The Energy Law

APRIL 12, 2022

Sandhill never managed to stop the leak, and it abandoned the well in August 2019. 4/6/22), –So. 3d–, the Louisiana Third Circuit denied the LDNR’s claims for recovery of over 6.3 million dollars in emergency costs from prior operators of an orphaned well. with stopping the leak. the last operator of record and its working interest parties).

Operator

SmartBrief

MARCH 3, 2025

Malissa Esquibel Guest writer: Malissa Esquibel As our Grades K6 school prepares to adopt a new mathematics curriculum next year, I have been working with our teachers to help them modify their teaching approach and have learned a lot in the process. Shift Teacher Mindsets For years, our school was stuck in a cycle of remediation.

Abandonment

The Energy Law

JUNE 3, 2022

As currently written, the Act allows the project operator to expropriate the rights “necessary or useful” in constructing and operating the storage facility. [1] The amendment (Act 163 of 2022) was signed by Governor Edwards on May 26, 2022 and will become effective on August 1 st of this year.

Operator

The Energy Law

JULY 15, 2021

As the number of solar projects continues to grow in Louisiana, a chief concern among Louisiana taxpayers is ensuring that these projects are properly decommissioning upon their abandonment. Solar development is largely in its infancy in Louisiana, with only a handful of projects having been constructed to date.

Abandonment

The Energy Law

JULY 20, 2018

Recently, the court applied Doiron in the context of a contract to plug and abandon a series of offshore wells in Crescent Energy Services, L.L.C., and (2) Does the contract provide or do the parties expect that a vessel will play a substantial role in the completion of the contract? Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. [3]

E&P

The Energy Law

AUGUST 8, 2017

According to Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority, the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, will be phased out and abandoned by the end of 2021. What should lenders and borrowers do to prepare for the end of LIBOR? Lenders and borrowers should monitor the development of alternative benchmark interest rates.

Abandonment

The Energy Law

MAY 1, 2017

If a Notice of Contract has not been filed, subcontractors and suppliers have a sixty-day period to file a lien, which begins running on the date of substantial completion, the owner’s abandonment of the work, or the filing of a Notice of Termination. This can occur on any project involving any physical change to real property in Louisiana.

Abandonment

The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Department of the Interior (“DOI”) recently published its semi-annual regulatory agenda, which includes two new planned rulemakings affecting federal offshore leases. 9598 (Feb. BSEE’s 2024 decommissioning rule would update 30 C.F.R. BSEE is currently authorized to assess civil penalties of up to $52,646 per day per regulatory violation.

Offshore

The Energy Law

MARCH 27, 2020

Specifically, the letter addressed the following circumstances: Plugging Requirements : Regulations require any well that has been identified by the operator as inactive with no future utility to be placed on a schedule of abandonment or plugged within 90 days.

Gas

The Energy Law

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Statewide Order 29-N-6 provides clear guidelines for Class VI wells, which cover the permitting process, siting criteria, area of review, well construction and completion, operational protocol, testing and monitoring specifications, plugging and abandonment procedures, and reporting requirements.

Underground Injection Control

The Energy Law

APRIL 30, 2020

The well was a dry hole, however, and was therefore plugged and abandoned on April 21, 2006. While the long-term fallout from the recent decline in oil prices and the COVID-19 pandemic remains unclear, it is clear that drilling activity has already started to decline. Cannisnia Plantation, LLC v. A well was spud on March 28, 2006.

Operator

The Energy Law

JANUARY 20, 2021

Additionally, Justice Kagan asked counsel for the Federal Government (arguing in support of the energy companies’ position) whether an appellate court can review a remand order if the removing party abandons its federal officer removal in favor of focusing on its other grounds for removal.

Casing

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. Historically, under NTL No.

Pipeline

The Energy Law

OCTOBER 26, 2020

2] Statewide Order 26-N-6 provides clear guidelines for Class VI wells, which cover the permitting process, siting criteria, area of review, well construction and completion, operational protocol, testing and monitoring specifications, plugging and abandonment procedures, and reporting requirements. tons of CO?

Underground Injection Control

The Energy Law

JANUARY 28, 2021

With topics ranging from offshore oil and gas moratoriums to restrictions on natural gas flaring and venting, the following is an overview of notable energy legislation to be heard in state legislatures this year. The Texas Legislature convened for its 2021 session earlier this month with several issues on the agenda. 1] [link]. [2] 2] [link]. [3]

Energy

The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

At the time of the collision, the MEL OLIVER, which was pushing ACL’s barge DM-932 fully laden with oil, was operating without a captain who had effectively abandoned the vessel several days earlier. American Commercial Lines (“ACL”) owned the tug MEL OLIVER, and bareboat chartered its tug to DRD Towing. 2703(a) 33 U.S.C.

Oil

The Energy Law

JANUARY 20, 2021

Additionally, Justice Kagan asked counsel for the Federal Government (arguing in support of the energy companies’ position) whether an appellate court can review a remand order if the removing party abandons its federal officer removal in favor of focusing on its other grounds for removal.

Casing

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. Historically, under NTL No.

Pipeline

The Energy Law

JANUARY 28, 2021

With topics ranging from offshore oil and gas moratoriums to restrictions on natural gas flaring and venting, the following is an overview of notable energy legislation to be heard in state legislatures this year. The Texas Legislature convened for its 2021 session earlier this month with several issues on the agenda. 1] [link]. [2] 2] [link]. [3]

Energy

The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Actions under strategy 9 center around drafting new legislation to increase the plugging of abandoned and orphaned wells. For example, strategy 9 is to “increase resources for decommissioning legacy oil and gas infrastructure.” Noteworthy actions include: ACTION 5.6

Energy

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

MAY 1, 2025

This is an extraordinary victory for the thousands of parents who have advocated for more choices when it comes to the education of their children, Abbott stated. 2, educational choice will soon be the law of the land in Texas, Patrick declared. The 89th Regular Session convened on Jan. May 15: House bill second reading deadline.

Basin

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

APRIL 1, 2025

Governors Perspective During its 60-day session, the legislature passed 194 bills out of 1,182 introduced, addressing issues from economic development and health care to education and water security, as summarized by the office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Lawmakers passed a $10.8 Its a win-win proposition.

Royalty