December 2014 COGCC Update: Penalty & Enforcement Rulemaking – view Congress Delays Greater Sage-Grouse Listing Decision – view Key Issues Confronting Industry in Federal Oil and Gas Leasing and Permitting. A Series-Topic 1: BLM Discretion to Lease- view Utah Court Closes the Door on Regulation of Threatened Species on Private Lands – view September 2014 Purchases of Gas Gathering Pipeline in an Enterprise Zone–Exempt from…
2015 Archive – Energy News Alerts
December 2015 WOGCC Adopts New Bonding Requirements – view Regulatory Onslaught Continues as BLM Considers Canceling Existing Oil and Gas Leases – view Seller Beware – view November 2015 BLM Releases Proposed Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 5 – view Key Issues Confronting Industry in Federal Oil and Gas Leasing and Permitting – A Series (Topic 6: Leases Extended by Diligent Drilling) – view Royalty Litigation Update:…
2016 Archive – Energy News Alerts
January 2016 COGCC Adopts Rules Regulating Collaboration Between Operators and Local Governments – view BLM Releases Proposal on New Venting and Flaring Regulations – view Designation and Regulation – An Alternate Endangered Species Act Strategy – view IBLA Halts BLM Attempt to Beef Up Net Revenue – view COGCC Issues Significant Decision Thwarting End-Run Around Non-Consent Penalties – view February 2016 WOGCC Adopts New Venting…
2017 Archive – Energy News Alerts
January 2017 Obama Administration Makes its Mark in Species Conservation Through Last-Minute Policies – view Colorado Court Upholds Victory for Operator – view EPA Settles Suit Concerning Fracking Waste Regulations Before Trump Takes Office – view Special Edition The Final Fury: A User’s Guide to Last-Minute Regulations and Policies – view Migratory Bird Treaty Act Solicitor’s Opinion Ignores Federal Court Decisions in Order to…
Developing Federal Minerals – Due Diligence Strategies
When it comes to operating on federal lands, timing and know-how are everything. To develop federal oil and gas leases, operators need to conduct extensive due diligence to avoid permitting delays and to identify and mitigate potential litigation risks. This is particularly important for current areas of renewed focus for developing natural gas resources (e.g., Colorado, Utah, and northern New…
The Supreme Court’s Ruling on EPA’s Clean Power Plan Limits the Power of Administrative Agencies
On June 30, 2022, in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Supreme Court ended EPA’s “Clean Power Plan,” an on-again off-again power plant greenhouse gas rule that had been volleyed between the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations, and was the subject of prior court decisions. For the first time, the Supreme Court explicitly limited the power of…