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

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.
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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.

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”).
Continue Reading BOEM Now Considering Repeal of Its $6.9B Rule and Will Only Seek Supplemental Financial Assurance from Select Properties During Regulatory Review

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.
Continue Reading Legislation Takes Aim at “Legacy Lawsuits”

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 Under Act 11 of the Third Extraordinary Session of 2024, the Louisiana Legislature repealed the statutory sales and use tax exclusion for the

On April 3, 2025, the Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources (LDENR), Office of Conservation, issued a Draft Permit prepared by the Injection and Mining Division for Hackberry Carbon Sequestration, LLC (HCS) to drill, construct, and operate a Class VI injection well for geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
Continue Reading CCS Update: Hackberry Carbon Sequestration, LLC Receives Draft Permit for Class VI Well in Cameron Parish

Liskow is pleased to announce the launch of its “Energy Law This Week” podcast on the Oil & Gas Global Network (OGGN). Hosted by Liskow Attorneys Matt Jones and April Rolen-Odgen, the podcast provides insights at the intersection of law and energy focusing on the latest legal and regulatory developments shaping the energy sector.
Continue Reading Liskow Launches Energy Law Podcast on the Oil & Gas Global Network