On this week’s episode of “Energy Law This Week,” hosts Matt Jones and April Rolen-Ogden are joined by Josh Downer, an energy business attorney at Holland & Knight, to discuss the latest developments in the Greenpeace trial, the growing challenges in offshore oil and gas leasing, and how Texas’s newly established business
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Environmental and Science Advocacy Groups Sue EPA and Other Agencies Over Removal of EJ Tools
Environmental and science advocacy groups have sued EPA and other agencies in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for removing without notice “vitally important webpages” that served as sources of information about environmental justice and climate change.…
Fifth Circuit Provides Rare Overview of the Doctrine of Equitable Recoupment
When an operator mistakenly overpays a royalty owner, it can recoup the overpayment from future royalties. While this is a common industry practice, the doctrine of equitable recoupment is seldom discussed in detail by Texas courts.…
President Trump Issues Executive Order Taking Aim at State Laws Hindering Domestic Energy Production
On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO), “Protecting American Energy From State Overreach,” aimed at “unleashing American energy” by directing the U.S. Attorney General (AG) to identify state laws and policies that burden the development of domestic energy resources and “are or may be unconstitutional, preempted by Federal law,…
Podcast: Navigating Federal Offshore Waters
On this episode of “Energy Law This Week”, Liskow attorneys Matt Jones and April Rolen-Ogden delve into the complexities of federal offshore issues by focusing on the jurisdictional foundation, the leasing processes, environmental regulations, and the implications of political changes on offshore operations.…
Fifth Circuit Rules Groups May Continue Suit Alleging Environmental Discrimination in St. James Parish
On April 9, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that faith- and community-based groups1 (the “Groups”) representing certain residents of St. James Parish, Louisiana, may continue with their suit seeking a moratorium on the construction and expansion of industrial facilities in the Parish. See Inclusive Louisiana v. St. James…
BOEM Now Considering Repeal of Its $6.9B Rule and Will Only Seek Supplemental Financial Assurance from Select Properties During Regulatory Review
In 2024, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) issued new financial assurance (“FA”) regulations requiring an estimated $6.9 billion in new supplemental FA from federal offshore oil and gas lessees and grantees, all in excess of base-level bonding amounts (the “Rule”).…
Legislation Takes Aim at “Legacy Lawsuits”
In Corbello v. Iowa Prod. Co., 850 So. 2d 686 (La. 2003), the Louisiana Supreme Court recognized a “loophole” in the law where a landowner was allowed to recover millions in remediation damages for oilfield contamination without any requirement that the money be used for actual restoration.…
The 2025 Liskow CCS Legislative Update
The 2025 Louisiana Legislative Session will officially begin on Monday, April 14. Twenty bills have been filed on carbon capture sequestration in Louisiana.…
LDR Clarifies Sales and Use Tax Treatment for the Rental of Equipment with an Operator
On April 3, 2025, the Louisiana Department of Revenue published Revenue Information Bulletin No. 25-013 clarifying the proper sales and use tax treatment for rentals of cranes and other equipment with operators. Under Act 11 of the Third Extraordinary Session of 2024, the Louisiana Legislature repealed the statutory sales and use tax exclusion for the…