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Court allows New Mexico oil pollution lawsuit to move ahead- oil and gas 360- oil and gas 360

Court allows New Mexico oil pollution lawsuit to move ahead

Oil Price A district court in New Mexico has allowed a lawsuit to proceed against the state’s governor, legislature, and agencies for failing to uphold their state constitutional duty to protect against pollution from oil and gas drilling. The lawsuit, Atencio v. State, was filed by indigenous and environmental groups in 2023, claiming that the state of New Mexico and other

Shale producers court European buyers in bid for key LNG market- oil and gas 360

Shale producers court European buyers in bid for key LNG market

World Oil Publisher’s Note:  With European markets becoming increasingly interested in LNG cargos sourced from U.S. shale, European capital markets should also take note.  North American operators are addressing their ESG objectives and messaging head on, as was evident at our EnerCom Dallas conference hosted last week.  One of the highlights of the event was a presentation from Chesapeake Energy

Citgo Gets U.S. Subpoena Related to Venezuela Bribery Probe - Oil & Gas 360

U.S. Court Confirms Citgo Board Appointed by Venezuela’s Opposition

From The Houston Chronicle In a victory for Venezuela’s opposition government, a U.S. judge confirmed Citgo Petroleum’s board of directors appointed by Juan Guaido, squashing socialist leader Nicolas Maduro’s efforts to regain control over the Houston oil refiner. On Wednesday a Delaware judge issued a final order approving the Guaido board, who have been effectively leading Citgo since the opposition

B.C.’s Top Appeals Court Rules: Province Can’t Restrict Alberta Oilsands Crude Shipments Across B.C. to Vancouver for Export

Trans Mountain Expansion gets boost from British Columbia top appeals court ruling; could go to Supreme Court of Canada next Trudeau government pledged to buy Trans Mountain Expansion project from Kinder Morgan for $4.2 billion – has to make decision to proceed with purchase, or not, by June 18 From BNN Bloomberg British Columbia’s top appeals court ruled that the

The Scrum Begins: How States are Using the Clean Water Act to Stop Pipelines

Oil & Gas 360® recently interviewed John P. Englert, an environmental law lawyer with Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP. Englert counsels a wide array of industrial and energy clients on environmental safety and health matters. In our interview with Englert, we talked about the Clean Water Act, and how some states are using it to block pipeline construction. What

Colorado Gov. Names ‘Local Control’ Attorney Robbins Director of COGCC - Oil & Gas 360

Colorado High Court Set to Hear Opening Briefs for Martinez v. COGCC

Oil & Gas 360® has learned that the Colorado Supreme Court will hear the opening briefs for Martinez v. COGCC (docket number 2017SC297) on April 2, 2018. It’s a meaningful case because the outcome could force a change to the criteria which Colorado’s oil and gas regulator—the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC)—must use when approving or denying permits