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Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Update: Shell Processing Plant
By Greg Russell
Ohio remains in the running for a natural gas processing plant that Shell plans on constructing in the northeast, according to this report in the Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Shell Chemical…
The Contingency
Annals of Oil and Gas: Royalty Owners May Have to Check Public Records, Texas Supreme Court Rules
Big Oil v. Royalty Owners Who said Big Oil can't beat Texas royalty owners? Not Blawgletter. And definitely not the Supreme Court of the Lone Star State. Royalty owners typically…
International Law Prof Blog
Royal Dutch Shell sued again under ATS
Royal Dutch Shell is facing legal action once again for its international activities. The company is accused of contaminating well water in Nigeria with benzene at levels that are 900…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Recent Case Regarding Exposure to Benzene
By Kristin Watt
Benzene
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Offshore Oil and Gas For Sale
On Friday, the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) announced that on December 14, 2011, in New Orleans, BOEMRE will auction…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
In Case You Missed It — The Week of August 1-7
* The famine in Somalia continues to worsen. * Shell received conditional approval from the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Enforcement and Regulation to drill in the arctic Beaufort…
Louisiana Law Blog
Environmental Groups Attempt to Block Shell Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Drilling
By Kean Miller
Deepwater oil and gas production from the Gulf of Mexico has become a significant portion of the current production within the United States, equal to over 1.6 million barrels per…
CAFA Law Blog
Eleventh Circuit’s 2009 Opinion on CAFA’s Eternity is Still Popular
Vega v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., 564 F.3d 1256 (11th Cir. 2009). Readers may wonder why a 2009 decision is being discussed now. It is because of its popularity, which even the…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Stop Subsidizing Stupidity
At the end of April, Speaker John Boehner told ABC News that he would be open to reevaluating billions of dollars of subsidies received by the largest oil companies. "It's…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Aren’t We Supposed to Be Promoting Energy Development?
By Greg Russell
According to this article, Shell Oil Company has announced that it will no longer seek to drill for oil this summer in certain parts of the United States: "Shell Oil…