parish, et al. [1] James, Louisiana. One landowner had an interest of.0000994

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The Energy Law

MARCH 1, 2021

In the world of oil and gas, there are a lot of companies with debt maturities coming due in 2020 or 2021 ( see this article from the Wall Street Journal discussing the $120 billion debt wall these companies will face through 2023), and oil prices have been below the break-even point for many drilling sites.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 2, 2020

New, expanded CFIUS regulations went into effect on February 13, 2020. businesses, in some cases require mandatory national security review of transactions. The regulations, dealing with foreign acquisition of control of U.S. businesses or certain foreign investments in U.S. In addition to addressing acquisitions of U.S.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 8, 2020

With the prevalence of cases involving royalty disputes in Texas, the state’s Supreme Court has never hesitated to address these issues. Heritage Resources is the underlying case that must be understood to decipher the Supreme Court’s logic as it continues to rectify the numerous creative royalty provisions across Texas today.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 28, 2020

Hawaii Wildlife Fund, et al. where the Court held that, in limited circumstances, a party discharging pollutants into groundwater that ultimately end up in navigable waters will need a permit under the Clean Water Act. 33 U.S.C. §§ 1311(a), 1362(12)(A); see also 33 U.S.C. 1342 (NPDES provisions). 1342 (NPDES provisions).

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The Energy Law

MARCH 19, 2020

Before Cyan was decided, the enforceability of exclusive federal forum provisions was challenged in a separate Delaware case, Sciabacucchi v. 18, 2020). [4] Corporations generally prefer to litigate these claims in federal court as state court is viewed as inefficient and more inclined to grant plaintiffs a summary judgment ruling.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 8, 2021

Employee wages, salaries and commissions owed by an employer, $13,650 in 2020, that were earned within 180 days of a company filing for bankruptcy are given a higher priority in a bankruptcy proceeding ( fourth priority level ). This fifth priority cap is reduced by any amounts paid to the employee under the fourth priority. the company).

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The Energy Law

MARCH 1, 2021

In the world of oil and gas, there are a lot of companies with debt maturities coming due in 2020 or 2021 ( see this article from the Wall Street Journal discussing the $120 billion debt wall these companies will face through 2023), and oil prices have been below the break-even point for many drilling sites.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 30, 2020

The controlling element in this case focused upon by the Second Circuit was whether the operations were “commenced with reasonable expectation of discovering and producing minerals in paying quantities” at the location and depth chosen. A well was spud on March 28, 2006.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 8, 2021

Employee wages, salaries and commissions owed by an employer, $13,650 in 2020, that were earned within 180 days of a company filing for bankruptcy are given a higher priority in a bankruptcy proceeding ( fourth priority level ). This fifth priority cap is reduced by any amounts paid to the employee under the fourth priority. the company).

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The Energy Law

JUNE 13, 2019

The compliance date for Regulation BI and Form CRS is June 30, 2020. The Fiduciary Release does not create any new duties, but “reaffirms, and in some cases clarifies, certain aspects of the federal fiduciary duty an investment adviser owes to its clients.” [3] 3] It is effective immediately. 3] It is effective immediately.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) recently issued a proposed rule on Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention (“Proposed Rule”), which was published in the Federal Register on October 16, 2020 and is now open for public comment.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) recently issued a proposed rule on Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention (“Proposed Rule”), which was published in the Federal Register on October 16, 2020 and is now open for public comment.

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