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Prominent Energy and Private Equity Lawyer to Join Sidley in Houston

HOUSTON -- Sidley Austin LLP has announced that Cliff W. Vrielink will join the firm as a partner in the recently opened Houston office. Before joining Sidley, Vrielink was a partner at Vinson & Elkins, where his practice focused on mergers, acquisitions...

Published Fri, May 18 2012 1:38 PM by LexisNexis Emerging Issues Law Community Staff

Filed under: shale, oil, energy, gas, Houston law firms, Houston lawyers, Sidley Austin, Cliff W. Vrielink
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Pennsylvania Court Delays Act 13's Preemption of Local Zoning Ordinances

By Russ L. Schetroma On April 11, 2012, a senior judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court entered a preliminary injunction deferring the effective date of the provisions of Pennsylvania's Act 13 of 2012 affecting the authority of local governments...

Published Fri, May 11 2012 2:36 PM by Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Filed under: oil, energy, gas, zoning, Steptoe & Johnson, Application of Biester, Pa. Public Utility Comm'n v. Process Gas Consumer Group, Russ L. Schetroma
Montana Supreme Court Hears Energy Case Appeal

By William Perry Pendley DENVER - A Montana voluntary, nonprofit trade association of oil and natural gas producers, gathering and pipeline companies, petroleum refineries, and service providers and consultants that seeks to maintain a favorable climate...

Published Tue, Apr 24 2012 5:34 PM by William Perry Pendley

Filed under: Natural gas, petroleum industry, oil, energy, gas wells, Montana, Mountain States Legal Foundation, Montana Supreme Court, sage grouse, Montana Petroleum Association, William Perry Pendley, Montana Wildlife Federation v. Montana Board of Oil &amp, Gas Conservation, petroleum refineries, pipeline companies
Environmental Groups Ignore Rulings In Pennsylvania Energy Case, Legal Foundation Asserts

By William Perry Pendley DENVER - Energy operators in Pennsylvania, after a victory before the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia in September 2011, which affirmed the December 2009 ruling of a Pennsylvania federal district court regarding...

Published Thu, Mar 29 2012 5:12 PM by William Perry Pendley

Filed under: Pennsylvania, mineral rights, oil, energy, gas, U.S. Forest Service, Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association, Wolford Law Firm, Mountain States Legal Foundation, Minard Run Oil Company v. United States Forest Service, Minard Run Oil Company, oil and gas, William Perry Pendley Crowell and Moring
U.S. Forest Service Not In Contempt, Pennsylvania Federal Judge Rules

By William Perry Pendley DENVER - A Pennsylvania federal district court on March 23 denied a motion by energy operators in Pennsylvania to hold the U.S. Forest Service in contempt of the district court's December 2009 ruling that requires the agency...

Published Thu, Mar 29 2012 5:07 PM by William Perry Pendley

Filed under: Pennsylvania, mineral rights, oil, energy, gas, U.S. Forest Service, Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association, Wolford Law Firm, Mountain States Legal Foundation, Minard Run Oil Company v. United States Forest Service, Minard Run Oil Company, oil and gas, William Perry Pendley Crowell and Moring
Feds Ignore Law, Court Rulings In Pennsylvania, Legal Foundation Asserts

By William Perry Pendley DENVER - Energy operators in Pennsylvania, after a victory at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in September 2011, on March 15 urged a Pennsylvania federal district court to ignore a brief filed by federal lawyers...

Published Tue, Mar 20 2012 4:02 PM by William Perry Pendley

Filed under: Pennsylvania, mineral rights, settlement, oil, energy, gas, environmental groups, U.S. Forest Service, Allegheny National Forest, Crowell and Moring, Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association, Wolford Law Firm, Mountain States Legal Foundation, NEPA, ANF, National Environmental Policy Act, Third Circuit, Minard Run Oil Company v. United States Forest Service, Minard Run Oil Company, oil and gas drilling, Weeks Act
Pennsylvania Energy Operators Argue Energy Exploration Merits Permanent Relief

By William Perry Pendley DENVER - Energy operators in Pennsylvania, after a victory before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia in September 2011, on March 5 urged a Pennsylvania federal district court to issue a final ruling...

Published Thu, Mar 8 2012 5:08 PM by William Perry Pendley

Filed under: Pennsylvania, mineral rights, oil, energy, gas, U.S. Forest Service, Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association, Mountain States Legal Foundation, Third Circuit, Minard Run Oil Company v. United States Forest Service, William Perry Pendley
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Narrowly Interprets Preemption in Surface Mining Act

By David L. Hotchkiss The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in a decision which narrowly interprets the preemption provision of the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act of November 30, 1971. On November 23, 2011, the Court decided...

Published Thu, Mar 1 2012 4:24 PM by Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Filed under: Pennsylvania, oil, energy, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, gas, Hoffman Mining Co. v. Zoning Hearing Board, Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act, surface mining, David Hotchkiss, preemption, Septoe &amp
Potential Risks of Fracking and the Extent That Homeowners Policies Protect Against Damages

My partner Dean Pappas and I recently had an article published by Best's Review (February 2012) that looks at the potential risks that arise from hydrofracking operations, and the extent to which a typical homeowner's insurance policy covers the...

Published Mon, Feb 27 2012 4:11 PM by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

Filed under: Natural gas, oil, fracking, energy, gas, homeowners insurance, Dean Pappas, Thomas Clarke, hydrofracking
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Corps of Engineers Issues New Nationwide Permits For Oil and Gas Pads

By Armando F. Benincasa The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has just released its final re-issued Nationwide Permits (NWPs) for 2012 which will include a new NWP applicable for oil and gas pads - NWP 39. Click here to see the new NWPs. The...

Published Fri, Feb 24 2012 4:30 PM by Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Filed under: oil, energy, gas, NWPs, Army Corps of Engineers, oil and gas pads, Nationwide Permits, Stepoe &amp
McNees Client Alert: Pa. Act 127 of 2011 - The Gas and Hazardous Liquids Pipeline Act: Final PUC Implementation Order

By Jim Dougherty On December 22, 2011, [Pennsylvania] Governor Corbett signed into law the Gas and Hazardous Liquids Pipeline Act ("Act 127") that expands the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission's ("PUC" or "Commission"...

Published Fri, Feb 24 2012 3:58 PM by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Filed under: Pennsylvania, oil, energy, gas, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Corbett, Act 127, PUC, Gas and Hazardous Liquids Pipeline Act, McNees Wallace &amp, Nurick, hazardous liquids pipeline
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Ohio EPA Finalizes General Air Permit for Oil & Natural Gas Production Wells

By Katerina E. Milenkovski On February 1, 2012, Ohio EPA issued a final general air permit for oil and natural gas production well sites . The general permit covers a variety of emissions sources found at most shale gas well sites, including internal...

Published Fri, Feb 10 2012 3:18 PM by Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Filed under: Natural gas, oil, energy, emissions, amp, air permit, Ohio EPA, production wells
Keller and Heckman LLP: EU Bans Exports to Syria for Oil and Gas, Electricity Production and Telecom

In response to the continued violence in Syria, today the European Union expanded its sanctions against that country by banning exports for critical sectors. The new sanctions provide a list of equipment, technology and software for the oil and gas industry...

Published Thu, Jan 26 2012 4:29 PM by Keller and Heckman LLP

Filed under: oil, electricity, energy, gas, EU, European Union, Telecom, Syria, Keller and Heckman
Babst Calland: New Horizontal Well Location Restrictions and Setback Requirements in West Virginia

Oil and natural gas operators should be aware that new horizontal well location restrictions and setback requirements, that are included in the recently adopted Horizontal Well Act (the Act), may significantly affect well drilling plans in West Virginia...

Published Thu, Jan 26 2012 4:14 PM by Babst Calland

Filed under: Natural gas, oil, energy, Babst Calland, West Virginia, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Horizontal Well Act, WVDEP
Conservationists Sue To Block TransCanada Pipeline

OMAHA, Neb. - (AP) Three conservation groups are suing to halt preliminary work on a proposed 1,700-mile-long oil pipeline from the tar sands of western Canada to Texas Gulf Coast refineries. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Nebraska contends...

Published Fri, Oct 7 2011 1:06 AM by bettytmorris@yahoodotcom

Filed under: oil, groundwater, energy, canada, Litigation, lawsuit, Ken Salazar, Gulf Coast, Nebraska Sandhills, Ogallala aquifer, conservationists, tar sands, U.S. State Department, Nebraska, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hillary Clinton, TransCanada pipeline

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Prominent Energy and Private Equity Lawyer to Join Sidley in Houston

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Pennsylvania Court Delays Act 13's Preemption of Local Zoning Ordinances

Montana Supreme Court Hears Energy Case Appeal

Environmental Groups Ignore Rulings In Pennsylvania Energy Case, Legal Foundation Asserts

U.S. Forest Service Not In Contempt, Pennsylvania Federal Judge Rules

Feds Ignore Law, Court Rulings In Pennsylvania, Legal Foundation Asserts

Pennsylvania Energy Operators Argue Energy Exploration Merits Permanent Relief

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Narrowly Interprets Preemption in Surface Mining Act

Potential Risks of Fracking and the Extent That Homeowners Policies Protect Against Damages

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Corps of Engineers Issues New Nationwide Permits For Oil and Gas Pads

McNees Client Alert: Pa. Act 127 of 2011 - The Gas and Hazardous Liquids Pipeline Act: Final PUC Implementation Order

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Ohio EPA Finalizes General Air Permit for Oil & Natural Gas Production Wells

Keller and Heckman LLP: EU Bans Exports to Syria for Oil and Gas, Electricity Production and Telecom

Babst Calland: New Horizontal Well Location Restrictions and Setback Requirements in West Virginia

Conservationists Sue To Block TransCanada Pipeline