June, 2007

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Louisiana Allows Recordation of Memorandum of Mineral Lease

The Energy Law

By Collette Ross The Louisiana legislature has amended Louisiana Revised Statute § 44:104(E) to allow a notice of a mineral lease to be recorded for public records purposes instead of the full lease. Filing a memorandum or extract of a mineral lease was formerly permitted by Louisiana Revised Statute § 9:2721.1, but that section was repealed on July 1, 2006.

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MMS Preparations for Hurricane Season

The Energy Law

In preparation for hurricane season, which began on June 1, the Minerals Management Service has established a web site that brings together extensive hurricane-related information and resources. The web site is designed to describe and explain improvements instituted since Hurricane Season 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita cut a destructive path through the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana and Mississippi.

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The OCSLA Does Not Provide Federal Jurisdiction for Insurance Disputes

The Energy Law

The Eastern District of Louisiana recently held that insurance claims for damage to a Gulf of Mexico production facility will not support federal court jurisdiction under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Accordingly, the district court remanded the case of LLOG Exploration Co. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s , 2007 WL 854307 (E.D. La. 3/16/07), to state court for lack of federal jurisdiction.

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MMS Proposed Notice of Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 205

The Energy Law

By Jonathan A. Hunter MMS has issued a proposed notice scheduling Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 205 for October 3, 2007. This will be the first sale in the newly configured Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, and is the first Central GOM sale to be held in MMS’ 2007 – 2012 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The proposed sale includes approximately 5,000 unleased blocks, covering over 28.5 million acres, and ranging from 3 to 210 miles offshore.

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Precision in Motion: Why Process Optimization Is the Future of Manufacturing

Speaker: Jason Chester, Director, Product Management

In today’s manufacturing landscape, staying competitive means moving beyond reactive quality checks and toward real-time, data-driven process control. But what does true manufacturing process optimization look like—and why is it more urgent now than ever? Join Jason Chester in this new, thought-provoking session on how modern manufacturers are rethinking quality operations from the ground up.

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MMS Proposes Royalty Relief Amendments

The Energy Law

By Jonathan A. Hunter MMS has announced proposed amendments to its deep gas royalty relief regulations under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The proposed rule, “Royalty Relief – Ultra-Deep Gas Wells on Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leases; Extension of Royalty Relief Provisions to OCS Leases Offshore of Alaska, 1010–AD33,” would extend existing deep gas royalty relief provisions to more OCS leases, provide additional royalty relief for certain wells on OCS leases in the Gulf of Mexico