The Energy Law

AUGUST 1, 2007

In Gulf Explorer, LLC v. Clayton WIlliams Energy Inc. 6/8/07), the operator completed a well that was plugged and abandoned without reaching payout. A non-participating working interest owner sued, asking the court to declare that its royalty and overriding royalty owners were entitled to their share of production.

Royalty

SmartBrief

MAY 14, 2025

He mastered dozens of instruments, choreographed his shows and oversaw production. According to Harvard Business Review , multitasking can reduce productivity by as much as 40%. Like great musicians, great leaders don’t scatter their energy; they channel it. Celebrate wild ideas; iteration often comes after exploration.

Exploration and Production

The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Some of the actions are related to development of renewable energy in Louisiana, whereas others aim to manage emissions. Actions under strategy 9 center around drafting new legislation to increase the plugging of abandoned and orphaned wells. Noteworthy actions include: ACTION 5.6 Noteworthy actions include: ACTION 5.6

Energy

Rextag

MARCH 3, 2025

BP has announced a shift in its energy strategy, moving away from aggressive renewables investments and increasing its oil and gas production spending. He stated that BPs initial faith in green energy was misplaced , leading to a strategic reset prioritizing stronger financial performance and higher shareholder returns.

Gas

Rextag

APRIL 16, 2025

BP Targets 400,000 boe/d in Gulf with New Discovery BP has made a new oil discovery in the deepwater Gulf of America, signaling a renewed commitment to traditional energy resources as the company continues a high-profile strategic reset. Reduce its renewable energy budget to $1.5$2 2 billion annually. BP is also targeting 2.32.5

Oil

The Energy Law

APRIL 12, 2022

In Litel Explorations, LLC v. and Gary Production Company were named as prior operators of the G.A. The Lyon Well was leaking in 2018, which prompted the LDNR to task the current operator (Sandhill Production, Inc.) Sandhill never managed to stop the leak, and it abandoned the well in August 2019. Aegis Development Co.,

Operator

The Energy Law

JANUARY 28, 2021

Several pieces of energy-industry legislation are teed up for debate as state legislatures reconvene for their first sessions of 2021. For a comprehensive list of energy legislation to be heard in upcoming state legislative sessions, see: [link]. [1] Massachusetts lawmakers recently re-filed a historic climate bill ( S. 1] [link]. [2]

Energy

The Energy Law

JULY 20, 2018

Gulf Oil Corp. , [1] for determining whether a contract to perform services related to oil & gas exploration on navigable waters is maritime, the Fifth Circuit took up In re Larry Doiron, Incorporated [2] earlier this year in an effort to streamline the test and bring clarity to an area of the law mired in uncertainty.

E&P

The Energy Law

JANUARY 20, 2021

Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the climate change lawsuit filed by the City of Baltimore in 2018 against energy companies. 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.

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.

Pipeline

Energy Outlook Advisors

MAY 14, 2025

Therefore, high oil price volatility leads to a waste of resources, higher costs, and a deterioration of efficiencies in oil production and consumption. These developments forced policymakers in oil-producing US states such as Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas to intervene to ration oil production with the support of the Federal government.

Management

Oil & Gas 360º

MARCH 27, 2025

oil producers are grappling with geological limits to production growth as the countrys top oilfield ages and produces more water and gas and less oil and may be nearing peak output. will see peak production, and after that some decline, Occidental CEO Vicki Hollub said earlier this month at an industry conference in Houston.

Oil

Crude Oil Futures

DECEMBER 8, 2024

As for the main issue, easing the production cuts of 2.2 The UAE that campaigned for a higher production quota in private has been able to get it elevated to 300,000 bpd as its base level that is significant. The delay in easing the production cuts, however, did not affect the market sentiment at all. respectively.

Oil