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You Cannot Just Read the Regulations to Understand Stormwater Permitting for Oil and Gas Activities!

The Energy Law Blog

To understand the stormwater permit requirements for oil and gas activities, you need to review not only the regulations that remain in force, but also the Clean Water Act as amended by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The 2006 regulations were judicially challenged and eventually vacated. CWA ยง402(l)(2).

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MMS Proposes Royalty Relief Amendments

The Energy Law Blog

Hunter MMS has announced proposed amendments to its deep gas royalty relief regulations under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The additional relief will only be available in years when the annual NYMEX natural gas price is at or below $4.47/MMBtu MMBtu expressed in 2006 dollars. By Jonathan A.